NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee issued the following news release: * * * - Tennessee Attorney General asks the U.S. Supreme Court to roll back protections for LGBTQ people * * * Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery signed on to an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on August 23 asking the court to rule against three individuals who were fired for being LGBTQ. The three cases include the first transgender civil rights case to   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee sent a letter today to officials with the Metro Probation Department, urging them to adopt policies that limit voluntary entanglement with federal immigration enforcement beyond that mandated by state and federal law. The letter was sent in response to reports that the probation office routinely uses department resources to assist I  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee sent a letter today to officials with the Metro Probation Department, urging them to adopt policies that limit voluntary entanglement with federal immigration enforcement beyond that mandated by state an  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: * * * - DU TV co-host Doug Larsen travels to Oklahoma to hunt with dynamic Ducks Unlimited volunteer Joe Ready. * * * Oklahoma waterfowling takes center stage when co-host Doug Larsen heads for Chandler, Oklahoma, on this episode of DU TV. Chandler may be small in population but it's big in dollars raised for wetlands conservation. This tiny town (pop. 3,100) is always in the top three in Oklahoma in event fun  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- Aluminum Association will host the Casthouse Safety Workshop Fall 2019 at the Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 10-11: This Workshop series is the global benchmark in safety training for the molten aluminum environment and topics covered in detail include: * Molten Metal Safety * Scrap Handling and Charging * Protective Clothing and Equipment * Casting Operations * Combustible Dust * Lock out/Tag out * Pit Guarding * Incident Investigation T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Alliance for Strong Families and Communities will host the 2019 Large-Budget/Complex Organizations Meeting at the Youth Villages, Memphis, Tennessee, Sept. 10-12: Agenda and Speakers: The Intersection of Health and Human Services It is becoming increasingly clear that to truly improve population health and lower health care costs, we cannot ignore the relevance and importance of the social determinants of health and the critical role community-based organizations pl  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- Aluminum Association will host an event entitled Aluminum USA at the Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 12-13: Aluminum USA is an industry event covering the value chain from upstream (mining, smelting) via midstream (casting, rolling, extrusions) to downstream (finishing, fabrication). Agenda and Speakers: Achieving Strip-Edge Dryness for Maximum Yield, Product Quality and Cost Savings Product quality has become an increasingly important competiti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The American Public Power Association will host a Business and Financial Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sept. 15-18: General Session Speakers: * Decosta Jenkins, President & CEO, Nashville Electric Service, Tennessee; and Chair, American Public Power Association * Sue Kelly, President & CEO, American Public Power Association * Greg "Boss" Wooldridge, Three-time Commander of The Blue Angels Agenda: Preconference Seminars: Distributed Energy Resources: Overview  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Credit Union National Association will host a Cuna Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Leadership Conference at the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown, Tennessee, on Sept. 23-25: Governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) are all vital processes for your credit union to run efficiently. Thinking of them as one unified program can provide many benefits for your credit union. This event will help you achieve your credit union's goals by: * Understanding ho  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Regional Airline Association will host 44th Annual Convention at Music City Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 4-7: The convention will feature a strong lineup of speakers discussing the most important issues in regional aviation. Network with 1,500 industry decision-makers and enjoy the signature evening event at country legend Luke Bryan's restaurant on Broadway. This year's General Sessions will include a financial panel featuring analysts that will h  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 -- The Country Music Association issued the following news release: Final nominees for "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards" will be revealed Wednesday, Aug. 28, with select categories announced live on ABC's "Good Morning America" by Jimmie Allen and Ashley McBryde in the 8:00 AM hour (local time), followed by a performance of "If I Know Me" by Morgan Wallen. Following the "Good Morning America" broadcast, Wallen and Midland will visit Billboard to reveal final nominees i  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- Lambda Legal issued the following news release: * * * - Northcott publicly stated that he does not file domestic assault charges if the violence occurred between same-sex spouses, does not recognize "homosexual marriage," and would not prosecute Tennessee county clerks who deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples. * * * Today, Lambda Legal, Tennessee Equality Project, and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center of Rutherford County, Tennessee filed a formal complai  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The National Center for State Courts issued the following news release: Tennessee Judge Duane Slone is the 2019 recipient of the National Center for State Courts' (NCSC) William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence, one of the highest judicial honors in the country. Judge Slone, of the Circuit Court in the Fourth Judicial District, is being recognized for his ground-breaking work helping people with opioid use disorder. The award will be presented to Jud  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- The National Council of State Boards of Nursing issued the following news release: NCSBN recognized its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 21-23, 2019. Specific award recipients include: Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, executive director, Tennessee State Board of Nursing, was honored with the prestigious R. Louise McManus Award. Individuals receiving t  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- New Phytologist, a journal that says it features plant science and its applications, published 41 research articles, including the following topics, in its October 2019 edition: * A Medicago truncatula SWEET transporter implicated in arbuscule maintenance during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis * A new look at phenotypic disparity and diversification rates in island plant radiations * Arabinose biosynthesis is critical for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis   more

PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - PETA Urges Facility to Retire Surviving Animals to a Reputable Sanctuary * * * Following the recent death of a bear named Mandy at Three Bears General Store, PETA sent a letter this morning appealing to the facility's owner to retire the remaining bears to a reputable sanctuary, where they would be able to climb, dig, forage, explore vast terrain, walk great distances, a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The Country Music Association issued the following news release: The Country Music Association has announced the final nominees for "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards," as Maren Morris tops the list of finalists with six nominations. Brothers Osborne receives four nominations, the second most nominations this year, while 11 garner three nominations each--Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves, Blak  more