CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, June 6 -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: * * * $1.5 Million Renovation Project Enhances SEMO Law Enforcement Academy Training Facilities Southeast Missouri State University's Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) is set to undergo a transformative renovation project, fueled in part by a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The planned upgrades will significantly enhance t more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, June 5 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Big data: S&T researcher paving new paths for more efficient transfers By Greg Edwards When long-haul truckers hit the road with their freight, they often rely on GPS to help them find the best possible routes and adjust in real time. So why can't the online systems for transferring large datasets, which typically rely on predetermined settings and don't adjust in real time, take a simil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings On Five Judicial Nominations U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced a series of change in bank control notices, detailing applications to acquire shares of various financial institutions. These notices, published under the Change in Bank Control Act and the board's Regulation Y, outline proposed transactions that the Federal Reserve will review based on established factors. Among the notifications is a significant proposal from Ryan Sullivan of Dorado, Puerto Rico, and Bryan Adams of Loch L more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Graves & Ezell Opening Statements from Hearing to Review Coast Guard Programs and Structure, Highlighting Importance of "Historic" Investments in One Big Beautiful Bill Act Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Hearing Highlights Need for Critical Investments in the Coast Guard and Importance of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Members of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, at a hearing today with President Trump's nominee for Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, highlighted  more PR

CANTON, Ohio, June 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Missouri Senate approves plan to keep Kansas City Chiefs, Royals in state * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to provide over $100 million in aid for tornado-ravaged St. Louis and authorized hundreds of millions of dollars worth of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to continue playing in Missouri in new or improved stadiums. more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Announces Partnership with Influxer * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a three-year partnership with Influxer as the Official Name, Image, and Likeness Merchandise Provider of the NAIA. Influxer is a NIL platform that equips student-athletes to create and sell personalized, officiall more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Eliminates Democrats' Onerous IRS Reporting Requirement for Third-Party Apps, Gig Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - The One, Big, Beautiful Bill repeals a burdensome tax reporting requirement perpetrated by Democrats during their reign over Washington and provides additional tax and paperwork relief to small business more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 789, the Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act. Small businesses aren't just part of our economy. They are our economy, Mr. Speaker. They are the innovators, the job creators, the backb more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison Reintroduces Reliable Grid Act to Reverse Democrat-Led EPA Assault on U.S. Energy * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) reintroduced the Reliable Grid Act to stop the damage caused by radical Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations pushed under Democratic administrations that have crippled America's power grid and triggered a nationwide energy-reliability c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of my bill, the ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act. I want to begin by thanking my colleagues from California, Missouri, and New Hampshire, Representatives Simon, Alford, and Pappas, for their support of thi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Lawler Reintroduce Bipartisan HUD Legislation to Ensure Annual Oversight * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Mike Lawler (NY-17) reintroduced the HUD Accountability Act of 2025, a bipartisan measure that would require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to testify before Congress on an annual basis. The bill aims to st more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- On June 4, 2025, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened a hearing on five judicial nominations, including Whitney Hermandorfer for the Sixth Circuit and four district court nominees for Missouri. He urged bipartisan support, noting that 80% of recent judicial nominees received bipartisan backing despite political differences. Grassley expressed concern over potential blanket holds on U.S. Attorney nominees, cautioning that suc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Discusses Joe Biden's Mental Decline, the Big Beautiful Bill on Fox Business' Varney & Co * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) appeared on Varney & Co this morning to discuss President Autopen, the Big Beautiful Bill, and President Trump's ongoing peace talks with Vladimir Putin. Watch the full interview HERE. Senator Schmitt on President Autopen's Mental Decline: ". more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Releases Post-Chevron Working Group Report * Report Will Guide Administrative Law For Years to Come WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Post-Chevron Working Group, authored a 150-page report to shape the future of administrative law and detail how to best tailor future legislation to curtail the power of unelected bureaucrats in Washington. "The Loper Br more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 6 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Three industry titans to receive Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service from Missouri School of Journalism By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 2, 2025) -- The Missouri School of Journalism has announced the winners of the 2025 Missouri Honor Medal, which recognizes extraordinary service in journalism and strategic communication. The honorees -- selected by th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Trump Judicial Nominees Refuse to Rebuke Their Anti-Abortion Records * For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 5, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -- Yesterday, Donald Trump's very first slate of judicial nominees appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a confirmation hearing. Trump has nominated more PR