COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 8 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * 6 ways to find fresh story ideas -- and where to sell them * When aspiring journalists used to ask me how I got my ideas, I worried they were pursuing the wrong profession. After all, I'm a writer largely because there are so many stories I want to tell. Whether it's the middle of the night or the middle of a shower or the middle of eavesdropping on a stranger's convers  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Ameren Missouri has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to withdraw a recently issued reclassification rule that designates the Missouri portion of the St. Louis Nonattainment Area as "Serious" for failing to meet the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. In the letter, Ameren argues that the reclassification was improperly conducted without the necessary notice-and-comment rulemaking process. T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Ann Wagner Silent as Tariffs Drive Up Back-to-School and Prescription Drug Costs * As Missouri families brace for rising costs on everything from school supplies to prescription drugs, Ann Wagner is nowhere to be found -- not at town halls hearing from all constituents, and certainly not standing up for the people she was elected to represent. Why? Because Wagner would have to exp  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 9 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Clean Fuels Asks EPA to Sustain Robust Biomass-based Diesel Volumes in 2026-27 RFS WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America filed comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Renewable Fuel Standards for 2026 and 2027. Clean Fuels expressed appreciation for EPA's intent to provide consistent RFS growth in recognition of U.S. farmers', feedstock pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Introduces Bill to Protect Landowner Rights * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) introduced the Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act today. The bill strengthens landowner rights to stop federal land seizures. "Our right to own property, to farm, and to provide for our families is sacred," said Graves. "The Founding Fathers sought to protect landowners from government land grabs w  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 8 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * New caregiving report offers multiple story ideas for journalists * America's caregivers are facing significant financial consequences and are struggling to afford basic needs like food and housing. And their health is only fair or poor with one out of every four feeling completely alone, according to the latest Caregiving in the U.S. report from AARP and the National A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * No Tax on Overtime: $1,400 Tax Cut for Workers Will Fuel Manufacturing Comeback No tax on overtime included in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill gives overtime hourly employees a $1,400 tax cut and creates a huge incentive for American workers to power the manufacturing boom to come from President Trump's tax and trade agenda. "No tax on overtime is anothe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * UnidosUS 2025 Conference Highlights * KANSAS CITY, MO -- UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, hosted its 2025 Annual Conference, "Beacons of Change" in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 5-7, which gathered approximately 1,500 attendees. The event is one of the largest national gatherings in the Latino community to drive solutions that empower our community   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Ameren Missouri, American Electric Power Inc. (AEP) and Nebraska Public Power District, collectively referred to as the "Utilities for Reasonable Progress," submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advocating for the approval of state implementation plans concerning regional haze in Texas and Oklahoma. The organizations expressed their support for the EPA's proposed policy which centers on the concept of reasonable progress towards  more