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State Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Tuesday February 11, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against Jackson County to Protect Free Speech in Counseling Offices
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against Jackson County to Protect Free Speech in Counseling Offices KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Jackson County over a recently passed ordinance that infringes on the First Amendment rights of Missourians and jeopardizes the well-being of children seeking therapy. The ord  more

Emerson Issues Statement at Launch of AspenTech Tender Offer
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- Emerson, a technology, software and engineering company that says it provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news release: * * * Emerson Issues Statement at Launch of AspenTech Tender Offer Compelling and certain value of $265 per share in cash, unanimously recommended by the independent AspenTech Special Committee, represents Emerson's best and final price ST. LOUIS - February 10, 2025 - Emerson  more

Husch Blackwell Earns Appellate Win for Ventria Bioscience at the Federal Circuit
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell prevailed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Kansas-based client Ventria Bioscience (d/b/a InVitria and ExpressTec), when a three-judge panel affirmed a U.S. International Trade Commission's 2022 decision that found Wuhan Healthgen Biotechnology Corp. and its distributors in violation of U.S. trade law. The Federal Circuit affirmed both the finding of   more

Husch Blackwell Expands Corporate Team With Addition of Three Partners
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Expands Corporate Team with Addition of Three Partners Following the recent announcement of its next stage of strategic growth, Husch Blackwell continued its national expansion efforts with the addition of Phoenix-based corporate partners Tasha Cycholl and Andrew McNichol and Austin-based partner Lauren Ybarra. They join the firm's Financial Services & Capital Markets indust  more

Lincoln University to Introduce Master of Science in Nursing Program Fall 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- Lincoln University issued the following news release: * * * Lincoln University to Introduce Master of Science in Nursing Program Fall 2025 Lincoln University of Missouri will introduce a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program in fall 2025, allowing registered nurses to advance their education in a flexible, online format. As the only MSN program at an HBCU in Missouri, Lincoln University is one of 16 HBCUs nationwide offering this advanced nursing degr  more

Mo. A.G. Bailey Charges Contractor With Fraud in St. Louis County
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 8 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that the Grand Jury of St. Louis County has returned charges against Joseph C. Benne, 38, for allegedly defrauding consumers in connection with his businesses All in One Contracting and JCB Construction Service. Benne faces one felony count of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person, one felony  more