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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for 2026-03-24 ( 16 items )  
Aetna collaborates with community organizations to strengthen access to quality care in central Missouri (10)
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, March 23 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * Aetna collaborates with community organizations to strengthen access to quality care in central Missouri * Springfield, MO, March 23, 2026 - Aetna Better Health of Missouri, a CVS Health company (NYSE: CVS ), announced today that Aetna provided a total of $35,000 in funding to two community-based organizations in central Missouri to improve access to health care and supp more PR

Ag Groups Urge Action on Phosphate Fertilizer Duties (10)
CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 24 -- The National Corn Growers Association posted the following news: * * * Ag Groups Urge Action on Phosphate Fertilizer Duties Over 50 state grower groups and eight national ag groups filed a letter with the Department of Commerce on Friday urging it to revoke countervailing duties on imports of phosphate fertilizer as the sunset review begins. The letter, signed by groups like the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Asso more PR

ASA Urges Commerce to Revoke Phosphate Fertilizer Duties (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 24 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release: * * * ASA Urges Commerce to Revoke Phosphate Fertilizer Duties The American Soybean Association (ASA) joined a coalition of agricultural organizations on Friday in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the revocation of countervailing duties (CVDs) on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia. "We are disappointed Mosaic and Simplot did not listen to their farm more PR

Chairman Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting on Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at an executive business meeting on the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act: * * * On today's agenda, we have three bills and seven nominations. Today, we'll vote on five nominations: * Colin McDonald to be Assistant Attorney General of the National Fraud Enforcement Division, * James Bishop to be U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, *  more PR

Colorado Teamsters Demand Statewide Referendum on Driverless Trucks (10)
WASHINGTON, March 22 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Teamsters Demand Statewide Referendum on Driverless Trucks * (DENVER) - Colorado Teamsters rallied at the state capitol today calling on lawmakers to pass House Bill 26-1286. The legislation would allow Coloradans to vote on a referendum requiring human operators in commercial autonomous vehicles (AVs) weighing over 26,000 pounds. It will be the first-ever st more PR

Driven by People, Powering the Future (10)
PLANO, Texas, March 23 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Driven by People, Powering the Future * Toyota Kicks Off a Milestone Year with a $1 Billion Investment in Kentucky and Indiana GEORGETOWN, Ky. (March 23, 2026) -It was 1986. Bon Jovi and Madonna filled the airwaves. Halley's Comet whizzed overhead, and the Chicago Bears shuffled their way to a championship. Toyota also took a bold new step into U.S. operations, as it broke ground more PR

House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Leaders Issue Joint Statement on Runway Accident at LaGuardia Airport (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following joint statement on March 23, 2026, with Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves, R-Missouri, Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Andre Carson, D-Indiana: * * * Committee Leaders' Joint Statement on Runway Accident at LaGuardia Airport Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee C more PR

House Transportation Committee Leaders Issue Joint Statement on Runway Accident at LaGuardia Airport (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following joint statement on March 23, 2026, with Committee Chairman Sam Graves, R-Missouri, Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Andre Carson, D-Indiana: * * * Committee Leaders' Joint Statement on Runway Accident at LaGuardia Airport Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committe more PR

Judiciary Committee Advances Fraud-Fighting Assistant Attorney General, One U.S. Attorney and Three U.S. Marshals (10)
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Fraud-Fighting Assistant Attorney General, One U.S. Attorney and Three U.S. Marshals The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Colin McDonald, to be an Assistant Attorney General, by a vote of 12-10; * James Bishop, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, by more PR

KU study tracks 43 years of intellectual and developmental disability funding trends (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 23 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU study tracks 43 years of intellectual and developmental disability funding trends * LAWRENCE -In the weeks before and after passage of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer, some of the most vocal critics of the bill's changes to Medicaid were those worried about the effect Medicaid cuts could have on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, and their families. more PR

Kummer I&E Fellows explore industry (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, March 23 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Kummer I&E Fellows explore industry * Students in Missouri University of Science and Technology's Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Fellows Program are getting an inside look at industry with site visits to companies across Missouri. The visits, which began in 2022, give the Fellows an opportunity to tour facilities, meet professionals and learn how research and innovation more PR

Petition Launched Urging Vote on Flick's Child Custody Legislation (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 23 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Petition Launched Urging Vote on Flick's Child Custody Legislation * HARRISBURG -Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) today announced a petition has started to urge a vote on his child custody legislation, House Bill 1499, which would ensure fairness in custody determinations during divorce proceedings and protect the rights of children to have equal access to both parents, provided they  more PR

Senator Schmitt Applauds President Trump's U.S. Marshal Nominees for Eastern and Western Missouri (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Applauds President Trump's U.S. Marshal Nominees for Eastern and Western Missouri * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) released the following statement after President Trump announced his nominees for U.S. Marshal for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri. The nominees include Steven Lewis for the Eastern District and James Arnott for the Western District of Miss more PR

UMSL Faculty Members Badri Adhikari, Jill Delston, Tareq Nabhan Present at NextGen Pathways Symposium (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 24 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * UMSL faculty members Badri Adhikari, Jill Delston, Tareq Nabhan present at NextGen Pathways Symposium The third annual symposium brought together researchers from across the University of Missouri System. * University of Missouri-St. Louis faculty members Badri Adhikari, Jill Delston and Tareq Nabhan were among the featured speakers sharing their experience with an audience of resea more PR

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Nebraska Impacted by Wildfire (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Nebraska Impacted by Wildfire * (Lincoln, Neb., March 20, 2026) - Agricultural operations in Nebraska have been significantly impacted by recent wildfires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from thes more PR

Washington University in St. Louis: Diamonds are Not a Geoengineer's Best Friend (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 24 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Diamonds are not a geoengineer's best friend WashU researchers find that diamond dust is not ideal for strategic stratospheric aerosol injection By Leah Shaffer The field of solar geoengineering revolves around the idea of cooling the globe via the injection of aerosols to reflect sunlight or to thin clouds. One such strategy, stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), aims to mimic the more PR