WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Association of Social Workers issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: On April 12, 2024, an important milestone was reached when Governor Laura Kelly signed HB 2484 making Kansas the seventh state to enact the social work interstate licensure compact and reaching the minimum number of states needed to create the compact commission. Since that date, Nebraska has also approved social work interstate licensing compact legislation, bringing the tot  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 23 -- The National School Boards Association issued the following news on April 22, 2024: In an opinion released April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court made it easier for employees to challenge employer transfer decisions based on alleged discrimination. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, the Court resolved a split among federal appellate courts over whether an employee challenging a transfer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act must show "significant," "seriou  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Scientific researchers in Missouri and Virginia have been awarded nearly $1.4 million each in grants to study ways to extend the life expectancy and improve the quality of life for children with a transplanted heart. These two research awards mark the latest round of funding for a joint $3 million scientific research initiative between the American Heart Association, celebrating   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 23 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, on Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Missouri has been awarded $156,121,000 in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden's landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost,  more