Thursday - November 21, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Tuesday November 12, 2024 ( 7 items )  

2024 NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 - Rating No. 10
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Keiser (Fla.) holds down the top spot for the 10th straight week in the NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings, receiving all but one first-place votes. Grand View (Iowa) once again grabs the final one. Teams one through six are the same as a week ago with Indiana Wesleyan, Montana Western, St. Thomas (Fla.), and Morningside (Iowa). St. Francis (Ill.) moves into the rankings t  more

2024 NAIA Football Players of the Week - No. 11
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Ernest Ceasar of Texas Wesleyan is the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Lee Levingston III of Missouri Baptist has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week and Clayton Bosma of Northwestern (Iowa) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from November 4 - 10 and were chos  more

Association of Health Care Journalists: Deep Cuts in Health Spending Likely Under Second Trump Administration, Experts Say
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news on Nov. 11, 2024: By Joseph Burns During a second Trump administration, president-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-backed Congress are expected to limit abortion access and cut spending for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health policy experts from the nonpartisan KFF said Friday. On a Zoom call, the topic was "What a Second Trump Administration May Mean for Health Care.  more

Clean Fuels Applauds CARB's Commitment to the LCFS, Emphasizes Ongoing Collaboration
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release: Clean Fuels Alliance America commends the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for passing the amendments to the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), a move that marks another step forward in California's decarbonization leadership. Clean Fuels acknowledges CARB's continued commitment to a cleaner future while recognizing there is more work ahead to ensure crop-based renewable fuels are rec  more

Northwest Missouri State University: GreenTower Press Publishes Annual Anthology of Writing by Military Veterans
MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: A new anthology of writing edited by a Northwest faculty member in collaboration with Northwest Missouri State University's GreenTower Press is preserving and amplifying veteran's voices. The 13th volume of the annual publication, "Proud To Be: Writing by American Warriors," was released Monday in conjunction with Veterans Day. Northwest's GreenTower Press - known for publishing the  more

Qualifiers for 2024 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The final field for the 45th annual NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship has been released as 35 teams and 82 individuals have qualified. The field will prepare to race on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. CT at the Columbia, Mo., Gans Creek Cross Country Course. Qualifier Notes * 2024's championship will be the first to take place in Columbia, Mo. * T  more

Qualifiers for the 2024 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The final field for the 69th annual NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship has been released as 36 teams and 80 individuals have qualified. The field will prepare to race on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. CT at the Columbia, Mo., Gans Creek Cross Country Course. Qualifier Notes * 2024's championship will be the first to take place in Columbia, Mo. * Th  more