WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Ameren Corp., St. Louis, Missouri, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's proposed rule to redefine the term "begin actual construction" under the New Source Review preconstruction permitting program. The proposal, published on May 13, 2026, seeks to remove impediments to construction that do not impact air quality, but Ameren urges the EPA to further refine definitions related to construction activities and pollutant-emitting components to provide clarity and f more ST

WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Backs X's Effort to End Biden FTC Consent Order Targeting Free Speech * America First Legal (AFL) has submitted a public comment in support of X Corp.'s petition asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to reopen and set aside, or substantially modify, a 2022 consent order imposed during the Biden Administration. AFL urges the FTC to grant the petition in full and terminate the weaponiza more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 3 -- The American Academy of Physician Associates issued the following news release: * * * American Academy of PAs Announces 2026-27 Board of Directors David J. Bunnell to Serve as President and Chair of the Board - The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) Board of Directors began its 2026-27 leadership year on July 1. The board will be led by President and Chair David J. Bunnell, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, a dedicated leader with more than 20 years of clinical experience in high-acuity specialties. Bunnell more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- BJC Health, a healthcare system in St. Louis, Missouri, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding proposed rules to expand electronic prior authorization requirements for drugs under Medicare and Medicaid programs. The letter addresses the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' current proposals to implement electronic prior authorization for pharmaceuticals, expanding on the prior 2024 final rule which excluded outpatient and retail prescription drugs from such mand more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Highmark Health, an integrated healthcare delivery and financing system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding proposed rule. The rule addresses interoperability standards and prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program agencies and managed care entities, and qualified health plan issuers on the federally-facilitated exchanges. H more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The American Association of Bioanalysts, Crystal City, Virginia, and the National Independent Laboratory Association, based in St. Louis, Missouri, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging the agency to address the challenges posed by prior authorization requirements for clinical laboratory testing under Medicare. The associations, representing community and regional clinical laboratories nationwide, highlighted how prior authorizations delay patient care and increase adminis more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Mercy, a multi-state health care system headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the proposed rule on Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments. Mercy emphasizes that while it supports the agency's goals for transparency and accountability, the proposal contains provisions that exceed statutory authority, diverge from traditional Medicaid policy, and may jeo more ST

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 29 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Advises Purchaser in Acquisition of Key Miami Worldcenter Commercial Asset Polsinelli represented MWC Block E Owner LLC, comprised of Daniel Cardenas and Michael Sullivan, and Gustavo Agostini as purchasers in the acquisition of Block E at Miami Worldcenter, a prominent retail and office development located at 711 NE 1st Avenue in Downtown Miami. The approximately 57,000-square-foot, three-story project is a highly visible component of Miam more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 29 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Represents Northwind Group in $401 Million Loan for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Palm Beach Gardens Polsinelli recently represented Northwind Group, a Manhattan-based real estate private equity firm and debt fund manager, in connection with a $401 million first-mortgage completion-to-inventory loan for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Palm Beach Gardens, a luxury branded residential and private marina development located on the Intracoastal Wate more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- St. Joseph Museums, Inc., Missouri, has completed a NAGPRA inventory of human remains and funerary objects, determining cultural affiliation, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service notice. The inventory identified human remains representing two Native American individuals and 9,586 associated funerary objects, including chert flakes, projectile points, pottery sherds, axe and celt fragments, pipestone fragments, faunal remains, worked bone, stone cores, metal artifacts and worked sh more PR