KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood - January 2025": * * * Area prices rose 0.2 percent in December and January, up 2.3 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area advanced 0.2 percent for the two months endi more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - January 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.6 percent in January, up 3.4 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics re more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following white paper (No. 2025-003) on Feb. 3, 2025, by David Fuller and Guillaume Vandenbroucke entitled "Parents, Patience, and Persistence: A Novel Theory of Intergenerational College Attainment." Here are excerpts: * * * We study a model where a single good can be produced using a diminishing-returns technology (Malthus) and a constant-returns technology (Solow). We map the former to agriculture and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Questions Trump DOJ Antitrust Nominee on Antitrust Enforcement Today in a Senate Judiciary Nomination hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Gail Slater, President Trump's nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice. Senator Hawley focused his questioning on Big Tech and antitrust enforcement, and the future of Artificial Intel more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming announced today that the Eastern District of Missouri collected $23.5 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2024. Of this amount, $11 million was collected in criminal actions and $12.5 million was collected in civil actions. Additionally, the Eastern District of Missouri worked with other U.S. At more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: Four people have admitted selling methamphetamine or multiple machine gun conversion devices to an undercover federal agent. Reginald Smith, 28, of Jennings, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to three counts of possession of one or more machine guns, one count of unlawfully dealing in firearms and one count of aiding and abetting the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 14 nominations to the Senate on Jan. 22, 2025: Michael Boren, of Idaho, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment. Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Pro more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 63 nominations to the Senate on Feb. 11, 2025: Kirsten Baesler, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director. Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. John Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terroris more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 68 nominations to the Senate on Jan. 20, 2025: Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury. Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General. Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health. Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior. James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Offic more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Rep. Mark Alford to Host Bipartisan National Housing Crisis Summit in Raymore, MO Washington, DC-- Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), the Co-chair of the Congressional Real Estate Caucus, announced a bipartisan National Housing Crisis Summit will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in Raymore, MO. The summit will bring together Members of Congress, subject matter experts, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Burlison, Hageman Reintroduce UNPLUG EVs Act to End Wasteful Spending on Charging Stations Legislation Would Codify Trump Administration's Order to Halt Federal Funding for EV Infrastructure Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO-07) and Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY-At Large) reintroduced the Undoing Nationwide Programs and Limiting Unnecessary Grants for Electric Vehicles (UNPLUG EVs) Act t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Tlaib, Lee Introduce Justice For All Civil Rights Act Legislation to Restore Civil Rights, Expand Protections for Communities, Access to Courts (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Summer Lee (PA-12), introduced the Justice For All Act of 2025, legislation that pushes back against decades of conservative court ru more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth Hartman Jr., president of the National Corn Growers Association, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, thank you for the invitation to testify today. My  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by Jennifer James, a board member of the USA Rice Federation, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1": * * * Good morning, Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. Congratulations, Mr. Chairman, on your more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Wicker introduce bill to better financially protect poultry growers against avian flu outbreaks WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) yesterday introduced the Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act (HPAI ACT) to ensure that all poultry growers and laying operations in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) control areas whose op more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Smith: President Trump Trade Order Helps Deliver American Workers and Manufacturers a Level Playing Field WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (Mo.) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order directing his administration to examine the use of reciprocal tariffs on imports from any country that currently applies tariffs or other unfair barriers more PR