LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 12 (TNSjou) -- The American Board of Family Medicine issued the following news on March 11, 2026: * * * Where Residents Train Is Where They Stay -- And That Has Consequences for Primary Care Access If you direct a family medicine residency program, you already know that where you train physicians shapes where those physicians will practice. But a new analysis published in Health Affairs, Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 12 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Differs Sharply Across Rural US Regions Geography, race, and insurance status strongly influence stage at diagnosis among rural populations, a national study finds Key Takeaways * While women living in rural regions are known to face a higher risk of advanced breast cancer, a new analysis found that even within rural America, ou more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region February 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - March 11, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.6 percent in February, up 2.8 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy ind more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, St. Louis Area February 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - March 11, 2026 * * * Area prices rose 0.8 percent in January and February, up 2.4 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the St. Louis area advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in February 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 11, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ditch Democrat Heat Rule Proposal U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), led 15 Republican Senators urging the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is reviewing an application from Heath O'Brien Jenkins of Madison, Mississippi, to acquire voting shares of Genesis Bancorp Inc., indirectly acquiring voting shares of Genesis Bank, both of Benoit, Mississippi. Under the provisions of the Act and Regulation Y, the Board considers specific factors when acting on such applications. The public portions of the application, along with related filings, are available for inspection at the Boar more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 11 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Signs FY 2026 Supplemental Budget Bill Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 supplemental budget bill, HB 2014, that was passed by the General Assembly last week. The bill allows for current operations of state government to continue through FY 2026.  "This supplemental budget ensures that critical services continue uninterrupted for Missourians, w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Funding Authorizations for Water Supply Projects in North Dakota * Senator's Bipartisan Bill Would Support Projects Like ENDAWS, NAWS WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week reintroduced his bipartisan legislation to support more reliable, drought-resistant water supplies in North Dakota, while helping to fulfill federal compensation that was pro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK LABOR DEPT. TO DITCH DEMOCRAT HEAT RULE PROPOSAL * Senator Trash Biden-era OSHA Plan as Overbearing, Costly and Impracticable for Businesses and Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today added her voice to calls for the U.S. Department of Labor to drop an overbearing proposed heat rule written by the Biden administration and instea more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jeff Haidet Named to James Magazine's 2026 Most Influential Georgians list * BCLP proudly celebrates Partner Jeff Haidet for being named to James Magazine 's 2026 Most Influential Georgians list for the 13th consecutive year. The yearly roster features major business, political and media players throughout the state. Jeff's profile highlights his work with dom more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Business] -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Pet Care Franchisee Urges Congress to Pass American Franchise Act * In testimony before U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Joshua Rodgers, a first-generation college graduate and owner and operator of 7 Camp Bow Wow franchise locations, tells his story of going into business for himself, but not by himself, in America's thriving pet s more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, March 11 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T PetroBowl team wins North American championship * Petroleum engineering students from Missouri S&T have proven they are the best in North America when it comes to trivia related to their major. The Missouri S&T PetroBowl team won the 2026 Society of Petroleum Engineers North America Student Symposium PetroBowl championship, held Feb. 28 at Louisiana State University in B more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 11 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * NAIA Launches Strategic Marketing Partnership with Crux to Serve and Strengthen Its Membership The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced a partnership naming Crux as the Official Marketing Solution of the association. This multi-year collaboration follows the success of a recent brand advocacy campaign developed by Cru more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 11 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * NAIA President & CEO Jim Carr Represents Small Colleges in U.S. Senate Roundtable on College Athletics Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jim Carr, President and CEO of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by Senator Bill Cassidy, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pens more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 12 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * NCGA Calls for Increased Demand for Ethanol During Congressional Testimony The nation's corn growers would benefit from increasing and creating new domestic demand for ethanol, Ohio farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower said today during testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on increasing domestic consumption of U.S agricultural products.  more PR

NEW YORK, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * New Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds 'Food is Medicine' Could Unlock $45 Billion for States Food is Medicine (FIM) programs, which provide produce prescriptions and medically tailored meals and groceries to people with diet-related conditions, could generate more than $45 billion in state economic activity, create 316,000 jobs nationwide, and generate $5.6 billion for America's small and mi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on March 17, 2026, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building: The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: LEGISLATION * S. 1034, A bill to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, and for other purposes. (Moran). * S. 1242, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out wa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill To Rename Marshfield, MO Post Office After Edwin Hubble * U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) today introduced a bill to rename the Marshfield, Missouri, Post Office after Edwin Hubble, a renowned American scientist and astronomer. Hubble, born in Marshfield, Missouri, and for whom the Hubble Space Telescope is named, proved the existence of other galaxies more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt on Birthright Citizenship: "American Citizenship Should Never be a Loophole" * Schmitt Chairs Senate Hearing Examining Abuse of 14 th Amendment WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing titled "Protecting American Citizenship: Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens and Tourists." more PR

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Severe Weather Threat Now Shifting East After Tornadoes and Massive Hail Sweep Across the Central US In the wake of a widespread severe weather outbreak Tuesday afternoon through the overnight hours across the central United States, AccuWeather expert meteorologists warn the threat of additional damaging storms will shift east  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Colleagues Call for End to Biden-Era Heat Rule * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined 15 of his GOP colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era proposed rule would mandate that all businesses, no matter their safety record, size, loca more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 12 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Files Federal Court Brief to Defend Veterans Full GI Bill Benefits VFW argues the VA interpretation of law denies veterans their earned educational opportunities * The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit challenging Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rules that the organ more PR