COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 13 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * 15 teachers named Ag Educators of the Year * As agricultural education programs continue to play a vital role in preparing the next generation of industry leaders, the Golden Owl Award celebrated a record year of recognition for ag educators, receiving more than 4,900 nominations and recognizing 107 finalists across 15 states. Nationwide and its state FFA partners are proud to announce the 2025-2026 Golden Owl Award grand prize w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Adapting to aerial threats: How ACC's Point Defense Task Force is transforming installation defense * JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) - Through the Point Defense Task Force, Air Combat Command is conducting the experimentation and data analysis required to inform Headquarters Air Force decisions on Point Defense, a rapidly expanding mission designed to safeguard air bases against a full spectrum of airborne threats, ranging from small unmanned aircraft systems more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * American Association Expands to Minnesota As Pennant Races Tighten: Ten Things to Know in the American Association of Professional Baseball This Week New Blaine, Minn., Complex, 200K All-Star Game Viewership Among Weekly Highlights with 25 Games Left in Regular Season - MOORHEAD, Minn. - The announcement of an expansion team for 2027 in Blaine, Minn., and the tightening of the races at the top of the Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by Andrew Gins: * * * 25 Conservative Groups Urge Senate Majority Leader Thune to Support FIRM Act On August 12th, 2026, Americans for Tax Reform, along with 24 other conservative organizations organized a letter urging Senate majority leader John Thune (R-Sd.) to support Tim Scott's (R-Sc.) Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act to put an end to government-initiated debanking. A modified version of the FIRM Act passed in the more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Area July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - Aug. 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were down 0.7 percent in June and July, up 3.9 percent over the year - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area fell 0.7 percent for the two months ending in July 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Wat more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - Aug. 12, 2026 * * * Regional prices were down 0.2 percent in July, up 3.5 percent over the year - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region fell 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index decreased 1.9 percent, largely due to a decline in gasoline prices. The all items le more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Logan May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region * * * Workers in the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.31 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($54.96), healthcare practi more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Ogden May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region * * * Workers in the Ogden, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.04 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($59.23), architecture and eng more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Provo-Orem-Lehi May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region * * * Workers in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.88 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($64.23),  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Salt Lake City-Murray May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region * * * Workers in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.45 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that higher paying major occupational groups included managemen more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in St. George May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region * * * Workers in the St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.89 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($52.62), legal ($49 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Cold War-era law finds new use at America's B-2 bomber base * KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AFNS) - Qilin Wu, a Chinese national who returned to Whiteman Air Force Base after being warned not to photograph the installation, was sentenced to six months in federal custody following a case built on a 76-year-old executive order signed by President Harry Truman. The conviction showed how a Cold War-era legal framework can be used against repeated, unauthorized photography around se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled will delete products and services from the Procurement List effective September 12, 2026. The deletions follow a July 9, 2026, notice of proposed deletions and a determination that the listed products and services are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government. The affected products include magnetic picture hangers, a military fuel-can cradle, a steel mail-cart tow pin, paper punches, a U.S. Navy scarf, military pattern i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Hosts Rural Healthcare Roundtable, Highlights Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Kansas Communities * #Kansas has more rural hospitals at risk of closure than any other state GARNETT, KS -Today, Representative Sharice Davids convened a roundtable with leaders from rural hospitals, community health clinics, and other organizations serving rural Kansans to discuss the harmful impact of extreme Medicaid cuts -made to fund tax giveaways for billionair more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Uses KC Streetcar to Travel to Meetings Across KC, Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Investments in Local Public Transit * KANSAS CITY, MO -Today, Representative Sharice Davids spent the day utilizing the KC Streetcar to travel to her public and local stakeholder meetings across Kansas City. Traveling between key stops from UMKC to Union Station, Davids demonstrated the impact of modern, accessible public transit while meeting with local more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Aug. 13 -- Converse University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Chandra Owenby Hopkins: Empowering the Next Generation of Female Leaders * Written by Amanda Mathis Maya Angelou once wrote, "Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it, possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women." For Dr. Chandra Owenby Hopkins, her work as Dean of Converse College for Women (CCW) is a commitment to supporting and celebrating women both within and beyond the classroom. Not one who seeks the li more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 13 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Institutional Shareholder Services, a provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to financial market participants, posted the following news release: * * * Statement in Connection with Filing of Lawsuit Challenging Oklahoma Statute, H.B. 4429 * ROCKVILLE, Md. (August 13, 2026) -Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) today announced it has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma challenging the newly enacted Okla more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the following news release: * * * KDHE Awards Over $1M in Rural Health Transformation Program Grants The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) today announced at an event hosted by Newman Regional Health in Emporia the recipients of the Community Health Worker + Accountable Food is Medicine Grant Program (CHW+AFIM), an initiative within the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). In total, $1,007,152 was awarded to seven rural healthcare organi more PR

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Aug. 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- The University of Kansas Medical Center posted the following news: * * * KU Medical Center names interim dean of School of Health Professions * The University of Kansas Medical Center has named an administrator with research specialties in aging and rehabilitation -and an eye for improving health across the state -to lead the School of Health Professions on an interim basis. Jacob Sosnoff, Ph.D., is the School of Health Professions' associate dean of research and a professor in the De more PR

PALOS HILLS, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- Moraine Valley Community College issued the following news: * * * Moraine Valley Community College joins nationally recognized Metallica Scholars Initiative as the Workforce Education Program expands to over 90 schools Moraine Valley Community College is proud to announce its selection as one of 18 new schools to join the eighth year of the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI). Supported by the generous $75,000 grant, the college's Nursing Program will aim to enhance student success and career rea more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: * * * Penn Vet Welcomes Seven New Faculty for the 2026-27 Academic Year * The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has appointed seven new faculty members, expanding expertise across companion animal medicine, equine reproduction, comparative pathology, diagnostic imaging, animal welfare, and infectious disease. Joining the Departments of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine, C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Wolves in White Coats: How Doctors and Hospitals Pushed and Profited from the Fraud of "Gender Medicine" - A report from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - August 2026 (64 pages) * * * Contents Contributors ... 3 Introduction ... 5 Chapter 1: Hospitals Gained Unique and Lifelong Revenue Streams for Sex-Rejecting Procedures ... 7 I. Captive Patients ... 7 II. Healthcare Institutions ... 9 Chapter 2: Hospitals Misuse Diagnostic and Procedural Codes to Ensure Payment for Pediatric Sex-Rejecting  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Introduces Legislation to Improve Wildfire Response Efforts * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) recently introduced the Pilot for Regional Emergency Prepositioning of Aerial Resources and Equipment (PREPARE) Act. This legislation would establish prepositioned aerial resources during early-season conditions. It would increase preparedness and improve firefighting response efforts. "When it comes to wildfires, response t more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 13 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Rural Missouri faces an overlooked HIV burden * HIV is often viewed as an urban health problem, but Missouri is one of just seven states prioritized by a federal initiative because of its substantial rural HIV burden. An estimated 13,271 people are living with HIV in Missouri, with nearly half in the St. Louis region. At the same time, treatment has transformed what it means to live with HIV. Daily antiretroviral medication or, for some peop more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 14 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Request in Urging DOJ Not to Appeal Firearm Restrictions Ruling South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins eight other Attorneys General in requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice not appeal a Texas federal court decision ruling that the National Firearms Act's registration requirements for short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, silencers, and other firearms are no longer  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Announces Over $1 Million in Federal Resources for Kansas Providers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced more than $1 million in federal investments for seven Kansas rural health care providers through the second round of funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Sen. Moran worke more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Kicks Off "120 Stops to Strengthen Rural Kansas" August Tour * Topeka - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), this week kicked off his "120 Stops to Strengthen Rural Kansas" Tour, a statewide effort focused on ensuring rural Kansas communities remain strong places to live, work, raise a family, and build a future. Throughout the recess, Senator Marshall will make 120 stops, touching all four corners, meeting directly with more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Six Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named 2026 BTI Client Service All-Stars * National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been named 2026 BTI Client Service All-Stars. The Husch Blackwell honorees include: * Michael Annis, Intellectual Property * Tim Capria, Intellectual Property * Daniel Cohn, Intellectual Property * Tara Ficken, Intellectual Property * Avery Hitchcock, In more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 14 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following statement on Aug. 13, 2026, by National Commander Cory Geisler: * * * VFW Condemns Vandalism of National World War II Memorial The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) strongly condemns today's disgraceful vandalism of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is difficult to comprehend that anyone would deliberately deface a sacred memorial dedicated to the 16 million Americans who served during World W more PR