WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2026: * * * Americans Face the Brunt of Republican's Disastrous Health Care Cuts Thousands Of Americans Have Lost Access To Essential Care Facilities, And In Some Cases, Even Lost Their Jobs, Following Passage Of Republicans' Big Ugly Bill In July 2025 - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ)   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 5 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * ANHEUSER-BUSCH CELEBRATES AMERICA'S 250th BIRTHDAY WITH PATRIOTIC SUMMER OF BEER, PARTNERSHIPS & EVENTS * LEADING AMERICAN MANUFACTURER WILL BE THE OFFICIAL BEER SPONSOR AND AN OFFICIAL CANNED COCKTAIL SPONSOR OF AMERICA250 St. Louis, Missouri - June 5, 2026 -This is the summer of historic American milestones, and as one of the nation's most iconic compa  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * BCLP advises Ventiga Capital Partners, J. Leon and management shareholders on the sale of Thesis Holdings Limited * Internati onal la w firm BCLP advised Ventiga Capital, J. Leon and management shareh olders on the the PS97 mill ion sale of Thesis Holdings Limited ( Tutman ) s to Po ll en St reet Capital. Tutman is a growing fund services platform, which provide  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2026: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: New Analysis Confirms Working Families Tax Cuts Are Delivering for Americans Earning Less than $100,000 House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) today highlighted a new Department of the Treasury analysis confirming that Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering as promised by p  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 5 -- The CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * CFA Institute Appoints New Members to Financial Analysts Journal(R) Advisory Council and Editorial Board CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, today announced new appointees to the Advisory Council and Editorial Board of the CFA Institute Financial Analysts Journal, the leading practitioner journal for the glo  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 5 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news: * * * COCJ Alumnus Recognized for Brave Leadership in Corrections * Kelly Morriss ('90), warden of the Jefferson County Correctional Center (JCCC), has received the Brave Leadership in Corrections Award from Second Mountain Leadership, a non-profit organization that provides programming for incarcerated individuals. The Sam Houston State University alumnus was recognized at the organization's 2026 Comeback P  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney at NDAA Markup: The Trump Battleship Is the Exact Opposite of Every Lesson We've Learned * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, spoke in support of an amendment (link is external) to the FY27 NDA  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 5 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Engineering enzymes with potential against ALS and Parkinson's disease * In an advance that could one day lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, Meredith Jackrel, an associate professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and her team have developed a method to rapidly produce and screen a class of "disaggregase" enzymes that can break down the  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $40 Million WIFIA Loan to Expand Wastewater Services in Northeastern Nebraska * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection announced a $40 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan for South Sioux City, Nebraska, to support upgrades and expansions to its wastewater treatment facility. This loan will help the city install new systems to treat waste  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN announces matchups, dates for fourth annual SEC/ACC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenges * * Games to take place Dec. 1-3 across ESPN networks * Men's Challenge headlined by preseason No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Duke * Women's Challenge features No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Duke in marquee showdown The SEC/ACC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenges retur  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 5 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Five Gubernatorial Appointments * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced five gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions. Rachel Beushausen, of Springfield, was appointed to the Missouri State Foster Care and Adoption Board. Ms. Beushausen previously worked as an organizational and talent development assistant in the human res  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2026: * * * Graves Announces New Aviation Subcommittee Staff Director Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the appointment of Andrew Giacini as Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Aviation. "I'm excited to welcome Andrew back to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee," sa  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Provision to Fight Child Trafficking Passes Senate * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) provision to combat child exploitation passed the Senate. The provision, as part of the broader reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, will provide DHS with $108.5 million to hire 200 new child exploitation investigators and analysts. DHS currently employs only 7  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICE Denies Efforts from Bell, Deports Constituent * St. Louis, MO - Today, despite efforts from Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.), his constituent, Boanerges Flores-Bravo, was deported to Nicaragua. OFFICIAL STATEMENT: "The more I think about my visit to help Mr. Flores-Bravo in the Louisiana detention center, the more disgusted I get with Donald Trump and ICE. This is a hard-working man who fol  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has instituted a patent infringement investigation involving imported pickleball paddles and related components. The investigation stems from a complaint filed by Sport Squad, Inc., doing business as JOOLA, of North Bethesda, Maryland, alleging violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 through the importation and sale of pickleball paddles that infringe two U.S. patents. According to the Commission, the complaint was fi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 5 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Model uses real image to train AI to look for fakes * Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images have become increasingly more sophisticated than early ones that showed humans with more than five fingers on a hand, making it even harder to determine whether photos are authentic. Now, a team of computer scientists in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 5 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * New AI tools could help eye doctors diagnose retinal disease faster * Non-invasive eye scans allow doctors a zoomed-in, three-dimensional look beneath the eye's surface without causing discomfort or pain to the patient. Used routinely in clinics worldwide, the scans produce detailed views of individual layers of the eye's interior to help diagnose conditions that threaten visi  more

NEW YORK, June 6 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news: * * * NFTE Midwest Youth Entrepreneurship Showcases Advance Top Student Entrepreneurs to National Stage Winners from St. Louis, Chicago, and satellite showcases will represent the Midwest region at the National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase in November - The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is proud to announce the students advancing from its 2026 Midwest Youth Entrepreneurship Showcases   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * NRC Announces Acceptance of Cooper Subsequent License Renewal Application Rockville, Md. -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for review an application from Nebraska Public Power District to operate Cooper Nuclear Station for another two decades beyond its current license. NPPD submitted its subsequent license renewal application May 7, asking the NRC to extend Cooper's operating li  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following letter, with 35 co-signers to four federal agencies: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 3, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 - The Honorable Jamieson Greer U.S. Trade Representative 600 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20508 - The Honorable Kelly Loeffler U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd Street SW Washington,   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Wasserman Schultz, Miller, Bacon Introduce Legislation to Accelerate Cures for Polycystic Kidney Disease * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Carol Miller (R-WV), and Don Bacon (R-NE) announced the introduction of the PKD Cures Act to expand polycystic kidney disease (PKD) research at the National Institutes of Health  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Schmitt-Authored Fund to Arrest, Deport Criminal Illegal Aliens Passes U.S. Senate * $350 Million Fund Provides ICE the Resources Needed to Arrest Illegal Aliens Released from Local Custody in Sanctuary Cities U.S. SENATE -Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) released the following statement after the Senate passed his provision to give U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) an addition  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill to Better Protect Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities * Bill Would Strengthen Missing Persons Alerts and Expand Education and Training for First Responders U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act. This legislation will enhance the national missing person alert system, as well as  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 5 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Board grants faculty appointments, tenure * At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting May 1, a few faculty members were appointed, promoted or granted tenure, effective July 1 unless otherwise noted. Appointment with tenure * William J. Chopik as associate professor of psychological and brain sciences in WashU Arts & Sciences * Padma Gulur, MD, as professor of   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on June 5, 2026: * * * Working Families Benefitting From Republican Pro-Growth Working Families Tax Cuts Labor market surpasses expectations, creating 172,000 new jobs and estimates for March and April revised upward by 93,000 new jobs. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics re  more