WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * GOP Can Further Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump and House and Senate Republicans can further help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains fili more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Issues Clarification On NATCEP/CEP Requirements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a clarification regarding Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program and Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Program requirements as part of its broader Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, which aims to increase the number of nurses working in nursing homes more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 20 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * English MFA student to release debut novel, 'Hunt the Ever Wild' * Sarah Kiser's debut novel, "Hunt the Ever Wild," will be published in June by Angry Robot. Kiser, who is pursuing an MFA at UMSL, gravitated toward working in gothic fantasy because the genre offers a unique fusion of the enchanting and the macabre. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Kiser) Growing up in rural Bonne Terre, Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * New Report Details Illicit Foreign Donations and Mass Resignations at ActBlue Today, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report titled, "Fraud on ActBlue, Part II: Illicit Foreign Donations and a Cover more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, April 21 -- Lamar University issued the following news: * * * David J. Beck Fellowship sends three aspiring healthcare professionals into advanced research By April Thompson Three Lamar University students have been named recipients of the David J. Beck Fellowship, an award recognizing outstanding academic achievement and supporting advanced undergraduate research and creative study. This year's Beck Fellows are Sneha Jobby of Missouri City, Homero Tijerina of Port Arthur a more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 20 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Missouri School of Journalism to dedicate memorial garden honoring Heflin twins * Tribute celebrates legacy of Lance and Vance Heflin, BJ '77 and BJ '76 By: Joanie Straub The Missouri School of Journalism will dedicate a Memorial Garden honoring alumni Lance and Vance Heflin on Friday, April 24, at 11 a.m. in the Missouri School of Journalism Courtyard on the Universit more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 20 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * NSF digitization project opens access to millions of African plant specimens * LAWRENCE -A National Science Foundation grant led by Town Peterson, University Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and senior curator with the KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum, is uniting 21 U.S. herbaria, biodiversity data specialists and African researchers to create one of the largest  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Calls for Impeachment of Rogue Judge Boasberg, More Funding for ICE * ST. LOUIS, MO -Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures to discuss his call for impeachment of Judge Boasberg and to emphasize the need to fully fund ICE to continue mass deportations. Watch the full interview HERE Senator Schmitt on Calling for the Impeachment of Judge  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * State Officials Warn Doctors, Healing Arts Licensees Of Drug Trafficking Scam * The Missouri Division of Professional Registration, a division of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, is alerting medical providers of a drug trafficking scam targeting doctors and other individuals licensed with the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.  more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 21 -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news: * * * U of A Startups Altaris MedTech, Bubby Band Earn More Than $40,000 at Arkansas Governor's Cup U of A startups earned more than $40,000 at the 25th annual Arkansas Governor's Cup, a startup competition open to students in seven states across the mid-south with a $141,000 cash prize pool. Altaris MedTech, which is developing a spray-based strep test that eliminates the ne more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 21 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following joint news release on April 20, 2026 with U.S. Soybean Export Council and World Initiative for Soy in Human Health: * * * U.S. Soy Welcomes $14 Million in New USDA Trade Development Funding to Drive Global Export Demand The American Soybean Association (ASA), U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), and World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) today announced the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA- more PR

FLINT, Michigan, April 20 -- The University of Michigan-Flint posted the following news: * * * UM-Flint Esports: Building a competitive legacy * The University of Michigan-Flint Esports program is proving that last year's breakout season was just the beginning. After a landmark 2024-25 academic year, the program has followed up with an impressive fall and winter campaign, pairing Local Area Network trophies and undefeated records with a spring packed full of playoff-bound teams eager to make more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 21 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * University of Missouri School of Medicine expands Springfield clinical campus to full four-year program The University of Missouri School of Medicine is taking bold steps to strengthen health care across Missouri by expanding its Springfield campus into a full four-year regional medical school. This milestone underscores Mizzou's leadership in addressing physician shortages and improving access more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 21 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Sterilizing surgical implants with neutrons could reduce infections Mizzou researchers have created a new way to kill bacteria that gets trapped within surgical implants. * If a surgical implant becomes infected, the consequences can be devastating -- and traditional antibiotics often fail to fully eliminate the infection. But researchers at the University of Missouri believe a targeted beam  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 22 Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 21 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Commends White House Executive Order Advancing Research, Access to Emerging Treatments The order marks a notable shift in federal policy towards a more proactive model * WASHINGTON - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) applauds President Trump for signing an executive order on Saturday aimed at accelerating alternative treatments for serio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 20,2026: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Help Small Businesses Grow Certainty helps job creators expand, invest with confidence * This tax filing season, small businesses have certainty from the Working Families Tax Cuts' permanent pro-growth provisions to fund much-needed equipment and facilities upgrades and increase worker pay. In addition to making the 2 more PR