ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 24 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * ASA Welcomes U.S.-Indonesia Trade Framework Supporting Ag Exports Yesterday, the United States and Indonesia issued a joint statement announcing a framework for reciprocal trade between the two countries. As part of the framework, the White House announced Indonesia would eliminate 99% of tariff barriers for all U.S. food and agriculture products. While U.S. soybeans and more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Beyond the hype: Jared Schroeder hosts podcast equipping Mizzou educators with AI literacy Generative AI has revolutionized how journalists and strategic communicators approach everything from writing headlines to transcribing and summarizing interviews. But with the technology now as ubiquitous as smartphones, educators are also evolving college classrooms to incorporate  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: U.S. Farmers, Manufacturers, and Innovators Win Under Trump's Trade Deal with Indonesia President Trump has delivered another win for American workers and farmers thanks to a new trade deal with Indonesia that was formerly announced today in a joint statement on the framework for a reciprocal trade agreement. This agreem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Congressman Onder Introduces the Make Entertainment Great Again (MEGA) Act Today, Congressman Bob Onder introduced the Make Entertainment Great Again (MEGA) Act to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to the Donald J. Trump Center for Performing Arts. For more than 40 years, President Trump has been a patron of the arts and a staple of the pop-culture landscape. F more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Department of Energy Terminates Taxpayer-Funded Financial Assistance for Grain Belt Express The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the Loan Programs Office (LPO) has terminated its conditional commitment for the Grain Belt Express Phase 1 project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line intended to connect wind and solar capacity across Kansas and Missouri. The more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump's Controversial Judicial Nominees, Joshua Divine & Cristian Stevens The Senate is scheduled to vote on their confirmations this week * In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against the nominations of Joshua Divine  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Emerson, a technology, software and engineering company that says it provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news release: * * * Emerson Expands Access to Centralized Test Management for Engineering Teams of All Sizes * Latest version of NI SystemLink makes software deployment, system monitoring and data dashboards more accessible through simplified set-up and remote co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Releases Soil Sampling Results in Henry County, Missouri * Results indicate that there are no current risks to students or residents LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 23, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of soil data, following the sampling that took place at the Davis R-12 school in Henry County, Missouri, on June 23, 2025. The results of EPA's sampling more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued a working paper titled 'The Dynamics of Long-Run Inflation Expectations: A Market-Based Perspective,' authored by Anna Cole, Julian Kozlowski, and Joseph Martorana. Released on June 30, 2025, the report examines inflation expectations by constructing forward-looking probability distributions for five-year-ahead inflation using prices of inflation derivatives, such as inflation caps and floors, which reflect ma more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a working paper titled 'Who Paid for the Profits of Taiwan's Central Bank?' authored by Juin-Jen Chang, Wan-Ting Chang, YiLi Chien, and Chun-Hung Kuo, issued on July 16, 2025. The report examines how Taiwan's central bank has generated sustained, sizable profits over two decades by exploiting balance sheet strategies and regulatory frameworks, ultimately identifying who effectively shoulders the cost of the more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued a working paper titled 'Mortgage Market Structure and the Transmission of Monetary Policy During the Great Inflation,' authored by Aaron Hedlund, Kieran Larkin, Kurt Mitman, and Serdar Ozkan, on June 30, 2025. The report analyzes how differences in national mortgage market structures shaped housing market responses amid the 2021-2024 spike in inflation and monetary tightening, explaining why U.S. house prices  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing on Making America the Crypto Capital of the World Clear policy and tax certainty are critical to continue to make the United States the global leader in cryptocurrency, according to testimony provided during a Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on ensuring America's digital asset policy is built for the 21st century. more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 [Category: BizFood/Beverages] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * GOOSE ISLAND ANNOUNCES 2025 BOURBON COUNTY STOUT FAMILY ANHEUSER-BUSCH CRAFT BEER PARTNER DEBUTS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BOURBON COUNTY BRAND STOUT LINE-UP AHEAD OF BLACK FRIDAY LAUNCH, INCLUDING NEW SMALL FORMAT PACKAGING CHICAGO, IL - July 22, 2025 - Every year, Goose Island Beer Co. releases the Bourbon County Brand Stout Family to honor their legacy as t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Urges RFK Jr. to Reinstate Safety Regulations on Chemical Abortion Drug after Reviewing Studies * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) urging him to take immediate action to reinstate safety guardrails on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley's letter comes after he se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Wins Cancelation of Grain Belt Express * U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) succeeded today in securing the cancelation of a Biden-era Green New Deal loan in Missouri. Following Senator Hawley's request, the Department of Energy canceled $5 billion in taxpayer funding to the "Grain Belt Express," a green transmission project that has taken the land of numerous Missouri farmers across eight coun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Act to Advance Nuclear Energy * WASHINGTON--The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs today held a hearing titled " The New Atomic Age: Advancing America's Energy Future. " During the hearing, members heard from witnesses about the advent of small and micro modular nuclear reactors and how their development and deployment will advance more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * House Approves Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 The U.S. House of Representatives today approved bipartisan legislation to strengthen, support, and authorize funding through 2029 for the United States Coast Guard and its critical missions to safeguard the nation's borders, facilitate maritime commerce, ensure mari more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, July 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Lake Regional Health System in Missouri joins Mayo Clinic Care Network * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Lake Regional Health System and Mayo Clinic Platform announced that the health system in Osage Beach, Missouri, has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a select group of independent healthcare providers carefully vetted by Mayo Clinic and granted special access to Mayo's clinical, educat more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 23 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Medicaid cuts: Tips for covering the legal frontlines * The reconciliation bill's sweeping cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA subsidies, along with sharp restrictions on family planning providers, mark one of the most significant rollbacks of federal health funding in a generation. Critics argue the law disproportionately targets low-income patients, reproductive healt more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- The Missouri Farm Bureau issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Federal Loan Support Terminated for Grain Belt Express Project MOFB President Garrett Hawkins issued the following statement following the DOE's termination of federal loan support for the Grain Belt Express transmission project: "I commend the Department of Energy and the Trump Administration for its decision to terminate federal loan support for the Grain Belt Express tra more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, July 24 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on July 23, 2025: * * * National Corn Growers Association and Ag Data Transparent Launch New Carbon Transparency Project The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and Ag Data Transparent announced today a new partnership to bring clarity to farmers interested in carbon market contracts. "The rapid expansion of carbon programs and solution providers in agriculture presents immense opportunit more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, July 24 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following statement on July 23, 2025: * * * NCGA Applauds Trump Administration's Deal with Japan The Trump administration announced today that the United States has agreed to a trade deal with Japan. In response to the announcement, Illinois farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Kenneth Hartman Jr. made the following statement: "We appreciate the work that the administration has dedicated to  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Polsinelli Implements Leading Legal GenAI Assistant Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Firmwide Polsinelli is pleased to announce the firmwide implementation of Thomson Reuters CoCounsel, the legal industry's leading professional-grade, AI assistant. Now deployed across all of Polsinelli's more than 1,200 attorneys nationwide, the move marks one of the largest CoCounsel rollouts in the legal sector to da more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Kamlager-Dove, and Senator Schiff Request Update on EPA Actions to Mitigate Climate Risks at Toxic Superfund Sites Nationwide * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), along with Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), led a congressional inquiry calling for an updated report on actions the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 23 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * RFK Jr. wants us all to wear health trackers -- will it work? * U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently shared his vision that all Americans wear a digital health device within the next four years. During a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee, he promised "one of the biggest advertising campaigns in HHS h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Alliance for Justice, an organization committed to fortifying the progressive movement through its focus on federal and state courts and building power by providing resources to maximize nonprofits' advocacy capacity, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Senate Confirms Extreme Trump Judges to Missouri Federal Courts Today the Senate voted to confirm two judges to Missouri's federal district courts: Joshua Divine and Cristian Stevens. Both have  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Applauds Senate Confirmation of Eastern District of Missouri Judicial Nominees * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) celebrated the Senate confirmation of President Trump's nominees to serve as judges for the Eastern District of Missouri. Cristian Stevens and Joshua Divine both worked for Senator Schmitt during his tenure as Missouri's Attorney General. Senator Schmitt spo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Applauds Senate Confirmation of Zachary Bluestone for the Eastern District of Missouri * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) issued the following statement celebrating the Senate confirmation of Zachary Bluestone to serve as a judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. Bluestone worked with Senator Schmitt as Deputy Solicitor General during his tenure as Missouri's Attorn more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Chairs Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Ending DEI Discrimination * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing on the need to end radical and discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, which are in violation of our nation's civil rights laws. Watch Senator Schmitt's opening  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 24 -- The Siteman Cancer Center issued the following news: * * * Siteman Investment Program Awards $2.42 Million for Cancer Research Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine is pleased to announce funding for 12 new projects, including four clinical trials. Through this research, investigators aim to improve the understanding of tumor formation and growth, develop safer, more effective therapies, and explore new cancer screening strategies.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Schweikert Demand Tax-Exempt Organ Procurement Organizations Turn Over Financial Records, Flight Logs, Medicare Reimbursements, Other Documents as Part of Committee Investigation Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01) are demanding three Organ Procurement Organizations (O more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Continues Political Attack on Renewable Energy * St. Louis, Mo - The Department of Energy (DOE) cancelled its loan for the shovel-ready Grain Belt Express transmission project that would quickly strengthen grid reliability and resilience, create jobs during construction, and lower electricity costs for small towns throughout Kansas and Missouri. When it approved the  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Researchers identify key survival strategy for soybeans during heat and drought The University of Missouri study reveals that soybeans use a natural targeted cooling mechanism to protect reproduction under tough weather conditions. * It's a hot, dry summer afternoon, and the skies offer no relief for a field of soybeans. But within those green leaves, these plants are quietly fighting more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 23 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Update: Tonia Haddix's Husband Held in Contempt of Court * St. Louis - A Federal Court Judge in Missouri just held Jerry Aswegan, husband of Chimp Crazy villain Tonia Haddix, in contempt for failing to respond to PETA's subpoena for financial records. Aswegan will be fined $50 per day until he complies, and he must reimburse PETA for the attorneys' fees and c more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 23 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Why your coverage should focus on prevention as tick-borne diseases spread * As warming temperatures allow ticks to creep further north, the prevalence of tick-borne diseases continues to rise. (See my related tip sheet on climate change and Lyme disease.) "Going out into the woods is an inherently healthy thing to do, and so choosing not to do outdoor activities [to more PR