WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSletter) -- America's Credit Unions, with 47 co-signers issued the following letter to the Senate leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 21, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - Re: Senate Consideration of H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 Dear Leader Thune and Leader Schumer: On behalf of America's Credit Unions and the Credit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Lee A. Hepner, senior legal counsel at the American Economic Liberties Project, from an Aug. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Your Data, Their Profit: The Consumer Cost of AI Surveillance Pricing": * * * Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Durbin, and Members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. I currently serve as Senior Legal Counsel at the American Economic Liberties Project, a nonpro more PR

WACO, Texas, Aug. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Defending Champ Montana State Opens 2026 at No. 1 * Fresh off their second national title in program history, Montana State is the preseason No. 1 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll. The Bobcats will start defense of their title on August 29 as they begin the 2026 on the road at Utah Tech. Right behind MSU at No. 2 is in-state rival Montana. The Grizz start play under the Bobby Kennedy era with a home game against Southern Utah, a more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 18 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands Public comments urge the administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America's public lands - Washington, D.C. -- The public was forced to navigate five separate comment processes across three federal agencies as the Department of the Interior launched a sweeping review of longstanding policies pr more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Michigan coal plant costs balloon to $259 million, as Trump administration orders sixth unlawful extension past retirement The aging plant, which should have retired in May 2025, has been forced open for more than 400 days * The Trump administration issued a sixth unlawful "emergency order" extending the J.H. Campbell coal plant past its retirement for another 90 days, even though local and state leaders had a plan to replace the pl more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 18 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 17, 2026, by senior counsel John G. Horan, partners Dana B. Pashkoff and Jessica C. Abrahams and associates Michelle Y. Francois and Asher Friedman Young: * * * SBA Finalizes Rule Removing Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned 8(a) Firms Final rule takes effect for new and pending applications beginning September 10, 2026 At a Glance * On August 11, 2026, SBA published a final rule that form more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak, NDSU: Year-round E15 would strengthen North Dakota's $7.3 billion corn industry, lower fuel costs * Fargo, ND -Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today joined North Dakota State University economist David Ripplinger, farmers, ethanol producers, fuel retailers, livestock interests, and industry leaders to discuss the impact of year-round E15 and biofuels policy on North Dakota agriculture. A joint study from the biofuels and cor more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 18 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * From the Chiefs to UMKC: Jerry Blanton Joins Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame Longtime UMKC staff member honored for a remarkable career on and off the football field - University of Missouri-Kansas City students and employees may know Jerry Blanton as the associate director of the Student Union. But before his career at UMKC, Blanton made his mark on another Kansas City institution: the Kansas City Chiefs. Now, that career h more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Chief Executive Jamie Lawless Named a Finalist for Managing Partner of the Year by The American Lawyer * National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that The American Lawyer has named Chief Executive Jamie Lawless a finalist for Managing Partner of the Year in its annual Industry Awards. The Managing Partner of the Year award recognizes leadership prowess in law firm management, honor more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Department of Theatre & Dance celebrates scholarship recipients * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance recognized 52 students for academic merit and potential, awarding approximately $210,000 in scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. "Theatre & Dance scholarships give students the freedom to take risks, grow as artists and fully invest in their education," said Markus Potter, acting chair and associate professor of the more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 17 -- Lincoln University posted the following news: * * * Lincoln University Faculty and Staff Prepare for Academic Year at Fall Institute 2026 * The annual event brought faculty and staff together for university updates, professional development and collaboration ahead of the fall semester. Lincoln University faculty and staff gathered Aug. 10-11 for Fall Institute 2026, an annual event held during the week before fall classes begin. This year's theme, "Building Greater, Better, More Beautiful Futures," refl more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou study shows small scheduling change has big health benefits for night-shift physicians The findings highlight Mizzou's efforts to improve the health and well-being of those working overnight. - University of Missouri researchers have found that a simple scheduling change can improve the health and well-being of physicians working overnight shifts. In a recent study, Matthew Robinson, chair of the Department of Emergency Medic more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines * "Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines. "As meas more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines * Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines.  more PR

CANTON, Missouri, Aug. 17 -- Culver-Stockton College posted the following news: * * * Professor Completes Intensive Training, Bringing Back Genomics Research Courses to Freshmen * Dr. Joseph Ankrom, Culver-Stockton College The Culver-Stockton College Genomics Research Institute, a yearlong course sequence that gives first-year students the hands-on research experience graduate programs look for, returns this fall under Dr. Joseph Ankrom. CANTON, Mo. -This academic year, Culver-Stockton College (C-SC) is bringing back its Genomics Research more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 17 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Scientists identify brain's brake that shuts off chronic pain * Deep at the base of the brain, a tiny cluster of nerve cells serves as the body's natural pain reliever, dialing down pain signals traveling up the spinal cord. But nerve damage can flip this system into a hyperactive engine for chronic pain. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have figured out why that switch flips, and ho more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 17 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * Shu Schiller named among St. Louis' Most Influential Business Women for 2026 * Shu Schiller, dean of UMSL's Ed G. Smith College of Business, was recently honored by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the Most Influential Business Women for 2026. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat, St. Louis Business Journal) For Shu Schiller, influence doesn't automatically come with the title a person holds. It comes from the impact they make on the p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Visits Naeger Forest Products in Ste. Genevieve County STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. - Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Naeger Forest Products in Ste. Genevieve County recently, touring the sawmill with owner Mike Naeger to discuss the challenges facing Missouri's timber industry. Congressman Smith said, "Mike has spent more than four decades building this sawmill into one that produces some of the highest-quality cedar in the country, an more PR

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Aug. 17 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * South Carolina student named DAV's top youth volunteer, earns $30K scholarship * DAV (Disabled American Veterans) has named Noah Omura of Columbia, South Carolina, as the recipient of the 2026 DAV Scholarships' top prize of $30,000. Omura was recognized Aug. 1 during the 2026 DAV and Auxiliary National Convention in Orlando, Florida. The DAV Scholarships honor 15 students each year for their volunteer support of veterans  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release: * * * St. Louis Fed Appoints New Industry Council Members The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed two new members to its Industry Councils. * Curtis Barnett, president and CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Little Rock, Ark., has been named to the Healthcare Industry Council. * Suzanne Peyton, executive director of Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Ark., has been named to the Transportation Industry Council more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 18 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Tyler Keim selected as August 2026 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month Tyler Keim, an assistant park superintendent with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of State Parks, is the department's Team Member of the Month for August 2026. He was selected for his service to the department and for his efforts while responding to sudden and catastrophic flooding at Johnson's Shut more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 18 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * UMKC Law Professor Recognized for Decades of Fighting Wrongful Convictions Sean O'Brien honored by Innocence Project for landmark Missouri exoneration - Throughout his career, O'Brien has defended clients on death row, helped free wrongfully convicted people through pro bono work and successfully argued two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. O'Brien estimates he is directly responsible for litigation that has helped 43 people more PR