SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 15 -- Cancer Nation (formerly the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship) issued the following statement: * * * Meet the 2026 Cancer Nation Leadership Academy Ambassadors We are proud to welcome the 2026 Cancer Nation Leadership Academy cohort. Following a competitive application process, 12 survivors, caregivers, and health care professionals from across the country have been selected to serve as Cancer Nation Ambassadors. The Cancer Nation Leadership Acade  more

MARSHALL, Missouri, July 13 -- Missouri Valley College issued the following news: * * * Missouri Valley College Names Dr. Zachary Templeton Dean of the School of Education and Social Sciences Missouri Valley College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Zachary Templeton as the new Dean of the School of Education and Social Sciences, bringing more than 25 years of educational leadership and a proven commitment to student success, innovation, and community engagement. Throughout his d  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 15 -- The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release: * * * 35 Missouri Educators Selected as Regional Teachers of the Year The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has announced the 35 Regional Teachers of the Year who have been selected to represent their regions in the 2027 Missouri Teacher of the Year Program. DESE's annual Teacher of the Year program highlights the positive impact  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. The Honorable Michael Selig Chairman Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st NW Washington, DC 20581 April 30, 2026 RE: Public Comment to Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Prediction Markets (RIN 3038-AF65) Dear Chairman Selig, We are the unions that represent the athlet  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, and Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following letter to the Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 16, 2026 The Honorable Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget 725 17th St NW Washington, D.C. 20503 Dear Director Vought, We write to you regarding critical funding for our nation's 62 National Heritage Areas (NHAs) for fiscal year (FY) 2  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrep) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Black Americans Accounted for More Than Half of U.S. Homicide Victims Despite Comprising Only 13.7% of Population, New Study Finds Violence Policy Center annual report examines the latest national homicide data and finds that more than 84% of Black homicide victims were killed by guns - Black Americans accounted for more than half (52.2%) of all homicide victims in the United States while com  more