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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for 2026-07-10 ( 17 items )  
AG Campbell Announces $36.5 Million Multistate Settlement with CVS for Allegedly Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Announces $36.5 Million Multistate Settlement with CVS for Allegedly Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in collaboration with the U.S Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 35 other state attorneys general, today announced a $36.5 million multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) to resolve allegations that the company knowingly more PR

Association of Health Care Journalists: In the U.S., there's more consensus on health care than headlines suggest (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 8 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * In the U.S., there's more consensus on health care than headlines suggest Beyond the divide: Reporting Americans' surprising consensus on health equity * Moderator: Lara Salahi, AHCJ Health Beat leader for health equity * Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, executive director, The Institute for Policy Solutions at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing * Harold Phillips, CEO, National Minority AIDS Council * Kody Kinsley, senior policy more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to those telephone numbers. The Anti-Robocall Multis more PR

Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls * July 8, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocal more PR

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one number gets flagged, he's moved on to the next.  more PR

Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Ro more PR

Bayer Crop Science Proposes Regulatory Streamlining for Genetically Engineered Organisms (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Bayer Crop Science, St. Louis, Missouri, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture addressing regulatory considerations for genetically engineered organisms subject to the Plant Protection Act. The submission outlines Bayer's perspective on improving the regulatory framework to better reflect scientific evidence and support innovation. Bayer expressed support for the USDA's efforts to evaluate and solicit input on risk-based deregulation of GE organisms in alignment with Executive Order 1387 more ST

CHPA Applauds Missouri for Modernizing Access to OTC Cold and Allergy Medicines (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association issued the following news release: * * * CHPA Applauds Missouri for Modernizing Access to OTC Cold and Allergy Medicines The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today applauded Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe for signing into law SB 1421, legislation that increases the annual purchase limit for over-the-counter (OTC) medicines containing pseudoephedrine (PSE) while preserving existing daily and monthly purchase limits. The law also requires manufacturers to fund the more PR

Hirshhorn Museum Partners With Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program, Including Chazen Museum of Art in Wisconsin (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program "50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans - The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participate in "50 for 50," a national collection-sharing i more PR

Journalists must engage with their community to earn trust, panelists say (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 8 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Journalists must engage with their community to earn trust, panelists say * Demystifying community engagement: How listening leads to better health reporting * Moderator: Marlene Harris-Taylor, Director of Community Engagement - American Press Institute * Michelle Levander - Founding Director, Center for Health Journalism - USC * Kristen Schorsch - Public Health Reporter - WBEZ Chicago By I'Jaz Ja'ciel/New Y more PR

Minutes for April 17, 2026 JEA general membership meeting (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, July 6 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * Minutes for April 17, 2026 JEA general membership meeting * JEA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES April 17, 2026 - 8 a.m. CDT Room 101 FG, Level 12, at the Minneapolis Convention Center I. Call to order - Val Kibler, MJE President Val Kibler called the meeting to order at 8 a.m. II. Roll call - Shari Chumley, MJE Board members, committee chairs, JEA staff and state directors present were: Board of Directors : Valerie more PR

Missouri Chamber PAC announces August 4 primary election endorsements (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 8 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber PAC announces August 4 primary election endorsements * The Missouri Chamber Political Action Committee announced its support of 22 candidates for seats in the Missouri General Assembly ahead of the August 4 primary election.  The Missouri Chamber PAC works to elect pro-jobs, pro-business candidates who support private sector job creation and economic growth. "We need lawmakers who unders more PR

Missouri State-West Plains Biology Students Participate in Virology Research (10)
WEST PLAINS, Missouri, July 9 -- Missouri State University West Plains campus issued the following news release: * * * MSU-WP biology students participate in virology research SEA-PHAGES started in 2008 and is now in its 19th cohort with more than 200 institutions participating. MSU-WP is one of seven institutions from Missouri and one of the 48 community colleges nationwide participating in the program. - In recent years, microbiologists and healthcare professionals have been looking for ways to counter the rise of drug-resistant bacteria more PR

Mont. Environmental Quality Dept. Requests Public Comment on Revised Water Quality Goals for Belt Creek (10)
HELENA, Montana, July 9 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ requests public comment on revised water quality goals for Belt Creek Following the completion of a $13 million water treatment plant in Belt, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has drafted a Revised Missouri-Cascade and Belt total maximum daily load (TMDL) document to account for a new discharge permit on Belt Creek. The agency will host a public meeting on July 21, 2026, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Belt City Hal more PR

Polsinelli Advises CMS and GEAC on Sale to BP Environmental Services (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 10 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Advises CMS and GEAC on Sale to BP Environmental Services Polsinelli recently represented two founder-led companies, Commercial Management Systems (CMS) and General Equipment Acceptance Corporation (GEAC), in their sale to BP Environmental Services (BP), a leading provider of mission-critical waste, recycling and jobsite solutions for multi-location customers across North America. Through this strategic transaction, CMS and GEAC bring expan more PR

Polsinelli Secures Landmark Washington Tax Victory for First Data in Interchange Fee Dispute (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 10 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Secures Landmark Washington Tax Victory for First Data in Interchange Fee Dispute Polsinelli recently represented First Data Merchant Services LLC (First Data), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiserv, in a landmark Washington State tax dispute involving the application of Washington's Business & Occupation (B&O) tax to interchange fees generated through credit and debit card transactions. First Data sought a declaration that interchange fees  more PR

Subcommittee Chairman Burlison Announces Roundtable on Strategic Competition With China (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Burlison Announces Roundtable on Strategic Competition with China Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced a roundtable on "Winning the Economic Competition with China: Working Families, the AI Race, and Energy." China has been increasingly more PR