NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * 2026 PEN/Robert J.Dau Prize Winners Explore the Breadth of Human Experience * Twelve debut writers chosen for originality, craft, and pushing literary boundaries were announced today as 2026 winners of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Their exceptional storie more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * 30+ Conservative Groups Back Trump to End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Rachel Loren Today Americans for Tax Reform and over 30 conservative organizations and leaders sent a letter to President Trump urging him to use his existing authority to index capital gains to inflation by executive action. Americans should not have to pay taxes on inflation. The President Has the Authority to more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following statement on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * ASA Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Case Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision regarding tariffs and related authorities. In response, the American Soybean Association (ASA) issued the following statement: "The case at the Supreme Court has been closely followed by soybean farmers who have seen the cost of inputs rise over the past year due to tariffs. U.S. soyb more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * ASHE Shares Results Of 2026 Hospital Construction Survey * The American Society for Healthcare Engineering and its Health Facilities Management magazine released a summary of results from its 2026 hospital construction survey. The study's results highlight the need for security and cybersecurity planning -and the need for security teams and facilities management t more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect free speech from big tech censorship South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate letter to YouTube and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., raising concerns about the censorship of conservative speech. "Companies do not have to agree with consumers or those who use their services," Attorney General Wilson state more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith Slams SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States overturned tariffs that President Donald Trump has imposed on the basis of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Chairman Smith said, "In ju more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued the following news release: * * * DHSS rolls out Verified Dispensary initiative The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Division of Cannabis Regulation, is implementing a new initiative designed to help cannabis patients and consumers identify licensed dispensaries and cannabis products regulated by DHSS. The Verified Dispensary: We're on the List initiative provides tools t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump to Pollute Air & Water with More Mercury, Arsenic, Lead in Missouri * JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Today, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Continues to Reverse Democrats' War on Beautiful Clean Coal, Finalizes Repeal of Costly Restrictions on Baseload Power Generation * While at Mills Creek Power Plant in Kentucky, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the finalization of a deregulatory action to ensure affordable, dependable energy for American families and restore American energy dominance. In today's final a more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to stop federal funding for child sex-change procedures. "Children are not social experiments, they are not science experiments, and they are not political theories. They're children, and they deserve  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Breitbart Exclusive: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Ends Democrat War on 'Beautiful, Clean Coal' * WASHINGTON - Today, Breitbart News highlighted a key action the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking to ensure affordable, dependable energy for American families and restore American energy dominance. EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi was alongside elected officials and other i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE THE ONES PAYING THE PRICE FROM THIS FAILED PRESIDENCY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he explained how Democrats are standing up for democracy and fighting to make life better for hardworking taxpayers while Donald Trump and Republicans are hurti more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE THE ONES PAYING THE PRICE FROM THIS FAILED PRESIDENCY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he explained how Democrats are standing up for democracy and fighting to make life better for hardworking taxpayers while Donald Trump and Republicans are hurting everyday Americans and  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber applauds House passage of bill to expand small business health coverage * The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry applauds House lawmakers for passing HB 2596, legislation that expands access to affordable health coverage for Missouri's small businesses. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton).  HB 2596 modernizes more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber backs incentives to grow critical materials and pharmaceutical production * The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is supporting legislation aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains by expanding production of critical materials and pharmaceuticals in Missouri.  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, 36 of the 60 minerals ide more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber renews effort to shorten injury lawsuit timeline * The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is continuing its push to reduce the statute of limitations for personal injury cases from five years to two years. A statute of limitations is the legal time limit in which a person must file a lawsuit after an alleged injury or incident occurs more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Department of Natural Resources aquifer study continues in Lewis County The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Missouri Geological Survey invites Lewis County landowners with water wells to participate in an ongoing study to identify possible underground aquifers in northeast Missouri. MGS geologists are conducting passive seismic surveys to find s more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Carterville City will evaluate wastewater system improvements * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of Carterville to evaluate the city's wastewater system. Through its Clean Water Engineering Report Grant program, the more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * National Corn Growers Association Weighs in on Farm Bill The National Corn Growers Association said today that the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, recently released by the chair of the House Committee on Agriculture, would improve existing programs for corn growers and rural America. The comments were included in a letter from the NCGA president to the committee  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * New Missouri Hospital CEOs Engage With Lawmakers, Explore MHA Resources * Each year, the Missouri Hospital Association convenes new CEOs of MHA-member hospitals to introduce them to the breadth of resources and subject matter expertise available through MHA membership. This year's event, held Feb. 17-18, provided valuable networking opportunities and covered a var more PR

LAKE ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- National Information Solutions Cooperative, a provider of software solutions to utility and telecommunication companies, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * NISC Hosts 2026 Annual Meeting Building Momentum Toward Key National Conferences National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), a leading provider of software solutions to energy and communications providers, hosted its 2026 Annual Meeting on Feb. 11. Members from across the U more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 20 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSUIT nursing program maintains 100% NCLEX pass rate for three consecutive years * Media Contact: Hicham Raache | Communications Coordinator | 918-293-4678 | hicham.raache@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology's nursing program graduates are passing their licensing test to become professional registered nurses at an exceptionally high rate. One hundred percent of nursing gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver's Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on President Trump's Unlawful Tariffs * (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that President Trump's global tariffs were unlawful. "Today's decision reaffirms a fundamental principle of our Constitution, which is that no presid more PR

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- The National Football League posted the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by senior editor for draft strategy Dan Parr: * * * Seven biggest NFL draft takeaways from Daniel Jeremiah's pre-combine conference call NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah held his annual pre-NFL Scouting Combine conference call with members of the media on Thursday, answering questions for two hours. Here are seven takeaways from the event. 1) Potential QB trade targets for the Jet more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma to Pay $90,000 in EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Medical practice settles federal lawsuit charging medical assistant was denied reasonable accommodations during high-risk pregnancy OKLAHOMA CITY - Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma, Inc., a medical practice that operates five clinics employing two dozen physicians in Oklahoma, Ar more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Centering children's voices in health research By Deb Parker Across much of modern health research, children are measured -- but not always heard. For much of the past half-century, health research has prioritized the quantitative - numbers, test results, trial outcomes, statistical significance - driving remarkable advances in medicine. Yet in a new analysis, researchers argue quantitative m more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Courtship is complicated, even in fruit flies New research from Ben-Shahar lab illuminates courtship of Drosophila melanogaster males By Maddy Frank Love is in the air for the vinegar fly. Drosophila melanogaster has long been a model for understanding how brains translate sensory information into courtship behavior. Male flies perform a multitude of romantic actions -- orienting, ta more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * The pulpit and the patriot: How religion fueled the American Revolution By Sara Savat In the quiet, sleepy town of Bethlehem, Conn., during the mid-18th century, the rhythms of life were dictated by farming, trade and the local Congregational Church. The townspeople were deeply loyal to Great Britain, grateful for the protection of the crown against French adversaries. Yet, by 1776, this loyal more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WOW.DHS.GOV: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Rapists, and Drug Traffickers Just Yesterday * Amid demonizing rhetoric, falsified media narratives, and a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, ICE will not be stopped from removing criminal aliens from American communities WASHINGTON -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more criminal illegal aliens across the  more PR