ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-MO Releases Next Round of 2026 Endorsements in Key State Legislative Races * JEFFERSON CITY, MO- Americans for Prosperity Missouri (AFP-MO) today is rolling out more endorsements for the 2026 primary cycle, backing candidates in key races in the State House and Senate. These key endorsements are a part of a larger effort to continue to make Missouri the best place to l  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel and Bipartisan Coalition to Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement over App Store Monopoly * The United States District Court for the Northern District of California stated last week that it will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. In 2021, Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan group of 53 attorneys ge  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 6 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * ASA Vice President Urges Caution in USTR Section 301 Investigation Soybean farmers are already facing significant economic headwinds and new trade actions could add further strain, American Soybean Association Vice President and Iowa soybean farmer Dave Walton said today in testimony before the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). "Soybeans are the larges  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 5 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights for victims of human trafficking * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that he has joined a 12-state friend-of-the-court brief to ask the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to allow human traffickers to be held liable for conduct that takes place beyond the United States' borders under the TVPA (Trafficking Victims Prote  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 5 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Obtains Nearly $100,000 in Restitution for Contractor Fraud in St. Francois County * Missouri Attorney General Hanaway announced that her office has secured a nearly $100,000 judgment for restitution against Dustin D. Golden, owner of G5 Contracting, for contractor fraud arising from deceptive home repair practices in St. Francois County. Golden was  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett: Redistricting Wars Weaken the American People's Voice * In case you missed it, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) wrote an op-ed in The Detroit News today, describing how the current trend of redrawing congressional districts years before the next Census weakens American voters' representation in Congress. Barrett urges passage of his Make It Count Act, which would ban mid-decade redistricting a  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith Reasserts Demands for CCP-Linked Non-Profits to Comply with Committee Oversight Tax-exempt organizations under investigation by the Ways and Means Committee must comply with the Committee's requests for information and documentation concerning their funding sources and fiscal sponsorships by May 18, 2026, demands Ways and Mea  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Graves, Bell, Alford Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring America's Teachers * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Wesley Bell (D-MO), and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize the lasting impact of America's teachers. The bipart  more

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, May 6 -- Coker University issued the following news: * * * Coker University Announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2026-2027 Coker University is pleased to announce that Meadow Morse has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Bulgaria for the 2026-2027 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. "I ultimately hope to build the confidence of my studen  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Kurt Pfeifle, executive director of the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System, from an April 29, 2026, hearing on the Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 7331): * * * Chairman Hageman, Ranking Member Van Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Kurt Pfeifle, and I serve as Execu  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following white paper (No. 2026-008) on April 30, 2026, entitled "Prior Knowledge, Module Design, and Student Dropout in Online K-12 Education." Here are excerpts: * * * We examine student dropout in online K-12 education coursework using administrative data for 442,000 students, 64 economics and personal finance modules, and 2.1 million module assignments between 2014 and 2025. We find that module length  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following white paper (No. 2026-007) on April 29, 2026, by Carlos Garriga and Manu Garcia entitled "The Determinants of Mortgage Denial Using Public Data." Here are excerpts: * * * We analyze over 30 million home purchase mortgage applications from 2018-2024 using publicly available Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data to study the determinants of mortgage denial. We establish three primary findings.   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Formax Launches Two New Products * Formax has introduced the 2150 Series Production Pressure Sealer, replacing the discontinued 2300 Series. The 2150 Series is designed to process high-volume jobs up to 27,000 forms per hour, with an unlimited monthly duty cycle. The graphics-based 12-inch color touch screen is mounted on a swivel arm, and provides intuitive control of   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Fujifilm Named 2026 TIME100 Influential Company & Industry Leader * FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. was named by TIME as a TIME100 Most Influential Company of 2026, as well as a 2026 Industry Leader in the Hardware sector. TIME100 highlights companies annually that are making an extraordinary impact around the world. Fujifilm was named a "Pioneer" by TIME, in part for its commitm  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 5 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Global outbreaks may fuel violence against women -- but most cases go unmeasured * Violence against women and girls may increase during infectious disease outbreaks -as economic strain, isolation and disrupted services reshape daily life -yet those impacts remain largely unmeasured, according to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis School of Public Health. A new study, "A Systemat  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 5 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Appointment to Missouri Ethics Commission * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced a gubernatorial appointment to the Missouri Ethics Commission, returning a quorum to the commission. Clem Smith, of St. Louis, was appointed to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Mr. Smith previously worked as an aircraft assembly mechanic for Boeing before transitio  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 5 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Orders Capitol Dome Lighted Green in Recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month and Children's Mental Health Week * Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome to shine green beginning at sunset on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, until sunrise on Thursday, May 7, 2026, in recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month and May 3 - 9, 2026, as Children's Me  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City Fed announces Denver Branch director appointment The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City announces the following director appointment to fill a vacant seat on its Denver Branch Board of Directors. Mike Casey, president and chief operating officer, Tuff Shed, Inc., Denver, Colo., was appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's head office board of directors t  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 5 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * People with poor mental health report worse care worldwide * A new multinational study finds that individuals with poor mental health consistently report lower-quality healthcare experiences across diverse health systems. Published May 5 in PLOS Medicine, the study was led by Margaret E. Kruk, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in collaboration with an inter  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * PFU Announces PaperStream Capture Pro & Pro Premium Update 6.0 * PFU Ltd. has announced version 6.0 of the PaperStream Capture Series software for RICOH fi and SP Series image scanners is now available, delivering updates that improve integration with business systems, enhance quality control performance after scans and support more efficient day-to-day document capture.   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Alford, Graves, Cleaver, Bell Introduce Resolution Honoring America's Teachers * In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Representatives Mark Alford (R-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Mark Alford (R-MO) and Wesley Bell (D-MO) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize the lasting impact of America's teachers. This bipartisan resolution h  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Graves, Cleaver, Alford, Bell Introduce Resolution Honoring America's Teachers * WASHINGTON, DC - In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Mark Alford (R-MO) and Wesley Bell (D-MO) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize the lasting impact of America's teachers. This bipartisan resolution highl  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ruling that Banned the Use of Telemedicine to Get Abortion Pills This ruling pauses an order issued by an appellate court on Friday, but this ruling is temporary and the Supreme Court has yet to make a final decision * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that forced people to get the abor  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * TD SYNNEX Named North America, Latin America & APAC 'Distribution Growth Leader' Winner for 2026 IBM Partner Plus Awards * TD SYNNEX has announced it has been named the North America, Latin America and APAC Winner of the 2026 IBM Partner Plus Awards for the Distribution Growth Leader category at IBM Partner Plus Day during Think 2026. This award celebrates IBM value-added  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 6 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * Media, Art and Design Adjunct Selected for 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship Alumnus Brian Hawkins joins an elite group of scholars across our continent * Brian Hawkins (B.A. '11) is extremely familiar with UMKC. He studied studio art and art history as an undergraduate student. He taught as an adjunct a few years later. Back in that role once again, Hawkins submitted and was selected for  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Less water, same taste: New approach helps growers produce sweet corn more efficiently University of Missouri researchers find farmers can cut back on water without losing crop quality. * University of Missouri researchers are exploring ways to grow sweet corn more efficiently to help American farmers cut costs. In a recent study, scientists from Mizzou's College of Agriculture, Food a  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Joins Representative Joe Morelle to Provide an Update on Redistricting * Governor Kathy Hochul today joined Representative Joe Morelle to provide an update on redistricting. VIDEO: The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4). AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio f  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Backs Missouri Farmers with Farm Bill Vote * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement on her vote in support of the Farm Bill: "I was proud to vote for the Farm Bill, a long-overdue piece of legislation to support our farmers and ranchers and strengthen our rural economies. This critical bill includes countless programs that will help our Missouri agr  more

WALLA WALLA, Washington, May 6 -- Whitman College issued the following news: * * * Whitman Debate & Forensics Win at National Championships By Baker Weilert-Pekar, Director of Debate & Forensics For the second year in a row, Whitman Debate and Forensics has won a championship in National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) debate. Oliver Kaufman '26 (an English major from Eugene, Oregon) and Grace Hardy '27 (an Ethics and Society and Rhetoric, Writing, and Public Discourse double major  more