KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * 'It Takes a Volunteer': UT Chancellor Shares Bold Vision, Announces $3.5B Campaign * University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chancellor Donde Plowman announced the launch of the transformational "It Takes a Volunteer" fundraising campaign as part of her eighth annual Flagship Address Sept. 18, inviting the Volunteer community to invest in the future of the university and state. Plowman also highlighted the university's remarkable momentum and her vis more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news: * * * 2026 UT Foundation President's Award Honors UT Health Sciences' Kelly Davis * Kelly Davis, executive director of development for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, is one of six University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. (UTFI) employees honored with a 2026 UT Foundation President's Award. Davis received the award during a presentation at UT Health Sciences' Memphis campus on Tuesday. The awa more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * ABA Files Amicus Brief Addressing Confidentiality, Privilege Concerns in Device Searches * The American Bar Association (ABA) has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to grant certiorari in the case of Anibowei v Blanche to decide whether the Fourth Amendment permits border agents to search the contents of a traveler's cell phone without a warrant. The brief explains the privacy concerns i more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 18 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Acting Attorney General Cori Mills Announces Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation September 17, 2026 (Anchorage, AK) - Alaska and 40 other states have reached a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest auto finance companies for $709.5m in debt relief and cash payments. This settlement resolves allegations that CAC originated loans that it knew or should have known consumers  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 17 [Category: Nursing] -- The International Council of Nurses posted the following news release: * * * Advanced practice nursing has solutions to urgent health challenges: we cannot let it stall * Direct from the International Council of Nurses (ICN) 14th Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse Network (NP/APN) Conference, Nashville, Tennessee In yesterday's NP/APN Network Conference keynote address, ICN CEO Howard Catton laid out the compelling evidence for advanced practice nursing and warned that letting i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that Michigan, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement (PDF) with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to eligible consumers in connection with their car loans. Michigan will rece more PR

ADRIAN, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- Adrian College issued the following news release: * * * Alice Ford named Adrian College Chaplain, Director of Spiritual Life September 18, 2026 Adrian College has selected Alice Ford as its full-time chaplain and director of spiritual life for the 2026-27 academic year. Ford has been leading services at the United Methodist Church-affiliated college on a part-time basis since 2023, with permission from Adrian First United Methodist Church where she served as pastor. With the bishop's blessing, she recently acc more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation September 17, 2026 PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes announced that Arizona, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. CAC is one of the nat more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins $694 million multistate settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corportation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that South Carolina, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Th more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces Settlement With Credit Acceptance Corporation * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a bipartisan, multistate settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), resolving allegations that CAC originated loans the company knew, or should have known, consumers could not afford. Under the settlement, joined by 40 state attorneys general, CAC will provide $694 million in cash and debt reli more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces Subprime Auto Lender Will Pay $380,000 for Taking Advantage of DC Car Buyers * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the District of Columbia, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a $694 million settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest auto finance companies, to resolve allegations the company set car buy more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 19 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2026 Edition of Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars September 18, 2026 Baker Donelson attorneys Kimberly A. Chojnacki and Sean B. Davis have been named to the 2026 Texas Rising Stars and Super Lawyers lists, respectively. Ms. Chojnacki was recognized for Civil Litigation: Defense, and Mr. Davis was recognized for Bankruptcy. Ms. Chojnacki, a shareholder in the Firm's Houston office, defends motor carriers  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Belmont Law Announces 3 New Faculty Members * Belmont University College of Law has welcomed three new faculty members for the fall 2026 semester. Nino C. Monea joins the law school as an assistant professor teaching National Security Law and Evidence. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he has served as a state supreme court law clerk, Army judge advocate, federal prosecutor and military prosecutor and continues more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news: * * * Campus goes "Oh, Oh, Oh" as UTC hosts its first fireworks show * Fireworks illuminate the night sky over UTC, as viewed from the parking deck adjacent to West Campus housing. Photo by Angela Foster. For the first time in University of Tennessee at Chattanooga history, fireworks lit the sky above campus on Thursday, Sept. 17. As Katy Perry's "Firework" played in the West Campus Housing Courtyard, the fireworks-launched from L more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSida) -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen and 17 Congressional Colleagues Seek GAO Review of BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program Allegations Bureau of Land Management is selling animals to slaughterhouses - WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) and 16 of their colleagues sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday requesting a review of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $805,047 in NIH Grants to St. Jude and UTHSC * #Supporting research on pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer's and COPD WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive two grants and the University of Memphis will receive one grant from the National Institutes of Health. The first of the St. Jude grants for $416,250, from the National Cancer Institute, is for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Blackburn, Hagerty Lead Passage of Resolution Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dolly Parton * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) led the passage of a resolution to honor the life and legacy of country music legend Dolly Parton. Parton's extraordinary contributions to music, literacy, education, public health, and culture enriched the lives of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 IN THE STATES: American Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Are Getting Crushed by Skyrocketing Costs Thanks to Trump and Republicans Across the country, everyday Americans are dipping into their savings and going into debt thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans' reckless economic agenda that's making just about everything more expensive. From the gas pump to the grocery store, working families are being forced to pay mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * September 17, 2026 Working Families Want to Know: Where Is That $2 Gas That Trump Promised Last Year?? While Trump previously proclaimed, "I think you're going to see $2 gasoline pretty soon," the average price of gas is now higher than it's ever been at this point in an election cycle. It has been broken promise after broken promise when it comes to Republicans addressing the sky-high gas prices that they are forcing working families to pay. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * DOE Seeks Industry Input on Surplus Critical Minerals and Materials at Cleanup Sites September 18, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) today released an expression of interest (EOI) seeking input from American industry on the potential transfer of surplus critical minerals, rare earth elements and other materials located at five EM cleanup sites across more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Eastern early childhood experts weigh in on Dolly Parton's literacy legacy By Kyle Berson '26 Willimantic, CT (09/18/2026) -- Dolly Parton left behind more than a musical legacy following her passing on Aug. 25. The country music icon was also a philanthropist and a staunch advocate for early childhood literacy. Imagination Library, Dolly Parton's book-giving program, has distributed millions of children's books worldwide since 1995.  more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU named to Great Colleges to Work For(r) for third year * East Tennessee State University is again one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For(r) program. This is the third consecutive year that ETSU has earned this designation. Now in its 19th year, Great Colleges to Work For(r) recognizes colleges that receive top ratings from their employees for workplace practices and policies. T more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * Fall color report: Warm nights, dry conditions slow color development * Fall color is beginning to emerge at the highest elevations of Central Appalachia, but continued warm nights and dry conditions mean much of the region will have to wait a little longer for autumn's bigger show. East Tennessee State University experts say little has changed since last week's outlook, when they predicted a variable fall color season after a wet summer g more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Saratoga Potato Chips Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Soy in J. HIGGS Loaded Bacon and Cheddar Potato Chips Summary Company Announcement Date: September 16, 2026 FDA Publish Date: September 18, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Undeclared soy allergen Company Name: Saratoga Potato Chips LLC Brand Name: J. HIGGS Product Description: Loaded Bacon & Chedda more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for comp more PR

HENDERSON, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Freed-Hardeman University posted the following news: * * * FHU Reports Record Graduation Rate Amid Strong Fall Enrollment * HENDERSON, Tenn. -(Sept. 18, 2026) -Freed-Hardeman University welcomed 2,296 students to classes this fall, continuing a period of strong enrollment while seeing high student retention and an all-time-high five-year graduation rate of 71%, exceeding the rate at nine of Tennessee's public four-year universities. FHU's 89% retention rate and graduation rate point to a student experience  more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Sept. 18 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * KASU Expands Programming Schedule * JONESBORO - KASU, the public media service of Arkansas State University, is expanding the amount of unique, local programming available to listeners. Beginning Monday, Sept. 28, the station's long-running Arkansas Roots program will expand from one hour to two, airing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each weekday. For more than a decade, Arkansas Roots has featured music in many styles by artists connected to the state. Ad more PR

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- King's College issued the following news: * * * King's College Health Sciences Dean Elected to ASAHP Board of Directors Kaitlin Hall 18 September 2026 Christopher W. O'Brien, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, FASAHP, FNAP, Dean of Health Sciences at King's College, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). O'Brien will begin his first term on Oct. 29, 2026, following the conclusion of ASAHP's Annual Conference in Nashvi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 8, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: Comments on the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) - Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Quality Reporting Dear Administrator Oz: Th more ST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Lipscomb University posted the following news: * * * Lipscomb University again named a Great College to Work For, one of only two in Tennessee * Lipscomb among approximately 2% of institutions nationwide earning recognition Lipscomb University has once again been named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for by the Great Colleges to Work For(r) program, one of the country's largest and most respected workplace recognition programs. This year, Lipscomb is one of only 76 universities in the nati more PR

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Mike Pence, 48th vice president, emphasizes the value of the U.S. Constitution in remarks at Tusculum University luncheon * GREENEVILLE - As Americans marked the 239th birthday of the U.S. Constitution, Mike Pence, the nation's 48th vice president gave a rousing endorsement of the document in luncheon remarks at Tusculum University. Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States, speaks at Tusculum. "It is my great honor to be here at Tusculum U more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Morgan & Morgan Plans $1B AI Investment, Platform Expansion * Morgan & Morgan plans to invest at least $1 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology over the next decade and begin offering its AI platform to other law firms, Reuters reports. The Florida-based personal injury law firm said it has already spent $300 million developing its MX2 platform, which extracts medical information, generates cas more PR

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * MTSU Constitution Week readings help campus to 'know your rights' * By Katelynn Liedtke MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -For Middle Tennessee State University student Eli Gullett, of Murfreesboro, reading a section of the Constitution at Peck Hall brought the incentive of extra credit for his History 2010 class. But participating in the traditional Constitution Week activity also shows the importance of students getting involved in such programs tha more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 19 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 Attorney General John M. Formella Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire, along with the attorneys general of 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest subprime auto lenders, requiring the compan more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Announces $694 Million Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation For Making Unaffordable, Designed-To-Fail Loans New Jersey and 40 States Hold CAC Accountable After CFPB Permanently Dropped Its Enforcement Action in 2025 September 17, 2026 Office of The Attorney General - Jennifer Davenport, Attorney General Division of Consumer Affairs - Christopher Peterson, Acting Director Divis more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * First Mover States Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia Selected by DOE as Potential Host States for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses September 17, 2026 By Kirsten Verclas, NASEO The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of potential host states for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, integrated, full-cycle nuclear ecosystems. Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah wer more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond reaches settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 17, 2026) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that Oklahoma and 40 other states have entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC). CAC will provide $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Oklahoma will receive $1.76 million from the sett more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Tommy Brown, CEO and founder of One Heartbeat Inc., and former collegiate head coach and athletic director, from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony. I come before you as a coach, an at more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 14, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 445-G 200 Independence Avenue Washington, DC 20201 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Paym more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Pennant 1675 E Riverside Dr., 200, Eagle, Idaho 83616 T 208.401.1400 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1844-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: Comment to CMS regarding Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting P more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tim Burchett Drops Two Bills to Address Affordability September 17, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett filed two bills to address the rising price of diesel fuel in the United States, which would make the lives of ALL Americans more affordable. * H.R. 10423 implements an export control (ban) on diesel fuel until January 2027. * H.R. 10422 implements an export control on diesel if the average national price hi more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 17 -- Belmont University posted the following news: * * * Samantha McCaleb Has Found Her Voice in Law * Alumna returns to Nashville after prestigious Supreme Court fellowship Before Samantha McCaleb (J.D. '24) was studying how federal judges approach artificial intelligence, she was singing opera. At first glance, the leap from opera to law might not seem feasible, but McCaleb saw it differently. "If I can sing in Russian and have people understand what I'm saying, I can definitely speak to you in English and more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news: * * * Sickle Cell Boot Camp, Outreach Efforts Educate Hundreds of Frontline Providers * Dr. Sara Day developed a passion for the care of patients with sickle cell disease when she was a young nurse at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. She has transformed that passion into education, garnering nearly $900,000 in grant funding over the last five years to teach other nurses how to care for sickle cell patients in her role as assist more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Submitted electronically via Regulations.gov Re: Comments on CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) - Proposed 50% Reduction for Same-Day E/M Services Billed with Modifier -25 and Overall Fee Schedu more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36873) entitled "Union Pacific Corp. and Union Pacific Railroad Co. - Control - Norfolk Southern Corp. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co.": * * * Digest:/1 This decision denies motions seeking summary denial of the revised Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern control application. Nothing in this decision prevents parties from renewing any arguments regarding the merits of the proposed transaction in their opening com more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 31, 2025 e-comment submitted electronically The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Proposed Rule for Medicare Program; Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Home Health (HH) Prospective Payment System Rate Update Dear Administrator Oz: The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA), on beha more ST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Secures $2.35 Million in Abbott Baby Formula Settlement * Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee will recover $2,349,346.04 as part of a $384.9 million multistate and federal settlement with Abbott Laboratories over allegations involving failed safety standards for powder infant formula and nutritional therapy products. Tennessee joined 39 other states and the federal government in reaching the sett more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Tennessee Secures $2.35 Million in Abbott Baby Formula Settlement * Tennessee will receive $2,349,346.04 as part of a $384.9 million multistate and federal settlement with Abbott Laboratories over allegations that the company failed to meet safety standards in manufacturing powdered infant formula and nutritional therapy products, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced in a press release. Tennessee joined  more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech agriculture alum makes donation to build new farm office, honor late wife and professor * Tennessee Tech University School of Agriculture alumnus Ronnie E. Erwin has made a generous gift to help construct a new office building at the university's Shipley Farm while honoring his late wife and the professor who most influenced his time as a student. The Dr. Ronnie E. and Lynn M. Erwin Tech Farm Office will be built at more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Tennessee Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.4% in August * Tennessee's unemployment rate remained at 3.4% for August, which matched July for the lowest of 2026, according to the Nashville Banner newsletter. The state added 1,800 jobs during the month, excluding farm employment, with the largest increases in leisure and hospitality, government and construction, according to data released by the Tennessee Department of more PR

OLIVET, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- The University of Olivet posted the following news: * * * The University of Olivet Welcomes William "Scott" Roberts as Chief Financial Officer * The University of Olivet has welcomed William "Scott" Roberts as its new Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than 16 years of experience in higher education finance and administration to the role. Roberts most recently served as Controller at Albion College, where he oversaw the college's accounting operations, including accounts payable and receivable, payroll, ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Two Harshbarger Bills Advance Through Energy and Commerce Committee * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statements after the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced two of her bills at this week's full committee markup. Members passed the Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026 and the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act, sending both bills to more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 19 -- USA Softball issued the following news: * * * USA Softball Women's National Team names 16-player Japan All-Star Series roster September 18, 2026 OKLAHOMA CITY -- Following a successful 2026 campaign thus far, the USA Softball Women's National Team (WNT) looks to continue its dominance on the international stage with a 16-player roster set to compete in the 2026 Japan All-Star Series. Slated to take place Nov. 19-22, the selected athletes will go head-to-head with world-ranked No. 1 Japan in a three-game  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Invests in America's Beef and Ag Producers with Funding for Value-Added Agriculture * (Washington, D.C., September 18, 2026) -U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today the awarding of over $26 million to farmers and agricultural producers across the country through the USDA Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program. Entities can use these grant funds to develop value-added agricultural products, conduct market resea more PR

MARTIN, Tennessee, Sept. 19 -- The University of Tennessee Martin campus issued the following news: * * * UT Martin Advisory Board to meet Sept. 25 September 18, 2026 The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its fall meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center on the UT Martin campus. The meeting is open to the public and available for viewing via livestream at www.utm.edu/abmeeting. The video of the full meeting will be archived for later viewing. Items on the meeting's agenda in more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Announces $694 Million Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation Agreement provides $19 million for Virginia, with $2 million in restitution for impacted Virginians - RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jay Jones announced that Virginia, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt AI Law Lab Announces Programming Updates, New Appointment for 2026-27 Academic Year * Heading into its third academic year, the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (VAILL) has announced several updates to its student-facing programming, as well as the appointment of Emily Pavuluri to the role of Associate Director. GenAI Bootcamps for first-year law students VAILL is partnering with the Legal Research and Writing program to deliver a series of GenAI boot more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * When dysfunction makes you live longer * If your car's engine develops a stutter, that's generally a sign that you should go to a mechanic before it stops running. We tend to think the same way about our bodies: When something's broken, something bad usually follows. There might be, however, at least one exception to this rule. Mutations in the energy-production pathways of mitochondria, the organelles responsible for  more PR