JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 11 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * Building the infrastructure for innovation at ETSU * TTAC funding and commercialization support are helping ETSU researchers test, protect and advance promising discoveries. At East Tennessee State University, promising research is moving closer to practical use with help from scientists, inventors and leaders who recognize that a good idea is only the beginning. Dr. Katelyn R. Houston is  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, July 11 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * New enrollment representative at Tusculum University knows firsthand the experience of earning a degree as an older adult * GREENEVILLE - Angelia Jarstfer was proceeding on a traditional collegiate experience when life intervened and took her in a different direction. Angelia Jarstfer will help working adults enroll for bachelor's and master's degrees at Tusculum University. Fast forward several years  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 11 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by policy analyst Steven Gassenberger: * * * Louisianians were right to reject a constitutional amendment to raise teacher pay. Now, a new state task force should finish the job. Amendment 3 was sold to voters as a teacher pay raise and a pension fix. It was neither. - Louisiana voters soundly rejected all five constitutional amendments on the May 16 ballot, including, for the second time, a scheme to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: * * * Four Tennessee Cities Designated as Main Street Communities Highlights * Tennessee to have 50 Main Street communities following today's announcement * Designees selected across Middle and East Tennessee - Tennessee Deputy Gov. and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced today the four new communities accepted in  more