ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 19 -- Consumer Action for a Strong Economy issued the following excerpts of a commentary to The Kansas City Star on April 18, 2024: * * * CASE Op-Ed in The Kansas City Star: Why is Rep. Jason Smith working against the interests of Missouri small businesses? Missourians know small and family-owned businesses are the main drivers of our state economy. Small businesses in the Show-Me State account for 99.4% of all companies and sustain roughly 1.1 million jobs, accordi more PR

MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, April 19 -- The Combat Antisemitism Movement issued the following news release: The Combat Antisemitism Movement has condemned Meta's Oversight Board's recommendation to end Meta's ban on the use of the Arabic word "shaheed," or "martyr" in English after a year-long review. At present, Meta removes any posts using "shaheed" in referring to people it designates on its list of "dangerous organizations and individuals," which includes members of Islamist terrorist organization more PR