WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition issued the following news: * * * AHTCC 2026 Annual Meeting Highlights The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition convened its 2026 Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida on January 28-29, 2026. Attendees participated in educational sessions focused on housing policy following the historic expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) in 2025. The meeting featured remarks from Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R- more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition to Urge EPA to Change Formaldehyde Rule to Help Iowa Farmers * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general to ask the Trump administration to fix President Biden's unworkable formaldehyde rule. Formaldehyde ensures families have access to safe food and that farmers can protect lives more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following written testimony by author and investigative researcher Stuart Wexler from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Declassified MLK Records: What They Reveal and Why They Matter." MLK stands for Martin Luther King Jr. * * * Greetings Chairwoman Luna and fellow members of the Task Force on The Release of Federal Secrets. Thank you for inviting me to more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 4 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Brain network responsible for Parkinson's disease identified * Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurological disorder affecting more than 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million globally, is characterized by debilitating symptoms such as tremors, movement difficulties, sleep disturbances and cognitive impairments. While current treatments, including long-term m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith: Tax Filing Easier than Ever Thanks to Working Families Tax Cuts With tax filing season underway, 91 percent of Americans are having an easier time than ever filing their taxes thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts. With a new boosted standard deduction, Americans can save 210 million hours combined on doing their taxes a more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * Congress Enacts FY 2026 Federal Appropriations Congress enacted an appropriations measure that would fund the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies" through federal fiscal year 2026. After minor revisions, the Senate overwhelmingly voted to advance the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 by a vote of 71 to 29. The House narrowly advanced the  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN presents over 260 women's college basketball matchups across networks, Feb. 4-10 * * ESPN networks to feature 17 ranked teams * Thursday Primetime Presented by Indeed features an ESPN doubleheader, showcasing four ranked programs: No. 17 Duke-No. 6 Louisville (7 p.m.), No. 5 LSU-No. 4 Texas (9 p.m.) * Sunday Slate: No. 19 Tennessee Lady Vols and No. 3 South  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Grills Netflix CEO for Promoting Transgender Ideology, Secures Commitment to Protect American Jobs * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) grilled Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos on Netflix's promotion of transgender ideology in its streaming content. He also secured a commitment from Netflix to protect American jobs in its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Relating to LGBTQ material  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-408) on the Self-Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 2571). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Dec. 15, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 2571, the Self-Insurance Protection Act, amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)/1/ to clarify that federal regulators cannot redefine stop-loss insurance as traditional health insurance, thereby preserving  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-416) on the AGOA Extension Act (H.R. 6500). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Dec. 30, 2025. The House passed the bill on Jan. 12, 2026, and it has been received by the Senate, but not referred to a committee. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary H.R. 6500, the AGOA Extension Act, as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on Decem more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-425) on the Clergy Act (H.R. 227). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Jan. 7, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary The bill, H.R. 227, the "Clergy Act," as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on December 10, 2025, allows for the permanent revocation of an exemption from payment of Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) tax more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-426) on the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act (H.R. 2716). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Jan. 7, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary The bill, H.R. 2716, the "Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act," as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on December 10, 2025, amends the Consolidated Appropriatio more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-415) on a bill (H.R. 4930) that aims to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Dec. 30, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary H.R. 4930, a bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-418) on the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R. 6504). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Dec. 30, 2025. The House passed the bill on Jan. 12, 2026, and it has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary H.R. 6504, the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act, as ordered reported by the Commit more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-428) on the Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act (H.R. 6506). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Jan. 7, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary The bill, H.R. 6506, the "Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act," as amended, was ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on December 10, 2025. The bill provides additional safeguards for  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-427) on the Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act (H.R. 6495). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Jan. 7, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary The bill, H.R. 6495, the "Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act," as amended, was ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on December 10, 2025. The bill requires the Internal Revenue Ser more ST

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Lexie Garza Garners NAIA Women's Wrestler of the Week Award Lexie Garza of Eastern Oregon picked up the NAIA Women's Wrestler of the Week award following her first-place victory at the Mountaineer Open at the 131 weight class, and a win by fall in the team's dual against Big Bend Community College. Garza went 4-0 on the weekend, all by quick pins. S more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 4 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Meet the 2026 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellows * Six journalists have been selected for the 2026 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships (SHERF) program. The fellowship is a collaboration of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ), the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) and the Society of Environmenta more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following Q&A on Feb. 4, 2026, with Dean Jim Sterling: * * * The frontier of AI benchmarks: Q&A with an expert In this Q&A session, Kummer College Dean Jim Sterling chats with the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Chair and Professor Amaury Lendasse, an expert in machine learning and AI. Sterling : Why should AI research begin by defining the persona of the AI to be prompted? Lendasse : Defini more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 4 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students find their New York winter wonderland * University of Missouri VML interns present to their client, OREO, during the J-School Global Programs New York Experience. By Jack Toal Mizzou Journalism students spent winter break gaining hands-on agency experience through a two-week professional program hosted by glo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * MISSOURI TEAMSTERS RATIFY CONTRACT AT DFA * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org (SPRINGFIELD, Mo.) - Teamsters at the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) facility in Springfield, Mo., have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a strong three-year agreement that delivers meaningful wage increases, preserves affordable health car more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Files Suit Against MSHSAA for Race-and-Sex Based Discrimination Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed suit against the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) for violating federal anti-discrimination laws. The lawsuit asserts that MSHSAA discriminates on the basis of race and sex by refusing to  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Janiszewska, Aleksenko Sweep Season's Final Swimming & Diving Awards for Keiser Isaiah Aleksendo and Natalia Janiszewska, from Keiser (Fla.), have swept the final NAIA Swimmer and Diver of the Week for the 2025-26 season, with dynamic individual performances at Barry on January 24. Janiszewska, a freshman from Wroclaw, Poland, grabbed three first-pla more PR

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Feb. 4 -- Newberry College posted the following news: * * * Newberry College Speech and Debate Team Earns Multiple Honors at Southern Forensics Championship * NEWBERRY, S.C. -Feb. 4, 2026 -The Newberry College Speech and Debate Team earned top honors at the Southern Forensics Championship Tournament, held Jan. 30-Feb. 1 and hosted virtually by Arkansas State University. Competing against 18 institutions from across the South including Mississippi State University, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Torches Soros-Funded Witness during Senate Judiciary Hearing, Highlights Bill to Denaturalize Scammers * WASHINGTON -Today, during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts and Oversight hearing, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) highlighted his White House-endorsed Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation (SCAM) Act to denaturalize individuals that commit fraud, other ser more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Schweikert, Mann: Future Farmers of America Must Explain Ties to Chinese Communist Party Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01), and co-Chair of the Congressional Future Farmers of America (FFA) Caucus, Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), are calling on the FFA to explain its more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Spray away infections: Mizzou researcher using new device to give antibiotics via mist The new device sprays mist to treat deep wound infections without causing kidney damage. By Brian Consiglio A University of Missouri researcher has unveiled a safer, smarter way to fight drug-resistant infections. Hongmin Sun, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, demonstrated that a spr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Wagner: This Hearing Is About Ensuring The Future Of The SEC Is Grounded In The Rule Of Law And Respect For Due Process Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Capital Markets Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Ann Wagner (MO-02), to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission's  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Closing the research-practice gap Implementation scientists argue for a stronger focus on real-world impact By Deb Parker Billions of dollars are invested each year in scientific research, yet too often the benefits stop at journal publications rather than reaching patients, communities or policymakers. In a recent paper published in Implementation Science Communications, a group of more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means Health Care, Trade Policy Wins Signed into Law Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after President Trump signed into law appropriations legislation containing policies championed by Ways and Means members to improve health care access and screenings, increase accountability of pharmacy benef more PR