COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * A message from AHCJ's new board president * STAT Managing Editor & AHCJ Board President Gideon Gil Dear AHCJ members, I'm honored to be the new board president of AHCJ, and I want to take this opportunity to share my priorities in this challenging time for those of us lucky enough to cover health care. I've long believed that there's no more important beat in jo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Celebrates Committee Passage of All 12 Appropriations Bills, Secures Almost $23 Million for Fourth District * Today, Congressman Mark Alford issued the following statement celebrating the Appropriations Committee completing its consideration of all twelve individual appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026 and highlighting the critical federal investments into the Fourth District he secured  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Applauds Trump Administration's Quick Action to Advance Rural Health Transformation Program Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance on the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program created as part  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Collins Tabbed NAIA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week After Strong Showing in Season's Second Meet * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brogan Collins finished third at the Biola Cross Country Invitational Friday, finishing third in a field of 178 runners, earning national recognition as Sept. 17's NAIA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week. Collins hel  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 16 [Category: BizFood/Beverages] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Cutwater Invites Fans to Discover the 'Real Spirits Inside' at One of America's Famous Haunted Houses This Halloween * The leading ready-to-drink cocktail brand is serving up chills and cocktails with a haunted overnight experience that punctuates the 'real spirits inside' every Cutwater cocktail. San Diego, CA (September 16, 2025) - Cutwater, the #1 sp  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: BizEngineering] -- 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 Introduces New AI-Powered Environment to Enhance Upstream Lifecycle Decision Making * Intuitive, cloud-native solution drives faster, more effective collaboration, interoperability and project insights BEDFORD, Mass. (Sept. 17, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Five Key Moments: Hearing on Barriers to Work for People with Disabilities Current Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) policies often discourage work for individuals receiving benefits. Witnesses at a joint hearing of the Ways and Means Social Security and Work and Welfare Subcommittees shared how they have   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Secures Commitment from FBI Director Patel to Investigate Anti-Christian Violence & AI Chatbots * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a commitment from FBI Director Kash Patel to further investigate the harms of AI chatbots and anti-Christian violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. "I want to start by talking to you about the tide of violence that we have seen, id  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Expanded School Choice Boosts American Students' Academic Performance Today, the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-180) on the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (H.R. 3898), which aims to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the U.S. and other matters. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on July 2, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3898, as amended, is t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-180) on the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (H.R. 3898), which aims to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the U.S. and other matters. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on July 2, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Hearings For the purposes of rule XIII, clause 3(c)(6)(  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on Interest Rate Cuts & Fed's Failure to Act Sooner Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced its decision to lower the benchmark rate by 25 basis points: "Finally. The Fed appears to be waking up to reality, but unfortunately their delay has a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Legislation Protects Patients, Seniors, and all Taxpayers Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a Committee markup of health care, tax administration, and Social Security bills. As prepared for delivery. "Before we begin, I want to take a moment to h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Hawley Exposes AI Chatbots for Harming Children * 'Every Parent's Worst Nightmare' U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, held a hearing to expose the growing harms to children posed by online chatbots like Character.AI, OpenAI's ChatGPT and Meta. The hearing featured new testimony from parents of chatbot vi  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber Foundation secures grant to expand health care apprenticeships * The Missouri Chamber Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development's Office of Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning through the State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula Fund Round 3 (SAEF3) Subgrant Award   more

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 18 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * S&T linebacker channels explosiveness on the gridiron and in the classroom By Greg Edwards Cameron Sturgell, a linebacker on Missouri S&T's football team, aims to be explosive when he's on the field. But Sturgell's passion for explosions goes beyond when he's wearing his Miners jersey. As a mining engineering student with a minor in explosives engineering, he regularly has big booms o  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Montreat's Murphy Sets School Record, Claiming Cross Country Runner of the Week Honors * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Heather Murphy broke her own 5K school record for Montreat (N.C.) Friday at the Queen City Invite to earn recognition as the Sept. 17 NAIA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week. Murphy's record-breaking run ended in a time of 17:15:79  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * New Congressional Action for Independent Redistricting Popular with the People * New legislation comes after Common Cause poll shows strong support Common Cause is urging Missouri's congressional delegation to support n ew legislation that bans mid-decade redistricting and requires states to use independent redistricting commissions to draw voting maps for congressional districts. The legisl  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * One Point Separates No. 1 and No. 2 In Second Coaches' Top 25 Poll * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- One point separates No.1 Keiser (Fla.) and No. 2 Cumberlands (Ky.) in the second NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 poll of the season. With two more weeks in the books, there is a lot of movement in the top 25. The only team not to move this week was Keise  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Only Two Teams Remain Perfect in Latest Top 25 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Eastern Oregon remains at No. 1 in the latest NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll. Only six teams remained at the same rank as the first regular season Top 25. Three new teams joined the poll this week: Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Grand View (Iowa) and Mobile. Mobile (Ala.) was l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison Opens Hearing on School Choice Expansion * WASHINGTON-- Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice and Alternatives to Four-Year College Degrees." In his opening remarks, Subcommittee Chairman Burlison noted t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Burlison Opens Hearing on School Choice Expansion Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * T&I Approves Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Federal Pipeline Safety Programs The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved legislation to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA's) pipeline safety programs for the next four years. The Promoting Innovation in P  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Thirty-Game Unbeaten Streak Keeps NAIA Coaches Top Spot with Dalton State in Season's Second Poll * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Dalton State (Ga.) held firm at No. 1 in the second regular-season NAIA Men's Soccer Netting Professionals Top 25 Coaches' Poll. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) climbed into the No. 2 spot, while Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) made a strong p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The University of Central Missouri (UCM) has voiced strong concerns regarding the proposed changes to the "duration of status" (D/S) system for international students in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. UCM emphasizes that while recognizing the importance of national security and program integrity, the institution believes the changes will adversely impact not only its community but also international students and the broader U.S. educa  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 18 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Revived Japan program is a hit for Missouri School of Journalism students The Missouri School of Journalism's Global Programs office reignited the Tokyo experience this summer with McCann Worldgroup after a five-year hiatus. A group of seven students spent a month getting exposure to the city with the largest metropolitan population in the world. The program started with  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 18 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Academic Freedom, Privileges, Limits and Obligations for Faculty and Graduate Instructors University of Missouri President Mun Choi and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Matthew Martens sent the following on Tuesday. Deans and Chairs, We are living in a period where we are regularly inundated with opinions on major events and key issues of the day. At times, our facul  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 18 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Employee free speech and responsibility University of Missouri President Mun Choi, Vice President of Human Resources Marsha Fischer and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Matthew Martens sent the following message to staff members on Sept. 17. Dear Faculty and Staff, We are living in a period where we are regularly inundated with opinions on major events and key issues  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Novel way to 'rev up' brown fat burns calories, limits obesity in mice Scientists identify alternate way cells produce heat that appears to improve metabolic health * A new study led by researchers at WashU Medicine reveals possible new avenues to exploit brown fat to treat metabolic diseases, such as obesity. Infrared images indicate reduced levels of heat product  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying about the PIPES Act Pipeline safety stakeholders are expressing their support for H.R. 5301, the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025, which was introduced in the House last week by the bipartisan leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Railroads,  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook, September 17-23 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The fifth weekly notebook has arrived -- and it's loaded with storylines you won't want to miss. Last week brought the first-ever NAIA-UEN Featured Women's Soccer Game, and it didn't disappoint as at the time No. 5 Cumberlands (Ky.) handed No. 1 Keiser (Fla.) a rare home loss.   more