CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 28 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * AG McCuskey asks Supreme Court to reverse EPA rule threatening West Virginia jobs, energy costs * Attorney General JB McCuskey announced today he is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a devastating inflationary Biden-era EPA air quality regulation that has raised costs for West Viriginia manufacturers, utilities and farmers. Leading a 25-state coalition with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, General M more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA announces 2026-2027 Spectrum Scholars * CHICAGO -The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded 2026 Spectrum Scholarships to 60 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, ALA has awarded more than 1,600 Spectrum Scholarships. In the most recent application cycle, the Spectrum Scholarship Program received fo more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 29 (TNSjou) -- The American Soybean Association issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by chief economist Scott Gerlt and senior economist Omid Karami: * * * A Look at Potential Soybean Farmer Premiums with 45Z Since 2004, the U.S. government has put its money where the fuel tank is, and it has implemented policies such as the Biodiesel Blenders' Tax Credit (BTC) to reward the production biofuels. The rationale is straightforward: biofuels can displace petroleum and trim greenhouse gas emissions, so the p more PR

INDIANA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Assessment Specialist Joins IUP College of Osteopathic Medicine Team * Clinton Iadanza Clinton Iadanza, who has more than two decades of experience in education-including assessment, educational research, program evaluation, student support, and continuous quality improvement-has been selected to join Indiana University of Pennsylvania's College of Osteopathic Medicine team as director of Assessment and Quality Improvement. Prior to join more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Bell, Strickland, Mfume Lead 70+ Members in Effort to Stop Navy from Renaming Ship Honoring Black War Hero in Honor of President Trump * The letter comes following recent news that the U.S. Navy is considering renaming the USS Doris Miller in honor of the president Doris Miller was a sailor aboard the USS West Virginia when Japan began its attack on Pearl Harbor who put himself in harm's way to help save his fellow wounded sailors The letter wa more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, posted the following news release: * * * Community input helps shape potential route for transmission project near Benton * Key Takeaways: * Ameren plans to build new electric infrastructure and upgrade existing equipment to strengthen reliability in the region. * Plans call for a new transmission line connecting Ameren Illinois' existing Benton Northwest Substation to Southern Illinois Power Cooperative's (SIPC) Franklin Junction Subst more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The NRCS Missouri State Office, in coordination with the North Inter-River Drainage District, Reorganized Butler County Drainage District 7, and the Ring Levee District, is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Black River Watershed Project in Butler County, Missouri, which was published in the Federal Register on August 13 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The NRCS Missouri State Office, in coordination with the St. Johns Levee and Drainage District of Southeast Missouri, is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the St. Johns Watershed Project in Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott Counties, Missouri, which was published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2025. NRCS has determi more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 28 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news wrap up entitled "Liberty In Action Weekly: Exposing 'Petty Health Bureaucrats'": * * * Liberty In Action Weekly: Exposing 'Petty Health Bureaucrats' * It's about as simple as can be: The government has no business in your grandma's kitchen. Now, media outlets nationwide are spreading the word about the Goldwater Institute's efforts to protect the rights of a Missouri grandma who was threatened by "petty health bureaucrats" for cooking break more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Jake Buxton as Director of Missouri Department of Natural Resources * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced the appointment of Jake Buxton as director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Buxton currently serves as DNR deputy director, overseeing the department's Division of State Parks, the Missouri Geological Survey, and the Division of Administrative Support. "Throughout hi more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Kurt Schaefer as Commissioner of Missouri Office of Administration * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced the appointment of Kurt U. Schaefer as commissioner of the Missouri Office of Administration (OA). Schaefer currently serves as director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a position he has held since the start of the Kehoe administration. "I appreciate Kurt's willingne more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Op-Ed: Why I Am Investigating Flock * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in The Daily Wire following the announcement of his investigation into companies like Flock, with its network of 120,000 AI-powered cameras across the United States. Senator Hawley raises concerns about how Flock's collection of citizens' data and personal information poses privacy threats and potentially violates existing laws. Read the full more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA names seven 2026 Medal of Merit winners * The Journalism Education Association names seven Medal of Merit winners in 2026. They will be recognized for their significant contributions to scholastic journalism during the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Orlando this November. The 2026 Medal of Merit recipients are: * Makena Busch, CJE, Mead High School, Spokane, Washington * Kaitlin Edgerton, MJE more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Journalism students helped bring Robert Greene's 'Too Much Sugar' to life -- now it's premiering at Venice Film Festival * Shooting a scene on the set of "Too Much Sugar." By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 28, 2026) -Robert Greene, Filmmaker-in-Chief at the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism, is once again making a splash with a new documentary. "Too Much Sugar" -which follows two friends in Moberly, Missour more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- Kansas City University issued the following news: * * * Kansas City University president warns new federal student loan limits could deepen physician shortage Kansas City University president and CEO Marc B. Hahn, DO, is raising concerns about how new federal student loan limits could affect medical education and worsen the nation's growing physician shortage. In an op-ed published in The Hill, Hahn examines provisions of the 2025 budget reconciliation law, commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Missouri's Fred Wellman for Election to Congress * AFGE says Wellman is a military veteran who will fight for a strong federal workforce OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Fred Wellman for election to Congress representing Missouri's 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election. Wellman won t more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 27 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Low-carb diet delivers added liver benefits beyond weight loss * There is no shortage of popular diets to try, and they can generally produce weight loss if followed to the letter. But are all diet plans created equal in terms of reducing the cardiometabolic risks that come with obesity, such as Type 2 diabetes and liver disease? A randomized clinical trial from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests they aren't, even more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MGMA Urges CMS to Withdraw Proposed Modifier -25 Payment Reduction The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850 Re: File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Pa more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * MHA Membership Grows To 136 Hospitals With Addition Of KVC Facility * The Missouri Hospital Association has grown its membership to 136 hospitals with the addition of St. Louis Children's Hospital and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care in Webster Groves, Mo. The new member reflects MHA's continued commitment to bringing together hospitals and health systems that share a goal of improving the health and we more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * MHA To Host Webinar About Participating In Health Care Career Day * The Missouri Hospital Association is partnering with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as well as the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development for the sixth annual virtual Health Care Career Day, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26, 2027. This statewide initiative connects students and educators with  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 29 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * MoDNR, Office of Administration auction decommissioned environmental emergency response vehicles to local agencies The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Office of Administration hosted an auction of six decommissioned emergency response vehicles the department had used to respond to environmental emergencies. Held Aug. 19 in Jefferson City, local public safety agencies and organizations from acro more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * New Health Care Laws Take Effect Today * Several new laws affecting Missouri hospitals and health care providers take effect today, Aug. 28, following the 2026 legislative session. Among them is HB 2372, a wide-ranging health care bill signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe in July that contains several MHA priorities. Provisions include increased transparency in insurers' prior authorization practices, modernization of the ph more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Roundup: Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Troy Jackson at 'Women for Troy' Launch in Maine * Yesterday, Reproductive Freedom for All endorsed Troy Jackson in his bid to unseat Senator Susan Collins in Maine-where reproductive freedom is at the center of one of the country's most consequential Senate races this cycle. Reproductive Freedom for All's President and CEO, Mini Timmaraju,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter with eight co-signers to Scott Giles, executive director and CEO of the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 27, 2026 Scott Giles Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) 633 Spirit Drive Chesterfield, Missouri 63005-1243 Dear Mr. Giles: We write to request information on why MOHELA has reportedly  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Burlison Announces Hearing on State and Local Natural Gas Bans Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) today announced a hearing titled "No Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs." During the hearing, members wil more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 29 -- The University of Northwestern issued the following news: * * * Northwestern Welcomes 11 New Full-Time Faculty for Fall 2026 Northwestern is pleased to announce the addition of eleven full-time faculty for the fall 2026 term. Each faculty member brings a breadth of knowledge for their area of study and a heart for the UNWavering mission to love God's Word and God's world. We are excited to welcome them into new or expanded roles at Northwestern this fall. Dr. Dalene Fisher, Provost and Vice President for Ac more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 27 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water use permits for review, published 08/27/2026 * DES MOINES - The DNR Water Quality Bureau has the following draft water use permits posted for public review. Water use permits regulate how Iowa's water resources are allocated to ensure facilities use water efficiently and responsibly, at rates and quantities consistent with permit conditions. As part of the permit review process, the public has the right, and is encouraged,  more PR