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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Friday April 04, 2025 ( 7 items )  

2024-25 NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 - No. 4 (April 3)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 3 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2024-25 NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 - No. 4 (April 3) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Oklahoma City and Keiser (Fla.) are knotted for the top spot in the fourth NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Rating, as they split the available first-place votes, each receiving nine. Wayland Baptist (Texas) climbed four places this week and into the top 10, while OUAZ (Ar  more

2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer All-Americans
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 3 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer All-Americans KANSAS CITY, Mo. - All-Americans for the 2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer season have been announced, following the Ninth-Annual Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer National Championship. Carter McCourt, in his first season with Missouri Valley, is the 2025 NAIA Competitive Cheer Athlete of the Year. Competitive C  more

Could unifying outpatient practices help dismantle structural racism in health care?
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 3 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Could unifying outpatient practices help dismantle structural racism in health care? Health care segregation isn't just a relic of the past. In 2025, patients of color and those insured through Medicaid often receive care at different outpatient clinics than their white, commercially insured counterparts. This segregation isn't legally mandated -- but it's structurally   more

Looming budget cuts: What to know when covering Medicaid for older adults
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 3 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Looming budget cuts: What to know when covering Medicaid for older adults Cuts to Medicaid could be devastating for a huge portion of low-income people over 65. This joint federal-state program is under a microscope as Congress debates the Fiscal Year 2025 budget and how to offset tax cuts. If the budget passes, it needs to be offset by $880 billion in cuts, making Medi  more

Missouri Protoplex Partners With Solvus Global
ROLLA, Missouri, April 4 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Missouri Protoplex partners with Solvus Global Solvus Global, a leader in advanced manufacturing headquartered in Massachusetts, has become the first major company to partner with the Missouri Protoplex at Missouri S&T. The company signed a lease Wednesday, April 2, at the S&T campus to establish an additional facility in Rolla. The mission of the Protoplex, which is set to open in spr  more

New program helps gun violence survivors connect with journalists
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 3 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * New program helps gun violence survivors connect with journalists A new program is helping journalists produce more impactful stories on gun violence by making the "violence survivor community more readily accessible." The Survivor Connection, launched in February by The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting (PCGVR), "promises to facilitate more empathetic, eth  more

Washington University School of Medicine: Researchers Find Intestinal Immune Cell Prevents Food Allergies
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 4 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Researchers find intestinal immune cell prevents food allergies Mouse study reveals innovative strategy to potentially manage allergy risk Most of the time, the intestinal immune system can recognize friend from foe, tolerating myriad foods while destroying disease-causing invaders. But for approximately 30 million Americans with food allergies - including 4 million children   more