WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Alford, Panetta, D. Johnson Reintroduce A-PLUS Act Bill levels the playing field for meat processors, strengthens food supply chain, and expands choice for consumers Washington, DC-- Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL)  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.1 percent i more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.9 percent in  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Missouri - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.8 percent i more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.8 percent in more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Utah - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.9 percent in Ut more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wyoming - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.8 percent in more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Warren, & Duckworth Ramp Up Investigation into Mohela's Predatory Website Terms of Use [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) wrote to the student loan servicer Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) with continued concerns over its website's Terms of Use (TOU), which appear to be written with the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith: Trump Tax Policy Will Help Turn Page on Biden Inflation Mess WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the release of the January 2025 reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index: "Through  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Hosts Medicaid Listening Session With Health Care Providers (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) held a listening session with a dedicated collective of health care providers who are at the frontlines of delivering care to the region's most vulnerable communities. The discussion gave providers an opportunity to share their concerns about t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Tyonek Technical Services LLC, Madison, Alabama, was awarded a $98,115,620 firm-fixed-price level of effort contract for cyber operations formal training support. This contract provides for subject matter expertise and other essential capabilities to augment and support the mission of 39th Information Operations Squadron. Work will be performed at Hurlburt Field, Flor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing on America's Trade Enforcement Priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the initiation of a comprehensive review of America's trade policies ordered by President Trump, the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee held a hearing to examine America's trade enforcement priorities. In the first Trump term, strong and strategic trade enfor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-875) on the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (H.R. 3120), which aims to ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality and lower cost care. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 3120, the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, amends the Employee Retirem more ST

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-857) on the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act (H.R. 190), which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations with respect to returns relating to payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, as in effect prior to the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act. The report was advanced b more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver's Statement on Trump Administration's Shameful Meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, which monitors human rights and international cooperation in the 57 countries of the OSCE, released the following statement after the Trump Administration's shameful meeting with Uk more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Fletcher, Williams Introduce Legislation to Help Heirs' Property Landowners Prove Ownership and Receive Disaster Relief (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a two-bill legislative package seeking more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Commends President Trump's Efforts to Improve Health Care Price Transparency WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order directing the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to implement and enforce President Trump's health care price transparency regulations: "Ove more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Estes Applaud Trump Administration's Quick Action to Ensure Seniors Receive Social Security Benefits They Are Owed America's seniors are getting the Social Security benefits they are owed quickly thanks to efforts by the Trump Administration and the Ways and Means Committee to implement the Social Security Fairness Act. Less than four months after Congress repealed the Windfall Elimination Provisi more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * St. Louis County Felon Who Shot at Police Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Friday sentenced a convicted felon who shot at St. Louis County Police Department officers in 2020 to 25 years in prison. On Sept. 1, 2020, Dexter McKinnies shot at police, including officers who were members of the FBI Violen more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * St. Louis County Man Admits Pandemic-Related Unemployment Fraud ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Friday admitted possessing stolen identities and engaging in several schemes, including one in which he falsely obtained COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits. Daryl Jones Jr., 45, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Cour more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner, Hill, Cotton, Scott and Colleagues to Uyeda: Review Approach to Consolidated Audit Trail Washington, D.C. - Capital Markets Subcommittee Chair Ann Wagner (R-MO), House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR), Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda more PR