BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting To Exert Federal Control Over Elections * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 24 states in suing President Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging his unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfe more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, April 4 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Ag Groups Call for End to Fertilizer Duties Author: Bryan Goodman Over 50 state ag groups and eight national organizations sent a letter to the International Trade Commission this week urging the agency to revoke the countervailing duty orders on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morrocco. The letter - signed by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, Na more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri issued the following news: * * * VICTORY: Missouri Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Voter Provisions Targeting Nonpartisan Civic Engagement Groups "This is a win for speech, democracy, and all current and future voters in Missouri. The vital work of organizations like the League and the NAACP is necessary to help Missourians navigate a system that is deeply rooted with systemic barriers that unnecessarily impede  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 3 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports President Trump's termination of temporary protected status * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protected status for immigrants from specific countries. The amici states argue that under federal law, the U more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith on Jobs Report: Trump Economy Continues to Defy Expectations, Deliver for Working Families Jobs report shows 178,000 new jobs, including 15,000 new manufacturing jobs and 26,000 new construction jobs, and falling unemployment rate. * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement a more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Releases Final CY 2027 Medicare Advantage And Part D Final Rule * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the final calendar year 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule. Key changes include refocusing on the Star Ratings measure set, rewarding sustained high performance, reducing regulatory burden, strengthening prescription drug protections more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Releases Proposed Hospice, IRF, IPF and SNF Payment And Policy Updates For FFY 2027 * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the federal fiscal year 2027 Medicare payment and policy updates for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility, Skilled Nursing Facility and Hospice Prospective Payment Systems. Comments about the more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS To Reprocess Certain CAH Method II Claims * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a notification for critical access hospitals that utilize Method II billing for professional services. "Certain CAH claims were incorrectly returned with Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) reason codes 31006 and 31007 indicating that providers don't have a rea more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued the following news release: * * * DHSS files proposed rules to establish marijuana research facilities * JEFFERSON CITY, MO - The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) within the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has filed proposed rules titled 19 CSR 100-1.200 Marijuana Research Facilities with the Secretary of State and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. These rules est more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Five Gubernatorial Appointments * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced five gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions Bryce Beal, of Ashland, was appointed to the Uniform Law Commission. Mr. Beal currently serves as general counsel to the Missouri Senate. Beal previously served as assistant attorney general for the Missour more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Mittelstaedt and Gentry Symposium connects nation's doctoral students for 34 years * For 34 years, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mittelstaedt and Gentry Doctoral Symposium has brought doctoral students from across the country to share research ideas and build a scholarly community. Organized by the Department of Marketing, the 2026 symposium runs April 2-4 at the Courtyard by Marriott Lincoln Downt more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 4 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $2.4 million to Fisk City will make drinking water system improvements * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $2.4 million in financial assistance to the city of Fisk for upgrades to the city's drinking water distribution, storage and supply systems. The city expects the project to be completed  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Mortimer installed as James Langenfeld Professor of Industrial Organization * Julie Holland Mortimer, a renowned applied microeconomics scholar, was installed as the inaugural James Langenfeld Professor of Industrial Organization in WashU Arts & Sciences at a ceremony March 2. Mortimer joined WashU's Department of Economics in 2025, arriving from the University of Virginia. She is the curren more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 2 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * New software safeguards research participants' privacy * Which details in a de-identified scientific record are enough to still identify a person? If, for example, the record includes that a person is a CEO, the abundance of CEOs in the world would make identification nearly impossible. If the person is a CEO living in Missouri, the list becomes notably shorter but likely extensive enough to s more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, April 4 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Visiting Writers Series to feature Green Tower Press Chapbook Award Winner An award-winning poet whose work is rooted in personal narrative, place and the uneven terrains of American life will conclude Northwest Missouri State University's Visiting Writers Series this month. Green Tower Press Chapbook Winner Anthony Robinson will present his work from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology team wins gold at Safety Olympics * Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator, CEAT | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology's Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology program earned top honors at the 2026 Safety Olympics hosted by Southeastern Oklahoma State University. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSjou) -- A bioactive compound found in turmeric may assist in lowering oxidative stress and inflammation for individuals living with Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. Hossein Rafiei, assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics at Saint Louis University, served as lead author of the study which suggests these biological processes are central to the progression of metabolic diseases. The research document, titled Curcumin supplementation improves markers of inflammation a more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Ten Husch Blackwell Attorneys Appointed to American Health Law Association Leadership Roles The American Health Law Association named 10 Husch Blackwell attorneys to leadership positions to serve on planning committees, practice groups, and councils that shape the association's programs, resources, and community. The Husch Blackwell selected to leadership positions include: * Ragini Achar more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 4 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * UMKC Bloch School Opens Doors to Sports Careers with New Degree Emphasis Sports management emphasis area prepares students to play at the next level * The University of Missouri-Kansas City Henry W. Bloch School of Management announced a new sports management emphasis within the Bachelor of Business Administration program, beginning in Fall 2026. The program prepares students for more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 4 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * UMSL students hone real-world skills in 'nonstop' cybersecurity competition The competition tested the five-person team's abilities to block simulated cyberattacks in real time. By Dave Benson For a team of students from the Ed G. Smith College of Business at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, March 14 was an exhausting day. In the best possible way. The quintet of Merilyn Gibson more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 4 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Welcomes VHA Restructuring Initiatives Overhaul aims to unify veteran health care and end decades of inconsistency * In December, VA Secretary Doug Collins and House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost signaled their alignment on reforming the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) structure, a decision for which VFW has long ad more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * WashU poll: St. Louisans largely unaware of deadly opioids in school wastewater * Most St. Louis-area adults are unaware of nitazenes -a dangerous class of synthetic opioids detected in local school wastewater -but show overwhelming support for monitoring once informed, according to researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Public Health. The findings come from iHeard S more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 3 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Forensics wins awards at major debate competitions * WKU Forensics wrapped its policy debate season and Lincoln-Douglas debate regular season with key awards at multiple debate competitions. Senior Rae Fournier of Woodbridge, Va.; freshman Riley Ney of Newton, Kan.; senior Joshua St-Peter of Canton, Ga.; and junior Nik Schintgen of Lansing, Kan., were invited to the 80th National Debate tou more PR