WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big Beautiful Success Story: Opportunity Zone Improvements in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Focus on Rural Areas and "Helps Increase Transparency" in Program Improvements to the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which encourages greater investment in distressed communities, will result in more investments targeted to parts of rural America and greater trans more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 12 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release: * * * Tenth District Energy Activity Fell Moderately The Energy Survey monitors energy firms located and/or headquartered in the Tenth District, with results based on total firm activity nationwide. * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the second quarter Energy Survey today. According to Megan Williams, associate economist and survey manager  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Following Bipartisan Push from Reps. Cleaver & Davids, Congress Passes $625 Million for World Cup Security * (Kansas City, MO) - Following a months-long bipartisan push to secure federal funding to strengthen security services at host cities during the 2026 World Cup, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) announced today that Congress has passed $625 million more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 11 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Gov. Kehoe signs pro-business bills into law * The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry thanks Gov. Mike Kehoe for signing several pro-business bills into law this week that were passed during the 2025 legislative session. These bills address many of the business community's top concerns: public safety, workforce development and the cost of doing busin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Reintroduces Bill Banning Chinese Ownership of American Land, Homes * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced legislation to ban Chinese corporations and individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from owning American agricultural land and homes. The Senator's introduction of the Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act comes after the Trump Administration more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Secures Pledge from Energy Secretary to Halt the Grain Belt Express * In a huge win for Missouri, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today secured a pledge from Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to halt the Grain Belt Express, an elitist land grab harming Missouri farmers and ranchers. This commitment comes after months of pressure from Senator Hawley for the DOE to end the $4.9 more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 11 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City nurses protest planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center * Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, are speaking out against the planned end of their hospital's labor and delivery, neonatal intensive, and obstetrics emergency care services. Recently announced by HCA, nurses say these service shutdowns will leave patients with fewer o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * T&I Committee to Mark Up Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a markup at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will consider bipartisan legislation more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Hepatitis C treatment is not reaching some at-risk populations Two studies show disparities in access for children, recently pregnant women * As the opioid epidemic has worsened in the United States, prevalence of hepatitis C has also increased. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that damages the liver. It is mainly spread through sharing needles or other injection e more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 11 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * What to know about the new Alzheimer's blood test * In May, the Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to a new blood test for Alzheimer's disease that researchers say helps physicians diagnose the progressive neurological disorder earlier and at a lower cost. It is the first FDA-cleared in vitro diagnostic test to identify patients with amyloid plaques as more PR