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Considering the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's Impact on Skilled Nursing Facilities
As legal counsel to skilled nursing facility (SNF) owners and operators, as well as their lenders, Holland & Knight's Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Team is closely monitoring potential impacts of President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act...

Hudson to lead state senate select committee
Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, recently named State Sen. Brad Hudson, R-Cape Fair, to leadership positions on two newly created select committees. Hudson will serve as Chair of the Select Committee on Government...

Can a smell change your mind? Science links sensing scent to PSTD
Juree Burgett, who traveled from Kansas, smells various varieties of cannabis at a dispensary in Kansas City, Missouri -- a state where recreational pot use is now legal - Copyright AFP LOIC VENANCE Does a change in smell lead our brains to switch...

Revealed: the far-right, antisemitic men’s club network spreading across US
A nationwide US network of dozens of far-right, men-only fraternal clubs has what members describe as “literally hundreds” of participants who include past and currently serving military personnel, lawyers, civil servants, and prominent...

Multi-Billion Virtual Healthcare Industry Witnessing Substantial Growth With Rapid Expansion Expected - Financial News Media
(MENAFN- Financial News Media) Backed by $1 million in funding from the CVS Health Foundation, the pilot initiative offers free, virtual health screenings to support aging with confidence, care, and convenience Health checks include assessments...

In Flash Flood Hotspots Like Texas, Many Federal Meteorologist Positions Remain Unfilled
In recent days, flash floods have wreaked havoc across the country. In New Mexico. In North Carolina. And in Texas, where by many accounts, the National Weather Service acted appropriately as it issued increasingly urgent warnings of a deluge last...

Lee A. Tafoya On Why Clinical Experience Should Be A Prerequisite For Healthcare Executives
(MENAFN- Zex PR Wire) Missouri, US, 5th July 2025, ZEX PR WIRE , In an era of increasingly complex healthcare systems, where financial metrics often overshadow patient needs, Lee A. Tafoya is advocating for a shift in leadership thinking: clinical...

Detroit boutique owner details impacts of tariffs as deadline for deals passes without ceremony
Rachel Lutz, owner of The Peacock Room in Detroit, during a press call highlighting how President Donald Trump's tariff policies have harmed business owners. July 9, 2025. | Screenshot With President Donald Trump’s administration once again...

Meet the Trump-Loving Union Boss Who Thinks He Can Save Hollywood
When he was a 19-year-old working any gig he could scrounge up around Boston, Sean O’Brien found himself driving on the set of Malice, the 1993 thriller starring Alec Baldwin and Nicole Kidman. A fourth-generation Teamster from Medford, O’Brien...
Retirement Industry Deals and People Moves – 7/11/2025
Cetera Advisors Names Richard Vogel as Community Leader Richard Vogel Cetera Advisors named Richard Vogel as community leader. Vogel will lead initiatives to help Cetera advisers pursue meaningful growth opportunities, according to the firm. Vogel...

Chiropractic Future announces 2026 ACCRAC student opportunity
Chiropractic Economics Staff July 10, 2025 Chiropractic Future has opened applications for the 2026 ACCRAC Student Research Travel Stipend. Now in its third consecutive year, noted a Chiropractic Future press release, this initiative supports...

Student council receives approval for new approach to homecoming week
With a goal of fostering greater student engagement and school spirit, the Houston High School Student Council received the green light Tuesday night for a brand-new approach to homecoming. Gone are the traditional class float building and floats...

SSM Health addresses nursing shortage with pipeline program
SSM Health is launching a program designed to fund nursing education and create a quicker pathway to employment across its health care sites, starting this fall in Oklahoma. The Catholic health system is partnering with Chicago-based Chamberlain...

California’s red line of fire defense faces growing scrutiny
As California enters the height of wildfire season, Cal Fire aircraft are once again painting red lines across dry hillsides with a substance known as PHOS-CHEK. The fire retardant is used to slow or stop advancing flames. But growing questions...

Golf Can Prove Habit Forming And Possibly Addictive
UNITED STATES - JULY 25: Golf: Russ Hamilton Gambler's Outing, Closeup of bet tally at Grouse ... More Mountain Lodge, Whitefish, MT 7/25/2003 (Photo by Todd Korol/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: X68846 TK1)Sports Illustrated via...

Data shows variability in cover crop adoption
When it comes to conservation practices, the numbers show cover crops are failing to stick for some farmers. Iowa Learning Farms hosted the July 2 webinar “Are We Growing or Losing Conservation Acres?” led by Alejandro Plastina, center director...

Blue Shield Program funding available in Cole County
Starting Tuesday, approved Blue Shield Program communities, including Jefferson City and Cole County, can apply to receive grant funding to strengthen public safety. Following Gov. Mike Kehoe's approval of Missouri's Fiscal Year 2026 budget, a...

Home Prices Are Plummeting in Houston
Homebuyers in Houston, Texas, are currently facing the most favorable market in years, as prices posted their biggest year-over-year decline in May since September 2023, according to data from real estate information provider CoStar. In May, the...

50 questions for Springfield area high school football teams
We are officially 50 days out from the start of high school football season in the Springfield area, so the Springfield News-Leader came up with 50 questions to ask ahead of the season. The season starts under the Friday night lights on Aug. 29 in...

Exclusive—Rep. Jason Smith: This Fourth of July, Americans Celebrate the Largest Tax Cut in History
Today, the United States celebrates the anniversary of our brave founders declaring our nation’s independence, embarking on the path to freedom from tyranny, taxation without representation, and a distant elite who ignored the will of the people....