CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 16 -- The National Football League posted the following news on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Forty-two players granted special eligibility for 2026 NFL Draft The NFL announced on Thursday the names of 42 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2026 NFL Draft and 21 underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the draft. The 2026 draft is scheduled to be held April 23- more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation posted the following news release: * * * Agricultural Groups Sound Alarm about Farmers' Future Agriculture groups sound an alarm about the economic crisis in rural America in a letter sent today to Congress. 56 organizations representing a cross-section of agriculture signed the letter, sending a strong message to Congress. The letter describes an existential threat looming over many farms, stating, "America's farmers, ranc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Nationwide Tax Competition Heats Up as Missouri Governor Calls for Zero Income Tax While blue states like California and New York look to impose tax hikes, red states pursue tax cuts By John Kartch There are eight no-income-tax states, and Missouri is in the race to become the ninth. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe today called for an elimination of the state income tax. In his State of the State address today more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * ATR op-ed in The Federalist: Make The Tennessee Valley Authority Useful Again (Here's How) By Nate Norris On January 12, 2026, the Federalist published an op-ed by ATR's Director of Innovation Policy James Erwin. This op-ed covered how President Trump's vision for the Tennessee Valley Authority signals a step in the right direction after repeated mismanagement during the Biden Administration. The current more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 16 [Category: BizBizHospital] -- Baptist Memorial Health Care posted the following news release: * * * Baptist Collierville celebrates ICU expansion * MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2026 - More than 50 Baptist Memorial, community and state leaders gathered to celebrate the expansion of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville's intensive care unit on Friday. The expansion doubles the capacity of Baptist Collierville's ICU from seven to 14 beds, increasing the unit's footpr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Minnesota were 139,190, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 129,481, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 128,770, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 124,907, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Ogles Holds Hearing to Coordinate American Cyber Offensive * Washington, DC - Chairman Andy Ogles held a hearing this week on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee to discuss how to modernize America's cyber infrastructure for offensive capabilities against state-sponsored cyber opponents. Chairman Ogles brought in private sector cyber experts to provide insight on ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Statement Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day * MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) plans to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday and Day of Service on Monday by encouraging everyone to read some of his stirring oratory and perform some community service in his memory. Congressman Cohen will spend part of the holiday at the National Civil R more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Sheehy Celebrate MSU's Thrilling FCS National Championship Win * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy celebrated the 2025 Montana State Bobcats Football team's Division I FCS Championship win with a resolution commemorating the Bobcats' successful season. " It was incredible to see the Montana State University Bobcats in Nashville, Tennessee, defeat Illinois State Univer more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU scholars re-center Appalachia in U.S. history * ETSU historians are redefining Appalachian history through award-winning research that places the region at the center of Reconstruction, industrialization and the broader American story. When Dr. Steven Nash set out to write about Reconstruction in the mountains of western North Carolina, he knew he was stepping into territory that most  more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * First-year programming turns orientation into participation for Austin Peay students * Kameron Young is a first-year hospitality management student at APSU. | Photo by Sean McCully CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -Kameron Young arrived on campus last summer like many other first-year college students, cautiously optimistic. While exciting and full of promise, the transition from Clarksville High School to A more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Advances Over $7.6 Billion for National Defense, Nuclear Modernization * Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted for a three-bill funding package that would allocate over $7.6 billion for defense programs she supported within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the U.S. Department of Energy. "As a member of the Appr more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Honeycomb lattice sweetens quantum materials development * Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are pioneering the design and synthesis of quantum materials, which are central to discovery science involving synergies with quantum computation. These innovative materials, including magnetic compounds with honeycomb-patterned  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * House Appropriations Drives January Momentum, Advances Targeted America First Funding The House Appropriations Committee has driven results for the American people by doing exactly what we told the nation we would: breaking the failed status quo and putting discipline and accountability back in charge. The start of January has been defined more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Warns Ten States That Agreements With Trump's DOJ Would Violate Federal Election Law On Friday, the DNC sent warning letters to ten states' Board of Elections or Secretary of State offices urging them to reject pressure from the Trump DOJ to hand over sensitive, unredacted voter files. The letters outline how the agreements these states are reportedly negotiating with the Trump DOJ vi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 16 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * K-12 Leaders to Gather in Nashville for AASA's 2026 National Conference on Education * Alexandria, Va. - January 16, 2026 - More than 5,000 K-12 public school superintendents, district administrators and advocates from across the country are set to gather in Nashville, Tennessee from February 12-14 for the 2026 National Conference on Education (NCE), h more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following letter on Jan. 7, 2026, with 72 farm and biofuel groups: * * * The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker, United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader, United St more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Memphis Safe Task Force Significant Arrests Jan. 15: 39 Criminal Arrests, 4 Illegal Firearms Seized * Memphis, TN - Members of the Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) Jan. 15 executed 39 criminal arrests and seized four illicit firearms and recovered four missing children. Of note: Kevon Wilson, 21, was arrested on warrants for attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, assa more PR

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * MTSU on 2: University honors legacy of First Lady Liz McPhee with scholarship By DeAnn Hays NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee State University First Lady Elizabeth "Liz" McPhee wasn't only the wife of university President Sidney A. McPhee, she was also a longtime educator, a leader and a fixture in the local community. Mrs. McPhee died on Jan. 8 after a brief illness. She was 72. Funer more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 16 [Category: BizBizHospital] -- Baptist Memorial Health Care posted the following news release: * * * Surgeons perform Mid-South's first procedure for treatment of rare, irreversible eye disease at Baptist Women's Hospital * MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2026- Surgeons performed a first-of-its-kind surgery in Tennessee and the Mid-South for the treatment of macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel) at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women. MacTel is a rare neurodegenerative more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Tennessee Man Pleads in Hacking U.S. Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, and VA Health System * WASHINGTON - Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court in connection with hacking the electronic filing system of the U.S. Supreme Court at least 25 times and additionally hacking accounts at AmeriCorps and the Veterans Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Secures Several Key Wins for Alabama in Latest Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) issued a statement following his vote supporting the latest appropriations bill. The bill includes several key wins for Alabama. "I'm proud that we were able to secure several big wins for Alabama in today's appropriations bill, including $500,000 for the Ala more PR

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Tusculum University welcomes new students for the spring semester, helps them prepare for the start of classes * GREENEVILLE - As Tusculum University prepares to launch the spring semester, new students will bring their intelligence, creativity and personalities to campus. Steve Schultz, left, helps a student with his schedule. Zack Kassebaum addresses parents. The university held its Pioneer Quest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Directly Secures $50.7 Million for Alabama Priorities, Votes to Send Funding Package to President Trump's Desk * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, today voted to pass three Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills: the FY26 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act, the F more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Ukrainian Tennessee Tech student turns class project into support for home country neighbors in need * Isabella Tkachuk knows what it means to feel the weight of a world away. Born and raised in Ukraine, the Tennessee Tech University student grew up surrounded by family, faith and a deep sense of community. In 2022, that world changed overnight when war reached her home country, fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Accepting Applications for the 1890 National Scholars Program * WASHINGTON, DC -January 16, 2026 -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, which aims to encourage students at the Congressionally created 1890 land-grant universities to pursue careers in food, agriculture, and natural resource sciences. The applicati more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * UT Earns Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has received the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. In honoring UT with the designation, the foundation cited the university's "excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices more PR

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 17 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news: * * * UTRGV awarded NSF funding to lead global sustainability education Joins Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts initiative By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - JAN. 16, 2026 -UTRGV has been awarded a $299,999 education-outreach grant to help with a global initiative working to transform agricultural waste into biodegradable materials. The grant, part of the National S more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * True Bill Talk: Prosecution Through a Survivor's Lens By Nate Luce The January 14 episode of True Bill Talk features a conversation with Dalia Racine, the District Attorney of Douglas County, Georgia. In a wide-ranging discussion, Dalia discusses her road to the DA's office and her journey as a prosecutor, which includes the launch of Dekalb County's first human tracking unit. She also explains how her ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker Applauds Mississippi Wins in the Appropriations Package * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss,. highlighted the Mississippi initiatives included in a fiscal year 2026 appropriations package that passed the Senate today. The package includes funding for the Commerce, Justice, and Interior Departments, as well as for agencies handling science, energy, and water issues. "This is more PR