NEW YORK, Nov. 19 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * A Victory for the Right to Read in Missouri * (NEW YORK)In response to a decision Monday by a Jackson County MO Circuit Court judge striking down a 2022 state law imposing criminal sanctions on school employees for supplying "sexually explicit material" to students, PEN America issued th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Working Families Tax Cuts Target Relief to Middle Class The working families tax cuts provides the largest benefit to middle-income Americans, finds a study from the Tax Foundation. The middle 60 percent of earners will see the largest changes in after-tax income for 2025 and 2026, while the top 20 percent   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Housing & Insurance Subcommittee Leaders Highlight Proposed Major Reforms to Top Federal Housing Program * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) and Mike Flood (NE-01), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Housing & Insurance Subcommittee, hosted a press conference (link is external) to highlight historic reforms they have introduced in the HOME Reform  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bob Onder Introduces the Endorsement Transparency Act * Contact: Brooke Morgan (link sends email) (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Congressman Bob Onder (MO-03) introduced the Endorsement Transparency Act, which bans labor unions from endorsing a presidential candidate unless the union polls its members. The Endorsement Transparency Act ensures that union leaders can't make unilateral endorse  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following white paper (No. 2025-032) on November 12, 2025, by TOdd Sandler and Subhayu Bandyopadhyay entitled "A Strategic Analysis of Narcoterrorism: Counterterrorism, Terrorist Extortion, and Illicit Drug Trafficking." Here are excerpts: * * * The paper presents a novel strategic analysis of narcoterrorism where a developing country's terrorist group extorts home drug farmers to finance terror attacks  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas posted the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Former Florida businessman sentenced to 46 months in prison for fraud KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Florida businessman was sentenced to 46 months in prison for defrauding clients in Kansas, Missouri, Utah, and Ohio by inducing them to enter into loan agreements to finance construction projects and then causing more than $8 million in victim losses by misapp  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * George Chen Shares Insight into ASAP! with S&P Global * George Chen, a partner in our Intellectual Property practice, recently spoke with S&P Global about the US Patent and Trademark Office's new AI-powered pilot program that is sparking debate among Intellectual Property professionals. In the article, George highlights concerns about undisclosed AI training da  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking Faces At Least 5 Years in Prison * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Mexican national pleaded guilty in federal court today for possessing more than 56 pounds of methamphetamine and for entering the United States illegally after deportation. Apolinar Gocovachi Pacheco, 25, pleaded guilty before  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Nov. 18 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T wins four awards from CASE * Missouri S&T received four Best of CASE District VI Awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The CASE District VI awards showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, advancement services, special events, and marketing and communications among colleges and universities in the district. District V  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 20 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Farnan co-authors textbook to help future teachers meet student needs By Sydney Bentz, communication assistant Dr. Shantel Farnan, an associate professor of professional education at Northwest Missouri State University, has co-authored her first textbook, "Special Education in Today's Diverse Classroom: Meeting the Needs of Students with Exceptionalities." With the goal of preparing   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued report number PNNL-38243, 'Developments in Processing Criteria for Iron Phosphate Waste Form Design for Treating Electrorefiner Salt Wastes,' authored by Harmony S. Werth, Krista Carlson, Jade Beland, Julian D. Escobar Atehortua, Paige Murray, Dave Liang, Laurel Sharpless, Brian J. Riley, Michael Simpson, and Charmayne Lonergan. The report, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Warns New Jersey Organ Procurement Organization: Compliance Is Not Optional After Alarming Whistleblower Claims Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), along with Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01), are demanding documents and transcribed interviews with more than 30 employees and executives of the New Jersey S  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * St. Louis County Man Who Shot at Police Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a man who shot at multiple St. Louis County police officers in 2024 to 22 years in prison. Dylan Farmer, 21, of Breckenridge Hills, Missouri, pleaded guilty in June to four counts of assaulting a law enforcement  more