ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: The Arnold Community Council held its annual "DC Fly-In" April 29 - May 1, meeting with U.S. Air Force leaders at the Pentagon and Congressional leaders and staff members at the U.S. Capitol. During the event, the ACC delegation presented and discussed issues important to the 13-county Arnold Air Force Base community supporting Arnold Engineering Development Complex and partner agencies in the  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following Monthly Labor Review article: By Jonathan Yoe In 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that there were 8 million crimes a year, which all together cost U.S. citizens $3 trillion. Government policy constantly attempts to address crime and its underlying causes, and research that can identify new policies to reduce crime is paramount. In "Losing Medicaid and crime" (https:  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 12 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on June 11, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and LazeStar, Inc. officials announced today the company will invest $5.5 million to relocate its operations from Livermore, California, to Fairview, Tennessee. LazeStar will create 25 new jobs in Williamson County. Its recent expansion and relocation  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan On a January night in 2014, the Candelario family gathered in front of their television to watch the documentary "Tent City, U.S.A." The film followed the struggles of Nashville's homeless and the city's overwhelmed shelter system. Then-Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Candelario, a Soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky asked his children how they would help solve the growing transient population issue. "W  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 12 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan group of 44 Attorneys General in sending a letter to Congress endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act would establish a commission to investigate and make recommendations on solutions to protect kids online and improve the ability of law enforcement agencie  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 11 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Attorneys General from West Virginia, Alaska, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming filed a motion late last Friday asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay implementation of EPA's new MA  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. House leadership endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act w  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news: In the world of building robots, basic skills include designing, building and programming. Those skills, however, aren't upstaged by intangible soft skills like critical thinking, complex problem-solving and teamwork. Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) hosted high school students from around East Tennessee for the purpose of developing stud  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- President Biden issued the following statement on June 11, 2024, on the death of civil rights activist James Lawson: * * * Born in Pennsylvania, the cradle of our democracy, James Lawson dedicated his life to fighting for our country's ideals. Hailing from a family of ministers, he became a disciple for freedom and a visionary of the Civil Rights Movement. While attending Vanderbilt Divinity School, James Lawson organized sit-ins in Nashville, Tennessee that led to his   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Today, researchers are developing ways to accelerate discovery by combining automated experiments, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. A novel tool developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory that leverages those technologies has demonstrated that AI can influence materials synthesis and conduct associated experiments without human supervision. T  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on June 10, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman urged a federal judge in Lexington, Kentucky to block the Department of Education's radical new Title IX rule that would harm Tennessee students, families, and schools. The motion for a preliminary injunction was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentu  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 12 -- The Tennessee House Republicans issued the following news: State Rep. Monty Fritts, R-Kingston, announced $13,000 in grant funding was awarded to the Roane Choral Society from the Tennessee Arts Commission. Area nonprofit organizations, schools and local governments across the state were given grants through the commission's annual grant program. "Groups like the Roane Choral Society provide a sense of community and bring joy to those around them," Fritts said  more

SMYRNA, Tennessee, June 11 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: The 194th Engineer Brigade, headquartered in Jackson, welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony in the 117th Regiment's Bobby Davis Auditorium at Smyrna's Volunteer Training Site on Friday, June 7. Brig. Gen. Steven Turner, the Tennessee National Guard's Assistant Adjutant General-Army, presided over the ceremony where Col. John Kinton relinquished command of the brigade to Lt.  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general in West Virginia v. EPA in a suit to set aside EPA's Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category. The Petition for Review, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, was led by West Virginia and Georgia. Contrary to statute, the rule is n  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 11 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release dated June 6, 2024: WV Secretary of State Mac Warner and chief election officers in eight other states joined to bring legal action against an Executive Order issued by President Joe Biden that would federalize state elections. On Tuesday, May 28, the Secretaries of State in West Virginia, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Wyoming f  more