JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against Jackson County to Protect Free Speech in Counseling Offices KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Jackson County over a recently passed ordinance that infringes on the First Amendment rights of Missourians and jeopardizes the well-being of children seeking therapy. The ord more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-832) on the Black Vulture Relief Act (H.R. 1437), which aims to authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures in order to prevent death, injury or destruction to livestock. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Dec. 10, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 1437 is to authorize livestock producers and their emplo more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-797) on the Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act (H.R. 5623), which aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide substance use and alcohol use disorder services. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 4, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 5623, as  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-809) on the Duplications of Benefits Victims Relief Act (H.R. 6083), which aims to amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend waiver of duplicate benefits limitation for certain payments to individuals in the event of a major disaster. 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. 6083  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-813) on the Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act (H.R. 9024), which aims to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to take certain actions relating to incident periods and extreme weather. 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. 9024, as amended, more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-812) on the Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act (H.R. 9037), which aims to require the development of a workforce plan for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 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. 9037 is to require the development of a workfo more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-817) on the Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments Act (H.R. 9121), which aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian Tribal Governments to directly request fire management assistance declarations and grants. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 5, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Le more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-823) on the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act (H.R. 7779), which aims to promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 6, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 7779 is to promote the remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND AND more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-818) on the Improving Federal Building Security Act (H.R. 8530), which aims to require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security. 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. 8530 is to require Faci more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-819) on the Making Aid for Local Disasters Equal Now Act (H.R. 6435), which aims to ensure that a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis and rural areas receive assistance. 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. 6435 is to ensure that a declaration for a m more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-815) on a bill (H.R. 6984), which aims to designate the Federal building located at 300 E. 3rd Street in North Platte, Nebraska, as the Virginia Smith Federal Building. 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. 6984 is to designate the Federal building located at 300 E. 3rd Street in North P more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-811) on the Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act (H.R. 9750), which aims to authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program. 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. 9750, as amended, is to authorize the President t more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-810) on a bill (H.R. 9591), which aims to require the Administrator of General Services to sell certain property related to U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth. 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. 9591 is to require the Administrator of General Services to sell certain property related to t more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-816) on the State-Managed Disaster Relief Act (H.R. 8728), which aims to establish alternate procedures for lump sum payments for certain covered small disasters. 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. 8728, as amended, is to establish alternate procedures for lump sum payments for certai more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-807) on the Think Differently About Building Accessibility Act (H.R. 9313), which aims to direct the Comptroller General of the U.S. to report to Congress on the compliance under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 of all office buildings under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the General Services Administration. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 5, 20 more ST

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 8 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that the Grand Jury of St. Louis County has returned charges against Joseph C. Benne, 38, for allegedly defrauding consumers in connection with his businesses All in One Contracting and JCB Construction Service. Benne faces one felony count of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person, one felony more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State has granted cultural significance status to objects imported from abroad for the exhibition "Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918-1939" at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri. The determination allows the temporary display of these objects, acquired through agreements with foreign owners or custodians, recognizing their historical and artistic value while affirming that their exhibition serves the national inte more PR