WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-808) on the Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act (H.R. 9541), which aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 5, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpos more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-775) on a resolution (H.Res. 609) that expresses opposition to the Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Nov. 26, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H. Res. 609 is to express opposition to the Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City. BACKGROUND AND NEED FO more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-814) on the Weather Alert Response and Notification Act (H.R. 2892), which aims to direct the Comptroller General of the U.S. to conduct a study on the effectiveness of local alerting systems. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 5, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2892, as amended, is to direct the Comptroller General of more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by John Vecchione, a senior litigation attorney at the New Civil Liberties Alliance, from a Dec. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Restoring Congressional Power over VA After Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member and members of the Committee, thank you so much for the opportunity to provide my views on the great opportunities our clients' victories in Loper Bright Enters. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The International Trade Commission posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 22, 2024, signed by Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. Epoxy Resins From China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and co more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal indictment was unsealed charging a Missouri man with threatening the St. Louis office of the NAACP. Darryl Jaspering, 62, of Warrenton, was indicted for one count of transmitting threatening communications and one count of interference with federally protected activities. According to the indictment, Jaspering wrote a message on the NAACP's contact page "in which he used racially charged threats  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 27 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 26, 2024: The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places during its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 10 in LaCharrette and Nightingale Creek Conference Rooms at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City. Remote participation is also available as out more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 27 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * District will use funding for Middle Big Creek Phase 2 collection system extension and improvements * * * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $18.7 million in financial assistance to the Little Blue Valley Sewer District for the Middle Big Creek Phase 2 collection system extension project. The funding will cover the project's estimated total cost and more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 27 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * City will evaluate feasibility of regional sewer connection * * * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $62,242 in assistance to the city of Clinton to develop a facility plan for evaluating the feasibility of regionalizing a nearby wastewater treatment system. Funded through the department's Clean Water State Revolving Fund Regionalization Incentive G more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Louis DeJoy, postmaster general and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Dec. 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the United States Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Growth and cost reduction are at the heart of the DFA plan. Simply put, the DFA plan is not about contraction or only cost reduction. Th more PR