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State Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Tuesday April 09, 2024 ( 6 items )  

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER: BASEBALL STARS YASIEL PUIG AND SHOHEI OHTANI NAVIGATE LEGAL COMPLEXITIES IN SEPARATE BETTING CASES
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 9 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP Partner Jean-Claude (J.C.) Andre was quoted in the Los Angeles Times regarding the legal battles his client, former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, and current Dodgers pitcher and outfielder Shohei Ohtani face related to sports betting, highlighting the complexities foreign athletes may face when navigating the U.S. legal system. Initially assured he wasn't a target because inve  more

City of Boston: Fred Hamilton Veterans' Lost Records Act
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 -- The city of Boston issued the following news: In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, destroyed the records of 16 million Army and Air Force veterans. After the fire, the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) established a regulatory process for those affected, which allowed veterans whose records were lost to use the next closest medical record or a buddy statement to meet the burden of proof. The Fred Hamilton Vet  more

Columbia College Partners With James & Annelle Whitt Entrepreneurial Development Foundation for Black Business Expo
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 9 -- Columbia College issued the following news: Columbia College is partnering with the James & Annelle Whitt Entrepreneurial Development Foundation in a joint effort to elevate the impact of the annual Black Business Expo. The 2024 edition of the event is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, in the New Hall Event Center (700 Cougar Drive, Columbia, MO 65216). "Columbia College is grateful for the opportunity to partner with the James & Annelle Whitt Ent  more

MU Center Projects a Dip in Farm Income for Springtime
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Both crop and livestock receipts are projected to decline along with farm income, according to the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center's spring report. * * * Another decline in net farm income is projected for the Show-Me State, according to the Spring 2024 Missouri Farm Income Outlook (https://ruralandfarmfinance.com/publications/#farm-income-estimates) released by the Unive  more

University of Missouri Journalism School: From the Stands to the Sideline
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 9 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Many students at the University of Missouri dream of working in the sports industry. Missouri School of Journalism alumna Carly Stephens made it happen, working for the Dallas Cowboys as a corporate partnerships marketing manager, a position that allows her to combine her strategic communication skills and her love for sports. Even before she went to college, Stephens knew she wo  more

Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School: Filling the Gap - Training the Workforce in Evidence-Based Public Health
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 9 -- The Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School issued the following news: By Tim Poor For more than two decades, the Prevention Research Center (PRC) at Washington University has been training public-health practitioners from around the world in Evidence-Based Public Health, showing them how to develop programs and policies for communities based on local preferences and proven solutions to public health problems. In its most recent training at   more