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🏫 Scholarships Suspended at TSU

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended its scholarship program for students enrolled in land-grant historically Black colleges, including Tennessee State University. Since 1992, the program has provided full tuition to agriculture majors with specific academic and financial qualifications. [NewsChannel 5]

• What TSU’s land-grant status means [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

😬 Federal Policy Changes Cause Strain

Metro Nashville’s law department is spending nights and weekends trying to keep up with the current administration’s rapidly changing federal policy, particularly concerning immigration, possible funding freezes, and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Metro Nashville Law Director Wally Dietz says the amount of work is unsustainable. [The Tennessean]

🧑‍⚖️ New Bill Would Bar Immigrants from Pursuing Lawsuits

Rep. Johnny Garrett of Goodlettsville and Sen. Paul Bailey of Sparta have proposed a bill to bar immigrants without legal status from pursuing most lawsuits, including seeking compensation for medical malpractice and challenging unconstitutional state laws. [Tennessee Lookout]

📰 A 50-Year-Old Crime That Shocked Nashville

Fifty years ago today, nine-year-old Marcia Trimble disappeared from her Green Hills neighborhood while delivering Girl Scout cookies. Her body was found a little over a month later. Demetria Kalodimos remembers the case on Nashville Banner’s weekly podcast. [Nashville Banner]