JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * 7 Missouri Hospitals Recognized For Advancing Maternal And Infant Care * Seven Missouri hospitals earned Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative Stars recognition at the 2026 MO PQC Collaboration Forum held July 15-16 in Lake Ozark, Mo. The award honors hospitals demonstrating excellence in implementing evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for mothers and babies. This year's honorees -Barnes-Jewish Hospi more PR

WACO, Texas, July 20 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Allstate, AFCA announce 2026 Good Works Team nominees recognized for leadership in community service * 162 college football student-athletes recognized for leadership in service, academics and athletics, including the Good Works Team's first female nominee Key Takeaways: * Allstate and AFCA named 162 student-athletes as nominees for the 2026 Good Works Team, recognizing college football players who lead through communit more PR

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, July 20 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Allstate, AFCA announce 2026 Good Works Team nominees recognized for leadership in community service * Key Takeaways: * Allstate and AFCA named 162 student-athletes as nominees for the 2026 Good Works Team, recognizing college football players who lead through community service, academics and athletics. * This year's nominees are creating positive impact in their communities through ca more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 21 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Casey Lawrence selected as July 2026 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month Casey Lawrence, talent development training manager with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of Administrative Support, is the department's Team Member of the Month for July 2026. She was selected for her service to the department and for her efforts while rebuilding the talent development section aft more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on July 20, 2026, by Wesley Tharpe, senior advisor for state tax policy: * * * Several States Strengthened Revenues in 2026, While Others Chose More Harmful Path States entered 2026 facing intensifying strain from the sweeping federal tax and spending changes enacted last year and other fiscal pressures. Several states have risen to the occasion by taking prudent and sometimes bold steps to raise or protect revenues to better meet residents' nee more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 20 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * CLIMB program gives area high school students exposure to hands-on research work in UMSL labs * University City High School student Journee Glasby analyzes stem cell differentiation while working in the lab of Curators Distinguished Professor Michael Nichols earlier this summer. Glasby was among seven area high school students taking part in the Collaborative Laboratory Internships and Mentorship Blueprint, more commonly known as CLI more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Onder's Chloe Cole Act Advances Out of House Judiciary Committee Today, Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO) issued the following statement after his bill, H.R. 7651, the Chloe Cole Act, which was transmitted to Congress by the Department of Justice, advanced through the House Judiciary Committee and now awaits consideration for a vote on the House floor. The legislation strengthens legal protections for minors, ensures accountability within the  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 20 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Cooperation both protects and weakens societies * There's a puzzling paradox in anthropology: The larger a population gets, the better protected it should be from random fluctuations in births, deaths, and environmental conditions that could cause it to collapse. And yet, the archaeological record is rife with examples of large civilizations that have collapsed, like the Roman and Egyptian empires. Historical records show th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 10-90): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces that we have updated the list of census blocks where price cap carriers continue to have a federal high-cost eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) obligation to provide voice service pursuant to section 214(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to reflect fixed terrestrial service availability data  more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul is a Guest on CBS News' 'Face the Nation' * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on CBS News' "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan. AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: Margaret Brennan, CBS News: Welcome back to "Face the Nation." We go now to the Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul. Good mo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Refers Dark Money Abortion Pill Operation to DOJ for Criminal Investigation * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and prosecute left-wing dark money operation Plan C. In the criminal referral, Senator Hawley explained how Plan C organized the shipping of chemical abortion pill mifepristone in the mail, in violation of both state and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Missouri Reps. Bell, Cleaver for Reelection to Congress * Reps. Bell, Cleaver have 100% voting record on AFGE's top legislative issues OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -The American Federation of Government Employees proudly announces its endorsements of Reps. Wesley Bell and Emanuel Cleaver from Missouri for reelection to Congress. The statewide primary is Aug. 4, and the g more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 20 -- Lincoln University posted the following news: * * * Lincoln University of Missouri to Lead Workforce Development in NSF Initiative with Potential $160 Million Investment * Lincoln University's Employment Academy will expand workforce training through a historic NSF-funded initiative supporting careers in the growing critical materials industry. Lincoln University of Missouri's Employment Academy (LUEA) is set to offer expanded workforce training to prepare Missouri workers for careers in one of the nat more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 17 -- Lockton, an insurance broker, issued the following news: * * * Lockton names national practice leader of international clients for its Canadian Global Solutions Practice Lockton, the world's largest privately held independent insurance brokerage, today announced the appointment of Lindsay Donelson as Senior Vice President, National Practice Leader for international clients of its Canadian Global Solutions practice. Donelson's appointment marks another key addition to Lockton's newly established Canadian reta more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou innovation speeds up detection of deadly tick-borne disease Thanks to university researchers, Rocky Mountain spotted fever can now be detected in just 40 minutes, leading to earlier treatment. - A breakthrough at the University of Missouri transforms how Rocky Mountain spotted fever is diagnosed. The new method detects the deadly tick-borne disease in just 40 minutes -- a leap that could help patients get lifesaving treatment  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 20 [Category: Pharmaceuticals] -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release: * * * NCPA Announces Finalists for 2026 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition * ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 20, 2026) - The National Community Pharmacists Association and the NCPA Foundation are pleased to announce that teams of pharmacy students from the University of Mississippi, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Washington have been named fin more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * On the Move: Hospital Leadership Changes for July 2026 * Check out these leadership changes from hospitals around the state for the month of July 2026: Mercy Southeast Communities Names Amanda Shelast As President Amanda Shelast has been named president of Mercy Southeast Communities, effective June 29. Shelast replaces Eric Ammons. Carroll County Memorial Hospital Names Blake Riley As CEO Blake Riley has b more PR

WASHINTON, July 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Dangerous Rise in Foreign Workers in American Universities - A report from Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies - July 2026 (10 pages) * * * Introduction This report provides evidence of the link between growing foreign employment in higher education and a higher number of protests following the Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023. Those protests promoted a variety of radical agendas, including socialist and Islamist arguments against America, Israel, and Jews. Colleges and universities more ST

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 20 -- Lincoln University posted the following news: * * * Research Examines Plant-Based Approaches to Parasite Management in Sheep * Laboratory work conducted as part of Lincoln University's research on plant-based approaches to parasite management in sheep. Recently published research in Frontiers in Veterinary Science highlights a Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) and University of Missouri (MU) collaboration examining plant-based approaches to managing internal parasites in sheep. For Tumen Wuliji, a  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Secures $34 Million Federal Investment for Kansas City Biomanufacturing Hub * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce's announcement that the Kansas City BioSecure Manufacturing Tech Hub has been selected to receive approximately $34 million through the Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Tech Hubs Program. The award follows Senator Marshall's letter to Co more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 21 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Lessons from the wild WashU plant scientists gather research to understand how wild plants handle shifting disease threats, conditions - St. Louis is a plant science powerhouse, but outside of the neatly tended rows of crops and gleaming greenhouses sits another treasure trove of biological data: the wild plants tucked into yards, sidewalk cracks, ditches and fields have much to reveal. And WashU's plant scientists are also some of the most  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, July 21 -- Western New England University issued the following news: * * * Summer Innovation Fellowship Teams Explore the Future of FinTech Several startup teams participating in the 2026 Summer Innovation Fellowship are developing innovative financial technology solutions designed to make financial services more accessible, intelligent, and inclusive. Their ventures demonstrate how emerging technologies can address real-world challenges in investing, creditworthiness, and economic opportunity. "These startups de more PR