ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 12 -- The American School Counselor Association issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * American School Counselor Association Announces 2026 RAMP(R) Schools This year, 208 schools in 34 states received the Recognized ASCA Model Program(R) (RAMP(R)) designation. These schools will be honored during a special ceremony at the ASCA Annual Conference in New Orleans, La., in July for making an exemplary commitment to their school counseling program. T  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 12 -- The University of Southern California Rossier School of Education posted the following news: * * * At USC Rossier, scholars from the Critical Policy Collective are turning research into education policy action * In the fall of 2024, members of the Critical Policy Collective, a group of USC Rossier PhD students, a USC Dornsife PhD student and a USC Rossier postdoctoral fellow traveled to Washington, D.C. with professors Kendrick Davis and Dwuana Bradley to  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 12 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Successfully Defends Missouri FIRST Map Against Constitutional Challenge * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her Office has secured a judgment in Jackson County against a left-wing attempt to throw out the Missouri FIRST Map. "This ruling is a complete victory for Missouri and for the people  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release: * * * Brown Joins St. Louis Fed's Agribusiness Industry Council David Brown, senior vice president and chief procurement officer at Post Holdings in St. Louis, has been named to the Agribusiness Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councilsin 2006, each designed to provide important feedback about economic conditions   more

HAMILTON, New York, March 12 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Colgate Announces Spring 2026 Faculty Promotions * Colgate University has announced a series of faculty promotions following the winter meeting of the Board of Trustees. This recognition of professors' accomplishments -as both scholars and teachers -takes effect July 1, 2026. "One of the greatest pleasures of being the provost and dean of the faculty is to learn about the remarkable accomplishments of colle  more

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 13 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on March 12, 2026: * * * Corn Growers Call for Action on E15 to Offset Rising Gas Prices The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today urged Congress to act immediately to pass legislation that would allow for the year-round sale of fuels with 15% ethanol blends, often referred to as E15, to help offset rising costs related to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. "Corn growers have been c  more

LOWELL, Arkansas, March 11 -* Arvest Bank issued the following news: * * * Disaster Relief Loan Program available for customers impacted by March storms Arvest is offering assistance to those affected by the recent storms, flooding and tornadoes through its Disaster Relief Loan Program.* This Disaster Relief Loan Program, available until April 9, 2026, is specifically designed to provide quick access to funds. This program is available to new and existing customers who reside in Arkansas, Ok  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Former St. Louis Building Inspector Accused of $1.6 Million Fraud A former building inspector with the City of St. Louis has been indicted and accused of steering $1.67 million meant for the repair of decrepit buildings in St. Louis to himself and relatives. Adebanjo "Banjo" Popoola was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis We  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban Chemical Abortion Drug, Hosts Press Conference Featuring Pro-Life Testimonies & Leaders * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) hosted a press conference to unveil his new legislation to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone and empower women harmed by the drug to sue its manufacturers. Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) will introduce companio  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Jurors Convict Former Missouri Police Officer of Civil Rights Violation, Other Charges A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Wednesday convicted a former Northwoods, Missouri police officer of charges related to the assault of a handcuffed man in 2023. Jurors found Samuel Davis, 28, guilty of one count of deprivation of right  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Man Sentenced to 5 Years' imprisonment for Covid-19 Fraud KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a scheme that resulted in a $148,000 fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Jason Roa  more

ROLLA, Missouri, March 12 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T professors elected SME Fellows * Two Missouri S&T professors, Drs. Kwame Awuah-Offei and Samuel Frimpong, have been elected to the 2026 class of Fellows of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). According to the SME website, Fellows must have belonged to the organization for at least 15 years and have made significant and sustained contributions to bot  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 12 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Missouri School of Journalism student wins Top Student Paper at AEJMC Southeast Colloquium for third year in a row * Anna Sago (left) and Jared Schroeder Associate Professor Jared Schroeder also won the conference's Top Faculty Paper award in the law and policy division By Austin Fitzgerald For the third straight year, a Missouri School of Journalism student has won   more

JOPLIN, Missouri, March 12 (TNSrep) -- Missouri Southern State University issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Missouri Southern State University Teacher Education Program Exceeds Statewide Performance Benchmarks and Sees Significant Enrollment Growth Missouri Southern State University Teacher Education Program Exceeds Statewide Performance Benchmarks and Sees Significant Enrollment Growth Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) is proud to announce outstanding result  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 13 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * NAIA Announces Partnership with Premier Wireless The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a partnership agreement with Premier Wireless, a Pinnacle Partner of T-Mobile, as the Official Trusted Connectivity Partner of the NAIA. This partnership will help student-athletes, athletic departments, and administrators stay  more

NEW YORK, March 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Non-Compact, Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Upheld by Missouri Court * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Today, a Jackson County Circuit Court judge ruled that a new gerrymandered congressional map passed by the Missouri General Assembly as Hou  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri issued the following statement on March 12, 2026: * * * Non-Compact, Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Upheld by Missouri Court Today, a Jackson County Circuit Court judge ruled (linked here (https://www.aclu-mo.org/app/uploads/2026/03/Wise-et-al-and-Healey-et-al-v-State-Order-and-Judgment.pdf)) that a new gerrymandered congressional map passed by the Missouri General Assembly as House Bill 1 can stay   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Non-Compact, Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Upheld by Missouri State Trial Court * KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Today, a Jackson County Circuit Court judge ruled that a new gerrymandered congressional map passed by the Missouri General Assembly as House Bill 1 can stay in place, after a lawsuit by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of Missouri -o  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Psychiatrist Reaches Civil Settlement of $360,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims to Federal Health Care Programs The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and a Missouri psychiatrist have reached a $360,000 civil settlement that will resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations, U.S. Attorney Thomas C Albus   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Senator Hawley's Bill To Revoke FDA Approval of Mifepristone Today, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation in the Senate that would revoke FDA approval of mifepristone and make it illegal to distribute nationwide. The bill builds on legislation Hawley introduced last year that targeted mifepris  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 13 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * The Yellow & Blue Podcast | From Lab to Life: How Research Shapes Our World | S2E4 By Heidi Bushong Research is the engine behind innovation, commercialization and economic growth across nearly every industry. At South Dakota State University, that innovation doesn't stop in the lab; it goes to work. In this episode, we explore how a single research idea can become a commercial product with re  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 13 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news on March 12, 2026: * * * Students show Resilience in Action in 2026 Student journalists, educators and supporters across the country came together Feb. 26 -- and throughout the month of February -- for the ninth annual Student Press Freedom Day. At a time when student journalists are facing escalating threats, this year's event welcomed examples of resilience and resolve. Students used the day to educate  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 13 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * SWARM student engineers on the cutting edge of modular robotics SWARM, one of seven WashU Robotics teams, is designing robots that can cooperate By Elizabeth Stump The phrase "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is doubly true for SWARM, the WashU Robotics team on the cutting edge of modular robotics. The project's 15 members are working to create robots that can connect and coop  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The White House issued the following news on March 10, 2026: * * * TRUMP EFFECT: A Running List of New U.S. Investment in President Trump's Second Term Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his unwavering commitment to revitalizing American industry has spurred trillions of dollars of investments in U.S. manufacturing, production, and innovation -- and the list only continues to grow. Here is a non-comprehensive running list of new U.S.-based investments in Pre  more