PNS-Tennessee

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#Tennessee’s new Livability Indicators Dashboard tracks quality of life statewide, including all 78 rural counties.

Hear from Dr. Qian Huang of @etsu’s Center for Rural Health and Research: https://t.co/sasj7r82bu

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Start your Monday with #PNSDailyNews for April 13: Trump ally Viktor #Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years in power; FL university's #ICE deal fuels student fears, erodes trust; NE lawmakers consider keeping expanded child care; Texans monitor SAVE America Act debate; and more.

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#Tennessee advocates push for Summer EBT legislation to feed 700,000 kids @TNJusticeCenter
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New report from @ImmResearchIRI: Mass deportations could ripple through #Tennessee’s #economy—construction, care work, farming, restaurants—and reduce jobs + tax revenue.
Notable: undocumented residents contribute ~$314M/yr in state & local taxes.
Read: https://t.co/1vn5mKXfLn

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The #Tennessee Disability Coalition (@tndisability) will mark its annual #DisabilityAdvocacyDay on Wednesday. Tennesseans are encouraged to wear or display 'coalition blue' to show their support.

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Faith Morris, CEO of CultureLift Inc spoke with Public News Service @PrettyBlue73 about Rev. Jesse Jackson’s ties to #Memphis civil rights history

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Rev. Jesse Jackson’s ties to #Memphis civil rights history

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Group focuses on safety for domestic violence survivors in rural TN @HavenofHopeInc #ManchesterTN
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#TennesseeValleyAuthority plans coal comeback at Kingston, Cumberland plants https://t.co/J7wXtsqroF

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#2026Talks for 2/18 w/@RadioPacifica: Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies. UT GOP gathers signatures for ballot measure to repeal ban on gerrymandering; NC political parties reach truce on voter registration while police department tracker tech raises constitutional questions.

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The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has released its annual "State of the Child" report, which captures trends in the well-being of children. Comments from Kylie Graves, #Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. https://t.co/mWAjyzHpka

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The Trump admin is touting its “Memphis Safe Task Force,” claiming 2,800+ arrests and 28,000 citations in 56 days. But #Memphis activist Rev. Earle Fisher of #UPTheVote901 says crime was already falling — and MPD data supports him.
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[Gov. Bill Lee @GovBillLee]

Congratulations to the new @TPUSA chapter at @UTChattanooga. It's encouraging to see Tennessee students carry on Charlie Kirk's legacy of open & civil debate at schools across our state.

[Gov. Bill Lee @GovBillLee]

The START Center in Knoxville equips TN’s workforce with trade-based education through innovative teaching & industry experience.

It was great to join @GlennJacobsTN to tour & visit with the Tennesseans enrolled in this program that’s creating greater economic opportunity across East TN.

[WREG News Channel 3 @3onyourside]

Mayor, MPD chief say prepare to see Guard on Thursday https://t.co/mduqVm9gcM

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

I ain’t dead yet!

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People from across #Tennessee gather in #Nashville tomorrow (Sat., Oct. 11) for the @AmericanCancer "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk. In Tennessee, nearly 7,000 new breast cancer cases and more than 1,000 deaths are projected this year.
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President Donald Trump has used a key provision of the 1964 #CivilRights Act to discredit #universities and infringe on academic freedom, according to a new report.

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After more than two months in detention, #Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Chaplain Ayman Soliman walked free on Friday, when federal authorities dropped removal proceedings against him and reinstated his #asylum status.

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On today's #PNSDailyNews #podcast-

NY faces challenges regulating PFAS due to mixed federal messages.

IN strives to fill manufacturing workforce shortfalls.

Arizona lawmakers call on Washington to restore clean energy cuts.

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