OAKLAND, California, May 29 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following news: * * * #HIVResists: May 2026 Monthly Policy Update Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folks. Hot Topic How YOU Can Take Action Amidst Escalating Anti-Trans Attacks The Trump Administration is relentless in its attacks on the rights, safety, and dignity of trans and gender diverse people. Starting his  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- American Baptist College, Nashville, Tennessee, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability." The letter addresses concerns over the Department's implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its impac more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Luke Rosiak, investigative reporter at the Daily Wire, Nashville, Tennessee, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "Blowing the Whistle: Inside the Grift that Keeps Giving": * * * Thank you Senator Ernst, Senator Markey, committee members. It's an honor to join you to discuss The Daily Wire's investigation into Medicaid home health waiver programs. In February, the Department of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Todd A. Cox, associate director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and members of the Committee: My name is Todd A. Cox, and I am Associate Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Pipeline Safety Trust, Bellingham, Washington state, a national non-profit organization focused solely on pipeline safety, has submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding a special permit request by Texas Gas Transmission (Docket No. PHMSA-2026-0067). The special permit application seeks a waiver of federal odorization requirements for short segments of a natural gas p more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Nashville, provided a public comment letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the proposed amendments to 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 37, 50, 51, 72, 110, 150, 170, and 171, which establish the Regulatory Framework for Fusion Machines. The letter addresses several aspects of the proposed rulemaking as published in the Federal Register Notice on February 26, 2026 (Docket No. NRC-2023-0071). TDEC generally  more ST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 27 -- Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news: * * * COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES WEEKLY FORMULA RATE MAY 27, 2026 Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 6.75 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on May 26, 2026. Com more PR