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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for 2026-05-20 ( 39 items )  
Anheuser-Busch Donates 1.5 Million Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Volunteer Fire Departments Nationwide (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 19 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Anheuser-Busch Donates 1.5 Million Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Volunteer Fire Departments Nationwide * LEADING AMERICAN MANUFACTURER BUILDS ON THE 100+ YEAR LEGACY OF SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY AND PREPARING FOR DISASTER THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL ST. LOUIS, MO - May 19, 2026 - Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD), a leading American manufacturer and maker of Michelob more PR

Anheuser-Busch is the #1 Fastest-Growing Spirits Company with the #1 Fastest-Growing RTD Portfolio (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 19 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Anheuser-Busch is the #1 Fastest-Growing Spirits Company with the #1 Fastest-Growing RTD Portfolio * Following its Q1 2026 earnings update, America's top brewer Anheuser-Busch continued to grow market share across beer, wine and spirits outperforming the overall U.S. alcohol industry and strengthening its position as the #1 fastest-growing spirits company. As the #3 Hard Beverage company in the U.S., Anhe more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson defends children from irreversible harms (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends children from irreversible harms * Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief to the North Dakota Supreme Court in support of a North Dakota law that bans sex-change procedures for minors. North Dakota joined many other states in determining that sex-change procedures should not be available to children. The states' brief argues that the people's representatives more PR

Attorney General Bonta Throws Support Behind Colorado Amid Challenge to Its Social Media Warning Label Law (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, May 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Throws Support Behind Colorado Amid Challenge to Its Social Media Warning Label Law * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Netchoice v. Weiser, supporting Colorado's law requiring social media platforms to provide fact-based notices about their products -products that for many users are as addictive as the more PR

Bipartisan Legislation Protecting Taxpayer Due Process Rights Approved by House (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Legislation Protecting Taxpayer Due Process Rights Approved by House American taxpayers will be assured their day in court should they have a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over alleged outstanding tax liabilities thanks to bipartisan legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act (H.R. 6506), introduced by Representative N more PR

Bob Thompson named to Missouri Lawyers Media POWER List (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bob Thompson named to Missouri Lawyers Media POWER List * Bob Thompson, a partner in BCLP's Business & Commercial Disputes practice, was recently named to the Missouri Lawyers Media " POWER List: Business Defense 2026." The business defense edition of the POWER List highlights the most powerful attorneys who defend businesses and corporations in court. Bob has been named on the annual POWER List consecutively s more PR

Canon Introduces New LX-D400 Full-Color Label Printer (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Canon Introduces New LX-D400 Full-Color Label Printer * Canon U.S.A. Inc. has introduced its latest innovation in full-color label printing: the LX-D400 label printer, a fast, high-performance 4-inch label printer engineered for outstanding speed and reliability. As consumer demands diversify and product life cycles continue to shrink, the LX-D400 printer offers the agility and precision required to help users in the  more PR

Chairman Smith on House Floor: Bipartisan Reforms Improve Outcomes for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on May 19, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith on House Floor: Bipartisan Reforms Improve Outcomes for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following statement during debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Fostering the Future Act (H.R. 7432): As prepared for delivery. "I rise in strong support of H.R. 7432, the Fostering the Future Act, bipartisa more PR

Changes to ESA May Be Slow Rolling, But Can Be Consequential (10)
CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, May 20 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Changes to ESA May Be Slow Rolling, but Can Be Consequential U.S. agriculture is experiencing the most significant changes in how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is administered since its creation more than 50 years ago. Following the result of a lawsuit - which aimed to highlight EPA's insufficient efforts to protect endangered species from pesticide applications - new pesticide labeling is being implemented to reflect these changes and more PR

Committee on Small Business and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Demand Answers on Concealment of PPP Abuse under the Biden Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Committee on Small Business and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Demand Answers on Concealment of PPP Abuse under the Biden Administration * Congressman Mark Alford (R-MO), Chairman of House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, Congressman James Comer (R-KY), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Governme more PR

Crexendo's AI-Native NetSapiens Platform Earns Industry Recognition as Demand for Modern Cloud Communications Accelerates (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Crexendo's AI-Native NetSapiens Platform Earns Industry Recognition as Demand for Modern Cloud Communications Accelerates * Crexendo Inc. has announced that the company has been named a winner of the 2026 TMCnet Remote/Hybrid Work Leadership Award for its AI-Native NetSapiens cloud communications platform. The TMCnet Remote/Hybrid Work Leadership Award honors companies whose software, hardware, applications and servic more PR

DocuWare Releases New App (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * DocuWare Releases New App * DocuWare has announced the release of the new DocuWare app. Designed as a companion for modern mobile work, this app reimagines DocuWare's mobile experience, focusing on intuitive, on-the-go workflows. The new app is available in the stores can be used by all DocuWare Cloud customers. Why a New DocuWare App? As mobile work becomes the standard, you expect fast, intuitive tools that enabl more PR

DSS Launches ToRCH Care Roadshows Around Missouri (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * DSS Launches ToRCH Care Roadshows Around Missouri * Missouri's implementation of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, known as Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) Care, is underway. To support this effort, the Missouri Department of Social Services will host a series of ToRCH Care Roadshows across the state, bringing the conversation about the program directly to local communities. From Th more PR

Educational opportunities available for prospective cannabis microbusiness licensees (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 19 -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued the following news release: * * * Educational opportunities available for prospective cannabis microbusiness licensees * When voters approved Amendment 3 in November 2022, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) was directed to establish a process for issuing a limited number of new small-business licenses, known as microbusinesses. These licenses are reserved for eligible individuals and entities and are designed to expand  more PR

Environmental Defense Fund: Trump Administration Illegally Extends Costly Michigan Coal Plant Over a Year Past Its Planned Retirement (10)
NEW YORK, May 19 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Trump administration illegally extends costly Michigan coal plant over a year past its planned retirement The latest extension follows the first legal hearing in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Trump administration's repeated emergency orders forcing the 60+ year old coal plant to remain open * (WASHINGTON) Today, the Trump administration issued a fifth illegal emergency order mandating the J.H. Campbell coal plant  more PR

Fred Bartelsmeyer and Jonathan Nesher discuss defense industry dealmaking with Law360 (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Fred Bartelsmeyer and Jonathan Nesher discuss defense industry dealmaking with Law360 * Fred Bartelsmeyer and Jonathan Nesher, partners in BCLP's Corporate Transactions practice, recently spoke with Law360 about defense industry dealmaking, including the uptick in activity in this area and how it may broaden in 2026. In the article, Jon and Fred discuss how the defense M&A market is being supported by a broaden more PR

Graves Introduces Bipartisan, Five-Year Surface Transportation Reauthorization - the BUILD America 250 Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Introduces Bipartisan, Five-Year Surface Transportation Reauthorization - the BUILD America 250 Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06), along with Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC), Highways and Transit Subcommittee Ranking Member Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Cha more PR

Hawley Applauds $100 Million Milestone for Missouri Radiation Survivors (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Applauds $100 Million Milestone for Missouri Radiation Survivors * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he received an update from the U.S. Department of Justice that $101,950,000 in compensation has been delivered directly to Missourians harmed by exposure to Manhattan Project nuclear waste. This milestone comes after Senator Hawley's legislation, expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to inclu more PR

Hawley's Legislation Combating Child Exploitation Passes Out of Committee, Included in Reconciliation (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley's Legislation Combating Child Exploitation Passes Out of Committee, Included in Reconciliation * The Renewed Hope Act now heads to Senate floor following committee vote WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) provision to crack down on child exploitation advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee as a part of the GOP reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senator Hawley successfully  more PR

HHS Imposes 6 Month Nationwide Moratorium on Medicare Hospice Enrollments to Combat Fraud (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following notice in the Federal Register on May 15, 2026. This notice announces the imposition of a 6-month nationwide moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of hospices. DATES: This moratorium is effective on May 13, 2026. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. CMS' Authority To Impose Temporary Enrollment Moratoria 1. Statutory and Regulatory Background Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care  more PR

Historic Bipartisan Legislation Championing Foster Youth Approved by House (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Historic Bipartisan Legislation Championing Foster Youth Approved by House America's foster youth aging out of the child welfare system will have more support and greater opportunities for success as they transition to adulthood and independence thanks to legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. With unanimous support, the House passed H.R. 7432, the Fostering the Future Act - legislat more PR

House Judiciary Subcommittee Sets May 21 Hearing on Court Packing - Threat to Supreme Court's Legitimacy (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy" at 10 a.m. on May 21, 2026, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing will examine the history and perils of court packing and other policy proposals that threaten to undermine the integrity of the judicial branch. WITNESSES: * Gene Schaerr, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP * Louis Capozzi, So more PR

Institute for Energy Research: Bridger Pipeline Expansion Would Replace Keystone XL (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Bridger Pipeline Expansion Would Replace Keystone XL * Key Takeaways 1 President Trump has approved a permit allowing construction of the Bridger pipeline expansion to cross the border between Saskatchewan, Canada, and northeastern Montana. 2 The pipeline would move about two-thirds (550,000 barrels per day) of the oil originally planned for the Keystone XL pipeline, which the Biden administration killed while it was under con more PR

Katun Announces Arivia Multifunction Printer Compatibility With inepro's Spider RFID & Mobile Authentication Solutions (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Katun Announces Arivia Multifunction Printer Compatibility With inepro's Spider RFID & Mobile Authentication Solutions * Katun Corp. has announced that its Arivia MFP portfolio is now fully compatible with inepro's Spider radiofrequency identification (RFID) technologies and mobile authentication tools. This compatibility reinforces Katun's commitment to delivering secure, efficient and seamlessly integrated workplace more PR

Meet the 2026 Health Journalism Fellows (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Meet the 2026 Health Journalism Fellows * AHCJ is excited to announce the 2026 Health Journalism fellows. This group is a dynamic and diverse mix of passionate and dedicated journalists committed to illuminating the complexities of health care in today's world. This year, more than 60 fellows will receive registration, travel support and lodging to attend Health Journalism 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn., May 27-30. Wit more PR

MyQ X Mobile Client Now Integrates With Stripe (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * MyQ X Mobile Client Now Integrates With Stripe * Managing payments in printing environments has never been simple. Many organizations still rely on manual top-ups, limited payment methods, vouchers or local systems that are difficult to maintain and even harder to scale globally. For users, this often means unnecessary friction just to print a document. For administrators and partners, it creates additional operationa more PR

Nicholas Wallenburg Receives the Founder's Medal for the Class of 2026 (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Nicholas Wallenburg Receives the Founder's Medal for the Class of 2026 * Nicholas Wallenburg, from Lenexa, Kansas, is this year's Founder's Medalist for the Law School. Wallenburg earned a BSBA in Accounting and an MPA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His debate team experience in high school and college inspired him to pursue a career in litigation. He chose Vanderbilt due in large part to its faculty. "My favorite course I took as an undergr more PR

Pacific Office Automation Achieves Canon Elite Partner Status for 2026 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Pacific Office Automation Achieves Canon Elite Partner Status for 2026 * Pacific Office Automation (POA) has announced it has been recognized as a 2026 Elite Member of the Canon Advanced Partner Program, a distinction awarded to top-performing dealers who demonstrate exceptional commitment to quality, service and partnership. This recognition reflects a strong and successful year of collaboration with Canon, built on  more PR

Peyton Manning, Emmitt Smith Make Bud Light & Grilling A Top Priority This Summer in New Campaign (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 19 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Peyton Manning, Emmitt Smith Make Bud Light & Grilling A Top Priority This Summer in New Campaign * Bud Light Celebrates Summer and America's 250 th Anniversary with New Commercial, Limited Edition Patriotic Packaging Supporting American Heroes & Families and a $250,000 Summer Grilling Sweepstakes NEW YORK, NY - MAY 19, 2026 \- Get ready to click those tongs because grilling season is here, and Bud Light  more PR

Protect Borrowers Issues Commentary: So Much for Saving on a Valuable Education - What Borrowers Need to Know Now That SAVE Is No Longer An Option (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following commentary on May 19, 2026, by Amy Czulada, senior advisor for Outreach and Engagement: * * * So Much for Saving on a Valuable Education: What Borrowers Need to Know Now That SAVE Is No Longer An Option After years of confusing limbo, the right-wing Attorney General in Missouri has finally succeeded in killing the SAVE repayment plan--the Biden-era repayment plan that provided affordable repayment options to millions of borrowers. As a  more PR

Senate Republicans Confirm 13 U.S. Attorneys, 8 U.S. Marshals (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Confirm 13 U.S. Attorneys, 8 U.S. Marshals * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of 13 U.S. Attorneys and eight U.S. Marshals. The nominees were confirmed as part of a nominations package of 49 executive nominees, by a vote of 46-43. Under Grassley's leadership in the 119 th Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee has so far advanced 124 nominees, incl more PR

Senator Schmitt: "Racial Gerrymandering is Illegal, DOJ Must Enforce the Law" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt: "Racial Gerrymandering is Illegal, DOJ Must Enforce the Law" * Schmitt Chairs Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Enforcing SCOTUS' Callais Decision Across the U.S. U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) today chaired a Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing on the enforcement of the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais to end the practice of racial gerrymandering under the guise of compliance with th more PR

South Dakota Corn Growers Association President Kubik Testifies Before Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following written testimony by Trent Kubik, president of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association, Hamill, from a May 12, 2026, hearing entitled "Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar and Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. My name is Trent Kubik and I'm a farmer from Hamill, S more PR

Stargel Office Solutions Acquires Precision Printing & Office Supply (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Stargel Office Solutions Acquires Precision Printing & Office Supply * Stargel Office Solutions has announced it has completed the acquisition of Precision Printing & Office, an office technology company located in Navasota, Texas, and serving Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Robertson, Walker and Washington counties. Tyson Stargel, co-president of Stargel Office Solutions, confirmed that the company acquire more PR

T&I Committee Leaders Introduce the BUILD America 250 Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * T&I Committee Leaders Introduce the BUILD America 250 Act Committee to Hold Markup this Thursday * Leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today formally introduced in the House of Representatives the BUILD America 250 Act, a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that invests in America's roads, bridges, transit, rail tra more PR

TD SYNNEX Selected as a HPE Global Distribution Partner (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * TD SYNNEX Selected as a HPE Global Distribution Partner * TD SYNNEX has announced it has been selected by HPE as one of its global distribution partners. The selection supports HPE's move to a more unified worldwide distribution model that focuses on simplifying how partners engage with its portfolio, enabling more consistent execution across regions, and continuing to support strong regional and specialist distributors more PR

USDA Designates Two Missouri Counties as Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Two Missouri Counties as Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas * Missouri 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 the replacement of essential i more PR

Washington University in St. Louis: Learning from our 'priors' (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 19 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Learning from our 'priors' * The "replication crisis" refers to a problem in the sciences where findings from previous experiments don't hold up when studies are repeated. It is a particular issue for those in the behavioral sciences and experimental psychology; studies that should hold up, don't, and researchers have struggled with the vast task of both confirming what is known and trying to glean new and accurate information. The concerns ra more PR

What They Are Saying: Broad Coalition Backs Historic Bipartisan Reforms to Support Long-Term Success for Transition-Age Foster Youth (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on May 19, 2026: * * * What They Are Saying: Broad Coalition Backs Historic Bipartisan Reforms to Support Long-Term Success for Transition-Age Foster Youth Ahead of the U.S. House of Representatives consideration of the Fostering the Future Act - historic, bipartisan legislation to modernize the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood ("Chafee") - a broad coalition of leaders, ad more PR