ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 27 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * ASA Calls for Reauthorization of Grain Standards Act in House Testimony Dave Walton, secretary of the American Soybean Association and a farmer from Wilton, Iowa, testified today before the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit, emphasizing the importance of reauthorizing the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Under the  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Homelessness reduction efforts in jeopardy due to budget cuts * Reducing homelessness through Medicaid programs * Moderator: Angela Hart, senior correspondent, KFF Health News * Indu Subaiya, M.D., MBA, MFA, CEO, Healthcare in Action * Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, lecturer & social impact fellow, UC Berkeley School of Public Health * Anna Gorman, MPH, M.S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Crapo and Chairman Smith Applaud Trump Administration for International Tax Agreement Protecting American Workers and Businesses Washington, D.C.--After Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced a forthcoming international tax agreement, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Multiple Counties in Missouri as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding * This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disast more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Freelance contracts: What to look for and how to negotiate * Contracts can be seen as both a pain and a point of pride for freelance journalists. On the one hand, receiving one means you've landed an assignment -- a win. On the other hand, the documents can leave you in risky financial and legal territory -- often without you even realizing it. After all, contracts can more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Has the public health framework failed in the fight against gun violence? * 'What We've Become:' A new way of framing America's gun violence epidemic * Moderator: Kaitlin Washburn, reporter, Chicago Sun-Times; AHCJ Health Beat Leader for Firearm Violence * Jonathan M. Metzl, M.D., Ph.D., chair, Vanderbilt University Department of Medicine, Health and Society By more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Applauds Judiciary Committee for Approving Missouri District Judge Nominees * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) applauded the Judiciary Committee approving the nominations of four Missourians President Trump has tapped to serve as district judges for Missouri. "This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent four outstanding Missourians--whom President Trump tapped as his first judi more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Immediate online access to medical test results can feed 'scanxiety,' study says * Thanks to federal rules enacted in 2021, we all have access to information in our electronic health records, including test results. That should be a good thing. But a recent study in JAMA Network Open highlighted how immediate access to test results -- often before a health care provi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Judicial Nominations for Sixth Circuit and Missouri District Courts, U.S. Attorney Nominations for Idaho and Pennsylvania * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Whitney D. Hermandorfer, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, by a vote of 12-10; * Zachary M. Bluestone, to be United States Distr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Judicial Nominations for Sixth Circuit and Missouri District Courts, U.S. Attorney Nominations for Idaho and Pennsylvania WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Whitney D. Hermandorfer, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, by a vote of 12- more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 27 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou launches Energy Innovation Center to help power tomorrow The 116,000-square-foot facility will promote collaboration to transform energy production and policy. By Janese Heavin The University of Missouri is designing and constructing an Energy Innovation Center, a cutting-edge facility where world-class researchers will design the energy systems of tomorrow. Recently approved by the Un more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, June 27 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Curators approve Missouri S&T to offer new AI master's degree program By Greg Edwards The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted unanimously today (Thursday, June 26) to approve a new master's degree program in applied artificial intelligence -- also referred to as "AI+X" -- at Missouri S&T. "Missouri S&T has been a national leader in computer science since the early 1960s, an more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Enters Multi-Year Partnership Agreement with Box Out Sports * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a new multi-year partnership agreement with Box Out Sports, the leading provider of digital graphics and media automation for athletic programs. This collaboration will enhance the digital more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison's Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act Advances in Committee * Washington, D.C. -- The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, which includes the Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act, introduced by Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07). The bill now heads to the House floor for consideratio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee Moving Forward on Nominees for the Eastern District of Missouri * Praises President Trump for Strengthening Federal Judiciary WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) released the following statement applauding the Senate Judiciary Committee for approving the nominations of four highly qualified nominees to serve as Judges for the Eastern  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Discusses the Latest on Iran, the Big Beautiful Bill, Joe Biden's Mental Decline Investigation on Fox Business * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) appeared on Mornings with Maria this morning to discuss updates on the conflict with Iran, the Senate's work to pass the Big Beautiful Bill this week, and ongoing investigations into Joe Biden's mental decline and the use of t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Ten Members and Associates of Violent Car-Theft Ring Indicted on Racketeering, Carjacking, Robbery, and Firearm Charges * A superseding indictment was unsealed today charging Montez Moore, 20, Duane Benson, 20, Aniya Sheperd, 20, Brandon Irons, 19, Allen Brown, 23, Markaveon Jackson, 19, Raynell Moore, 22, Lavatrice McCully-Collins, 24, Peontay Roddy, 21, and Noah Hornburg, 23 -- all of St. Louis,  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 27 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * University of Missouri Board of Curators announces members of NextGen MURR Working Group University and industry leaders will provide oversight, support as NextGen MURR is designed and constructed. * In the latest exciting development in the creation of the NextGen MURR research reactor, University of Missouri Board of Curators Chair Todd Graves and President Mun Choi have established the Next more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 27 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Region's first patient receives sickle cell gene therapy Nebraska patient seeks cure for devastating disease from WashU Medicine pediatric specialists at St. Louis Children's Hospital By Marta Wegorzewska Martin Mwita Jr.'s symptoms started when he was just an infant, with painful swelling of his hands and feet, often one of the first manifestations of sickle cell disease. B more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * We're Hiring - Administrative Assistant/Chamber Benefit Plan Assistant * June 26, 2025 2 min read # The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is looking for a hard-working individual to serve as an administrative assistant/Chamber Benefit Plan assistant. To apply, please send a resume to Brian Crouse at bcrouse@mochamber.com. Application deadline more PR