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State Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Friday January 17, 2025 ( 8 items )  

BCLP Partners Jenny Durkan and Sarah Hartley Present at AALS 2025 Annual Meeting
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 16 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP Partners Jenny Durkan and Sarah Hartley shared their insights on pressing legal and institutional topics at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2025 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Jenny presented in a thought-provoking panel exploring the transformative impacts of emerging technology on the legal profession. The panel delved into how generative AI is reshaping key aspects of le  more

BCLP Strengthens London Disputes Team With New Partner Hire
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 16 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: International law firm BCLP announced today that Marc Thorley will join the London office later this month as a partner in the Financial Services Disputes and Investigations practice group, within business and commercial disputes. Marc joins the firm from Baker McKenzie, where he previously served as EMEA Lead for its Global Financial Institutions Group. Prior to this, he spent twelve years as   more

From Mizzou to Meta, Katie Yaeger Blends Creativity and Strategy on a Global Scale
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 17 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Katie Yaeger, BJ '15, MA '17, discovered her passion for blending creativity and strategy while at the Missouri School of Journalism. Now a content design manager at Meta, she supports internal teams in tooling, accessibility and internationalization, which enable designers to ship out experience for billions of users across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other platforms in Met  more

MDC Reports Final Deer Harvest for Season at 276,262
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: Missouri's 2024-2025 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 276,262. Of the deer harvested, 129,252 were antlered bucks, 23,842 were button bucks, and 123,168 were does. Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 6,208, Jefferson with 4,900, and Macon wi  more

Michelob ULTRA, Busch Light, Budweiser, Bud Light and Stella Artois On Tap for Super Bowl LIX
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 17 -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Anheuser-Busch increases investment in Super Bowl LIX and returns with the iconic brands, the star power and the memorable stories that fans crave * * * For decades, Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD) brands have been in hand, on screen and raised in celebration of the most iconic moments in sports and entertainment. Today, Anheuser-Busch announced that Michelob ULTRA, Busch L  more

Missouri State Historic Preservation Office Announces Second Call for 2025 Historic Preservation Fund Grants
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 17 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri State Historic Preservation Office is announcing a second call for applications for 2025 Historic Preservation Fund grants. The state office expects to pass on more than $200,000 from the federal Historic Preservation Fund to Missouri's historic communities. The Historic Preservation Fund grants support projects that relate directly to identifying, evaluating or pro  more

Mo. A.G. Bailey Promulgates Regulation Securing Algorithmic Freedom for Social Media Users
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 17 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: In an effort to protect free speech and safeguard consumers from censorship, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he is issuing a regulation requiring Big Tech companies to offer algorithmic choice for social media users in Missouri. The first of its kind in the nation, Attorney General Bailey's regulation will ensure Big Tech companies are transparent ab  more

Washington University School of Medicine: Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease in Kids Also Affects the Bowel
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Gene therapy, in mice modeling Batten disease, found to slow symptoms, extend lifespan * * * As a leading researcher of rare diseases that affect children's brains, Jonathan D. Cooper, PhD, thought little about the gastrointestinal (GI) system. That is, until the parents of children with a condition that Cooper studies urged him to investigate why debilitating diges  more