WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Rural America Rebound on the Horizon with New Opportunity Zone Incentives Newly created Qualified Rural Opportunity Funds (RQOFs) will target rural communities - along with various other pro-growth tax tools - and support a massive wave of private investment in the American heartland. All thanks to The One,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Files Lawsuit Challenging U. of Missouri's Unconstitutional Exclusion of Mizzou SJP from Homecoming Parade * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine, challenging University Chancellor and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: USDA Advances Effort to Rescind Roadless Rule * Senator Encourages North Dakotans to Weigh in on Importance of Ensuring Access, Rolling Back Rule to Provide Certainty in Little Missouri National Grassland WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following state  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * How a local reporter sheds light on gun violence in her community * Some of the best reporting on gun violence is happening at the local level. A great example is AL.com 's Beyond the Violence project in Birmingham, Ala. Alaina Bookman is the gun violence prevention reporter on the series. Her coverage runs the spectrum, highlighting efforts focused on providing Birm  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Justice40 ended: More coverage needed on nationwide impacts * As I wrote recently, the Justice40 Initiative, launched in 2021, was the first serious federal attempt to correct the United States' legacy of environmental injustice -- the systemic neglect of and disinvestment in low-income and nonwhite communities that has exposed them to disproportionate pollution and cl  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- The Missouri Hospital Association issued the following news: * * * MHA, Partners Will Share 'Health Care Career Day' Participation Options In Upcoming Webinar The fifth annual virtual Health Care Career Day is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. MHA, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education are seeking dedicated, engaged health care providers and organizations to participate. If your  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * The 'Idaho Paradox': When a state with loose gun laws has below average gun violence rates * It's a common refrain in the gun violence prevention world that states with loose gun laws often have higher rates of firearm deaths and injuries. Some laws tend to be more effective than others. For example, a RAND analysis of gun policy found that child-access prevention la  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Self-Professed Religious Leaders Who Used Physical and Psychological Abuse to Coerce Victims to Solicit Tens of Millions in Donations Federally Charged and Arrested * A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a ten-count indictment against two defendants for their alleged roles in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy that victimized individuals in Michigan, Flo  more