ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-MO Praises Lawmakers for Passing Missouri REINS Act in the House * Americans for Prosperity Missouri (AFP-MO) praises Speaker Patterson, Speaker Designee Alex Riley, bill sponsors Ben Keathley and Cathy Jo Loy, and the more than 50 cosponsors who helped pass HB2559, the Missouri REINS Act, by a vote of 103-44.  The REINS Act will transfer final decision-making aut more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 6 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Commodity Classic 2026 Breaks Records for Second Consecutive Year with Over 12,000 Attendees More than 12,000 farmers, exhibitors, industry stakeholders, and media gathered in San Antonio from Feb. 25-27 for the 2026 Commodity Classic, marking the second consecutive year of record-setting attendance. Over 5,100 farmers attended the event at the Henry B. Gonzalez Conventi more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 6 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * ASA Applauds House Ag Committee for Advancing 2026 Farm Bill The American Soybean Association applauds Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson and the House Committee on Agriculture for advancing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The Committee favorably reported a 5-year farm bill after a marathon two-day markup by a bipartisan vote of 34-17. "We are grateful to C more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 6 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Day 1 of the 2026 NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships Recap GAINESVILLE, Fla. [RESULTS] - The first day of the 2026 NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship opened with the multi events and continued with several field event finals at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center. Women's Pentathlon Highlights: * JayOnna Perry of O more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 5 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Enhanced brain cells clear away dementia-related proteins * The new generation of Alzheimer's disease drugs -the first proven to change the course of the disease -typically extend independent living for patients by 10 months. Called monoclonal antibodies, they reduce the accumulations of a harmful protein, amyloid, in the brain and require high-dose, once- or twice-monthly in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * February Beige Book Shows Trump's Price Hikes Continue to Create Struggles for Consumers, Businesses * Consumers resort to scrapping metal and selling clothes to make ends meet, businesses engage in shrinkflation as Trump's chaotic tariffs drive up costs The Federal Reserve released its February 2026 Beige Book, providing an u more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- USDA's Economic Research Service has issued a situation and outlook report titled 'Oil crops outlook: February 2026' (Report No. OCS-26b), authored by Maria Bukowski and Bryn Swearingen and approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Released on February 12, 2026, the report projects record global soybean stocks in marketing year 2025/26 on the back of larger South American crops, while leaving U.S. soybean supply, demand and prices unchanged. The report more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Schumer to Pass DHS Funding Package * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 20 fellow Republican governors sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging him to pass the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding package. You can find the letter here. "A fully funded Department of Homeland Security ensures our national secu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Opens Investigation into Google for Failure to Remove Child Sex Abuse Material * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Alphabet Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai, informing the company that his Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism is opening an investigation into the role that Big Tech platforms like Google play in the crisis of child t more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 6 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Announces Agreement with Reunion Infrastructure to Streamline Tax Credit Direct Transfers National law firm Husch Blackwell has entered into an agreement with Reunion Infrastructure to offer market-leading legal services at competitive fixed fees for renewable energy tax credit transfers. Tax credit buyers who engage both Reunion and Husch Blackwell for the same transfer wi more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 5 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Business announces 2026 Sutton Lecture with VML innovation leader Brian Yamada * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas School of Business will host Brian Yamada, global chief innovation officer at VML, for the Walter S. Sutton Lecture at 5 p.m. April 8. His talk, "From Madison Avenue to Machine Learning: Business Ethics at the Speed of AI," will explore the ethical questions emerging as artificial intellig more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13082) on March 4, 2026, by American national government analyst Sarah J. Eckman and legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker: * * * Mid-Decade Congressional Redistricting: Key Issues States typically begin their congressional redistricting processes following the decennial U.S. census and apportionment, at which point states with multiple House seats draw congressional district  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 6 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news on March 5, 2026: * * * Missouri Governor Issues Executive Order Establishing Advanced Nuclear Task Force By Kirsten Verclas, NASEO In January 2026, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe issued an executive order establishing the Missouri Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force. The Task Force will include representatives from the state legislature, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Ec more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS Missouri Sand Prairie Restoration Partnership Program Extends Funding Application Deadline * Contact: Missouri NRCS Partnerships (573)876-0901 Columbia, Missouri, March 5, 2026 - USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri invites qualifying farmers and landowners to apply to receive technical and financial assistance through the Reg more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver's Statement on Vote for War Powers Resolution * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting in favor of the War Powers Resolution to stop the President's unauthorized war in the Middle East. "Today, I voted in favor of the War Powers resolution to reaffirm Congress's constitutional responsibility in decis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Onder's Bill to Strengthen Accountability in Child Care Monitoring Passes Committee * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO) released the following statement after the House Education and Workforce Committee passed his bill, H.R. 7722 (link is external), the Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act. The bill strengthens oversight of federal child care funding by codifying the De more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, March 5 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * S&T students earn innovation award at Tenaska Business Challenge * Four students from Missouri S&T earned the "Most Innovative Solution" award at the Tenaska Business Challenge, a multi-university competition hosted at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln Feb. 25-27. The competition challenges teams to develop solutions to real-world industry problems. S&T's team consisted of four envi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hawley and Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Keep Workers Inspecting Train Tracks U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Secure Tracks Act, requiring railroads to use human workers for critically important track inspections, while also allowing railroads to slowly incorporate automated track inspection (ATI) technology. ATI technology would aid human i more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 5 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * St. HOPE Charter School Teachers Win Effort to Remove Union Officials From Power * Having failed to stop decertification vote requested by majority of teachers, Sacramento City Teachers Association union bosses concede defeat and leave Sacramento, CA (March 5, 2026) - Following an effort in which a majority of teachers demanded a vote to remove the union, charter  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The American Educational Research Association issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Sylvia Hurtado Voted AERA President-Elect; Key Members Elected to AERA Council Sylvia Hurtado, Distinguished Professor in the School of Educational and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Hurtado joins the AERA Council in 2026-2027 as president-elect,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, America is Safer * Secretary Noem has been the most successful DHS Secretary in history WASHINGTON - Under the leadership of Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security had its most successful period ever. Now, President Trump has asked her to continue her work to make America safe again as the Special Envoy for The Shield of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Thousands of credit union stories told on Capitol Hill * The unified credit union voice was front and center at nearly every Congressional office during Congressional visits conducted as part of the Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). Leagues and credit unions visited Capitol Hill throughout the week, but primarily on Wednesday following the conclusion of the GAC general session. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has released updated 'Cotton and Wool Outlook' tables dated February 12, 2026, detailing the latest 2025/26 supply, demand, acreage, and price estimates for cotton and key fibers. Compiled for USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board by analysts including Leslie Meyer and Taylor Dew, the tables cover U.S. and world cotton supply and use, U.S. fiber trade, textile flows by fiber, and State-level cotton  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued Scientific Investigations Report 20265124, titled 'Bathymetric and Velocimetric Surveys at Highway Bridges Crossing the Missouri River near Kansas City, Missouri, August 8-9, 2023,' authored by Richard J. Huizinga and Benjamin C. Rivers and prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Scientists conducted surveys at eight bridges spanning seven crossings on more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued 'Stream Sediment Sources in Medicine Creek, Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa,' authored by Jessica D. Garrett (Scientific Investigations Report 20265121), prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Samples were gathered from March 2021 to June 2022 across the basin, which spans northern Missouri and southern Iowa. The study used sediment fingerprinting more PR