MERRIFIELD, Virginia, July 13 -- The Cardinal Newman Society, a Catholic organization for religious and educational purposes, issued the following commentary by President, CEO and founder Patrick Reilly: * * * Supreme Court Protects Female Athletes in 27 States, But Gender Ideology Plays On On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia v. B. P. J. and Little v. Hecox that states may limit participation in female sports to female students. It's a step in the right direction, espec  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * EM Specialists Help DOE Achieve Criticality Milestones for Advanced Reactors Office of Environmental Management (EM) experts were essential to four recent criticality milestones for advanced reactors, helping the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) surpass a July 4th goal outlined by President Trump in a May 2025 executive order. As EM's mission expands from legacy cleanup   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSletter) -- The NAACP issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Justice: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 10, 2026 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche: In just one week, two young Black men have been killed while in the custody of, or in the presence of, law enforcement agencies in Tennessee. We write to request that the U.S. Depa  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, July 14 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release: * * * PJM Capacity Auction Procures 138,318 MW of Generation Resources as Work Continues To Address Growing Electricity Demand Price Comes in at FERC-Approved Cap, Down 2.5%; Total Capacity Cleared Is 6,831 MW Short of Reliability Requirement - PJM Interconnection today announced the results of its 2028/20  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 13 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news: * * * TCAP Dashboard Now Live: District-Level Assessment Results Show Academic Gains Statewide Districts Continue to Demonstrate Momentum Across All Regions - Today, the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is pleased to announce that the 2025-26 TCAP dashboard is now live, featuring state- and district-level results. TDOE is also thrilled to highlight districts that show gains in academic   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 16 -- The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.5% State Rate Remains Well Below U.S. Average as Employers Add 25,300 Nonfarm Jobs in Past Year - Tennessee's unemployment rate dipped in June, matching its lowest point of the year, according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment ra  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Uncle Nearest CEO Fired as Legal Battle Continues * Four weeks after a judge overseeing the legal battle involving Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and its creditors allowed a receiver to sell a Martha's Vineyard property, company founder, co-owner and Chief Executive Officer Fawn Weaver has been dismissed. Relatedly, the receiver in the case terminated Fawn's husband  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrep) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Black Americans Accounted for More Than Half of U.S. Homicide Victims Despite Comprising Only 13.7% of Population, New Study Finds Violence Policy Center annual report examines the latest national homicide data and finds that more than 84% of Black homicide victims were killed by guns - Black Americans accounted for more than half (52.2%) of all homicide victims in the United States while com  more