ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * A Look Into Litigation Funding * Summary As litigation funding has drawn national headlines in recent years in connection with cases such as the Gawker and Smartmatic defamation actions, it has also received additional scrutiny from courts and judges interested in knowing who is or may be influencing the litigation in their courtrooms. Party litigants may likewi more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Colorado Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- June 2025 * Colorado had 136,000 job openings in June 2025, compared to 129,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Colora more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 15 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Freelancers reveal side gigs that help pay bills -- and fuel creativity * After getting laid off from a well-paying staff job at the New York Daily News in 2006, Caitlin Kelly took a part-time job at The North Face near New York City -- her first time in retail at age 50. She'd struggled to find another journalism job, and selling fleece jackets and down sleeping bags  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 16 -- The Missouri Hospital Association issued the following news: * * * Hospital Leaders Share Insights For Exceeding HEALTHPAC Contribution Goals Leading your organization's participation in HEALTHPAC -- the Missouri Hospital Association's state-level political action committee -- can be intimidating. It doesn't have to be. Learn what your peers from throughout the state are doing to coordinate successful contribution campaigns. Why HEALTHPAC matters HEALTHP more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing their apprehensions regarding the proposed 2027 implementation timeline for the Mandatory Ambulatory Specialty Model. The organization argues that the timeline does not allow providers sufficient time to adequately prepare the necessary infrastructure for the transition. In their communication, Mosaic Life Care emphasizes the multi more ST

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Aug. 16 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Northwest RPDC receives grant to foster network aimed at strengthening rural education The Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) at Northwest Missouri State University is the recipient of grant funding aimed at closing the learning gap between urban and rural school districts to ensure students throughout the region are equipped with critical skills, credentials and experienc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Ends the Inflation Act's Welfare for the Wealthy, Big Banks, Billion-Dollar Companies, & China Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement ahead of Saturday's three-year anniversary of the Democrats' Inflation Act becoming law: "The Inflation Act showed Democrats'  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Dole Institute of Politics announces fall 2025 programming The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced a slate of events, exhibits and programs during fall 2025, featuring a mix of politics, public service and civics across the political spectrum. Highlights include events in honor of Constitution Day; a series of discussions moderated by Dole Fellow Joni Wickham, poli more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New method more accurately assesses movement disorder in children Study on cerebral palsy in humans and mice could inform new treatments * Cerebral palsy affects around one in 345 children in the U.S., and more than half of them experience a problem called dystonia -- involuntary and often painful muscle contractions, most commonly in the legs, that lead to abnormal more PR