CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded the 2023 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to Wei Ling Goh. Goh is working as an information desk and outreach assistant at Strathcona County Library, a public library in Sherwood Park, Alberta in Canada. While based in Canada, she is pursuing her MLIS online at the University of Missouri-Columbia and is excited   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 16 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: Declining to invest in primary care has caused Americans' average life expectancy to stagnate or decline, a new report shows. The 2024 scorecard report also shows that the failure to put more funding into primary care has led to health disparities in both this and preventive care. Those six words, "No one can see you now," can mean a delay of weeks or longer for patients of all ages s  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 15 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news: This week, the Senate Governmental Accountability Committee passed an innovative legislative package that would increase the capacity of child care providers and help businesses offer child care benefits to support the retention and recruitment of employees. HB 1488 is sponsored by Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph), and the Senate companion bill, SB 742, is spons  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 15 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news: Fast Track modification would help more adults train for high-demand jobs The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is backing a modification to the state's Fast Track program which would help more adults get a college education or advanced job training. Championed by the Missouri Chamber, Fast Track was passed into law in 2019. The financial aid program addr  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 16 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: * * * The Lawmaker's Own Brother Says 'It's Just Whitewash for Hatred' * * * By Cullen Peele Missouri State Representative Jamie Gragg introduced legislation last month that would label teachers as sex offenders for affirming any transgender student's gender identity, a cruel and heinous bill that Gragg's own brother condemned last week. "I saw this as blatant hatred wrapped up in the guise o  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 15 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news: A popular tax credit program that aims to bring more jobs to the state could be improved under a bill supported by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A hearing was recently held on SB 1301, sponsored by Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb), which would make changes to the Missouri Works program. Missouri Works, the state's top incentive tool for expansion and  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 15 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news: The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is backing a bill that would help spur economic development and decrease U.S. dependence on foreign microchip and energy production. HB 1834, sponsored by Rep. Aaron McMullen (R-Independence), is known as the Missouri Defense and Energy Independence Act. If the legislation is passed, a company could claim up to $6 mil  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: NSSF(R), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, applauds Missouri state Rep. Aaron McMullen's introduction of a concurrent resolution supporting the continued commercial utilization of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. The resolution would mark the Missouri General Assembly's support for the commercial utilization and urges the U.S. government to reject calls to end to program that allows the  more