ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Ameren Illinois begins construction on Peoria Solar Energy Center Ameren Illinois broke ground today on a solar energy facility in Peoria. The 2.5-megawatt Peoria Solar Energy Center will produce enough electricity to power 420 homes and businesses and provide an economic boost to the region. It is the third renewable power generation facility built and opera  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- BJC HealthCare issued the following news: * * * Bridging Borders: A BJC Medical Group Doctor's Mission to Restore Women's Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo In a world where access to health care varies dramatically, medical providers like Shannon Potter, MD, step in to bridge the gap * With a deep passion for women's health and a commitment to global outreach, Shannon Potter, MD, recently returned from a medical mission in Vanga, a remote village   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- Columbia College issued the following news on July 31, 2025: * * * CCAA announces new Advisory Council members Columbia College recently announced the addition of five new members to the Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA) Advisory Council. The CCAA Advisory Council serves as the leadership group of the Alumni Association and is composed of dedicated volunteers who are committed to the continued success and advancement of Columbia College. The Council pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Fed's Failure To Cut Interest Rates is Harming Working Families Who Bear The Cost of Inaction Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced its decision to hold its benchmark rate flat: "The Fed is once again misreading the moment.   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Championing Inclusion, Diversity & WellBeing across our Firm * We're proud to release our latest Inclusion, Diversity & WellBeing Annual Report, highlighting the progress we've made in 2024 and our ongoing commitment to building a workplace where everyone can thrive. From new initiatives to personal stories, the report reflects how we're creating a culture rooted  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 31 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * ChatEHR allows Stanford docs to query patient health records * Just as ChatGPT allows people to "chat" with its large language model or make requests, Stanford Health Care has developed its own artificial intelligence-backed software called ChatEHR to allow clinicians to gain information from a patient's medical records. The technology, which is now in a pilot stage   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- Two Missouri-based bank holding companies, Rhineland Bancshares, Inc., and Green City Bancshares Inc., have applied to the Federal Reserve to merge. This action would result in Rhineland Bancshares indirectly acquiring Farmbank, which is currently owned by Green City Bancshares. The Federal Reserve has published a notice of the applications, inviting public comments on the proposed merger. The applications and related documents are available for inspection at the F  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Urges Boeing to Take Action to Remedy Latest Toxic Chemical Spill * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Boeing Company's President and CEO Robert Ortberg urging him to take further action following reports of a chemical leak at a Boeing facility in north St. Louis. "I write concerning new reports that a Boeing facility in north St. Louis leaked up to a thousand gall  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 31 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Hearing health is health equity -- Reporting beyond the ear * A new meta-analysis published earlier this month in JAMA Otolaryngology makes one thing clear: Hearing health is a social health issue. The review, which synthesized findings from 65 studies involving nearly 6,000 adults, found that the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants was consistently associated   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Missouri Regulators Approve Expensive Evergy Gas Plants * Jefferson City, Mo - Today, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC), which regulates monopoly utilities like Evergy, unanimously approved a plan to charge customers in advance for two new Kansas gas-burning power plants and one new Missouri gas plant. Sierra Club and other stakeholders opposed the proposal because of Evergy's f  more

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, Aug. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on July 30, 2025: * * * Farmers Would Feel Impact if MAHA Commission Targets Pesticides, Survey Shows In a new survey, American corn growers say they would face higher costs and reductions in crop yields if they were to lose access to key herbicides like atrazine and glyphosate. The survey comes after the Make America Healthy Again Commission released its preliminary report questioning t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Nine Key Moments: Reagan Library Field Hearing on Pro-Growth Tax Cuts in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill SIMI VALLEY, CA - Beneath Air Force One inside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the Ways and Means Committee heard from Americans about how The One, Big, Beautiful Bill is a needed shot in the arm for small businesses, manufacture  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Questions USDA Leadership on Proposed Agency Reorganization Plan * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry - questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden on USDA's reorganization plan. Under USDA's proposed plan, which was announced last week, the agency  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmit Discusses New Bombshell Evidence of the Russiagate Hoax on Fox Business * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox Business' Kudlow to discuss new bombshell evidence that clearly show's Democrats colluded to coordinate the Russiagate hoax and discredit President Donald Trump. Watch the full interview HERE Senator Schmitt on Bombshell New Evidence of the Russiagate  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Statement on President Trump's De Minimis Executive Order Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order suspending de minimis tariff-free treatment for low-value commercial shipments from all countries, effective August 29: "President Trump's execut  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Approves Missouri to Pilot Innovative Statewide Assessment Program * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon approved the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MDESE) request to pilot an innovative statewide assessment program focused on improving the existing statewide assessments in reading and language arts, and mathematics. MDESE was   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 31 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Why rest and sleep aren't the same -- and why journalists should know the difference * Around 2007, Saundra Dalton-Smith, M.D., had a full-time medical practice, two toddlers and a feeling of exhaustion she just couldn't shake -- or explain. The internal medicine physician was getting sufficient sleep, and medical tests revealed a clean bill of health. Plenty of patien  more