WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Bill to Facilitate Small Business Technology Adoption Passes Committee * Today, the House Small Business Committee passed Congressman Mark Alford's (MO-04) H.R. 915, the Small Business Technological Advancement Act. H.R. 915 ensures small business can compete in the 21 st Century economy by clarifying that Small Business Administration loans may be used for digital tools and services, like tax preparation, human resources, and billing softwar more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Priorities Pass Appropriations Committee in FY27 Energy & Water Development Funding Bill * Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee passed the Energy, Water Development, and Related Agencies funding bill for Fiscal Year 2027. "Today, the House Appropriations Committee once again advanced another strong, America First funding Bill for Fiscal Year 2027. The Energy and Water more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford, Real Estate Caucus Co-Chairs Celebrate Passage of Bipartisan Housing Affordability Package * Today, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Real Estate Caucus, Reps. Mark Alford (MO-04), Lou Correa (CA-46), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)-celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passing the House Amendment to the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act with overwhelming bipartisan support. The House version of the 2 more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 20 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Files Suit Against Crypto ATM Network For Enabling Scams * Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office has filed suit against GPD Holdings LLC ("CoinFlip") for knowingly facilitating fraudulent transactions and profiting from them with convoluted and excessive fees through cryptocurrency kiosks (Bitcoin ATMs). "Bitcoin and crypto ATMs are the new getaway cars for fraud, more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Murrill Urges DOJ to Restore States' Authority for Swift Justice in Heinous Crimes * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in filing a 16-state coalition letter supporting a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help streamline federal review of state capital murder convictions. In support of the rule, DOJ notes that the average time spent on death row i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH BENEFITS FROM USING BIODIESEL FUEL FOR ONROAD TRANSPORTATION SOURCES - BRONX, NY - A report from Clean Fuels Alliance America, Jefferson City, Missouri - May 2026 (30 pages) * * * The Clean Fuels Alliance America issued a report assessing the potential public health benefits of replacing petroleum-based ultra-low sulfur diesel with biodiesel fuel in transportation systems operating in the Bronx, New York. The report analyzed air emissions, particulate pollution, and health outcomes associat more ST

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Issues Marketplace Notice Of Benefit And Payment Parameters For 2027 * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the 2027 notice of benefit and payment parameters for the health insurance exchanges as well as for health insurance issuers, agents, brokers and web-brokers, who represent Affordable Care Act coverage insurance products. The notice is intended to help strengthen program integrity, improve a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Joins Bipartisan Push to Create Stronger Oversight of Missouri River Management * Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that he has joined a bipartisan call for stronger oversight of Missouri River Management. In a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers delivered last week, Congressman Cleaver joined Reps. Bob Onder (R-MO) and Chris Deluzio (D-PA), along with 34 other lawmakers, in calling for the cre more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Onder and Deluzio Lead Colleagues in Calling for Stronger Oversight of Missouri River Management * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO) released the following statement after sending a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers calling for the creation of an Inland Navigation Construction Organization (INCO) within U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Headquarters to coordinate inland waterway infrastructure projects at more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA, REAL ESTATE CAUCUS CELEBRATES PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PACKAGE * WASHINGTON -Today, the bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Real Estate Caucus- U.S. Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46). Mark Alford (MO-04), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-04) -celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passing the House Amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act ( H.R.6644 ) with overwhelming bipartisan s more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * DHSS Encourages Providers To Review CDC Ebola Health Advisory * The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued a health advisory encouraging health care facilities and providers to review the recent CDC health advisory regarding the current outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. At this time, no Ebola cases have been reported in the U more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 20 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Drewry installed as inaugural Llorin-Roa professor * Anne M. Drewry, MD, a nationally recognized leader in critical care medicine, has been installed as the inaugural Llorin-Roa Professor of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine. The professorship honors the late Necita Llorin-Roa, MD, a pediatric anesthesiologist and member of the WashU Medicine faculty for 42 years. "This inaugural professorship stands as a tribute to Dr. Llorin-Roa's remarkabl more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $46 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Iowa * LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 20, 2026) - Today, EPA is announcing $46,116,000 in funding to protect Iowans from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA's unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. This funding will go toward finding and replacing lead pipes (al more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Nearly $35 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Nebraska * LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 20, 2026) - Today, EPA is announcing $34,901,000 in funding to protect Nebraskans from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA's unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. This funding will go toward finding and replacing more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Housing Package with Numerous Bills Co-Authored by Congressman Cleaver * The bipartisan amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will now go to the Senate for consideration (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan amendment the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a legislative vehicle that was negotiated by, and includes seven bipartisan bills sponsored by,  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * MHA Releases Medicare VBP, HAC And Quality Trending Analyses And Reports * The Missouri Hospital Association published an analysis of the Hospital-Acquired Condition reduction program, the Value-Based Purchasing program, a Medicare quality program overview and quality trending reports. Although critical access hospitals are exempt from the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System pay-for-performance program, th more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 20 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Secures $15 Billion Investment from Google in Montgomery County * Today, at a community celebration in Montgomery County, Google announced a new $15 billion investment in building infrastructure in New Florence, Missouri. The historic investment is built on a commitment to responsibly increase local infrastructure capacity, expand energy affordability programs, and fund thousands of jobs in the region. "Google's historic inves more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 20 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Attorney General Sues ISS for Misleading Investors and Pushing ESG Agenda * Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is suing Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), claiming the company misled Nebraska investors by promising objective advice while promoting an undisclosed ESG agenda and coordinating with activist groups. ISS is the world's largest proxy advisor firm. "ISS sold Nebraska investors on the promise of obj more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 21 -- NRC Health, a provider of customer intelligence in healthcare, issued the following statement on May 20, 2026, by senior product director Katie Haifley: * * * The Best Rounding Conversation Is the One You Didn't Have to Write Down Let's talk about clipboards. If you've ever rounded on a unit, you know the drill. You're mid-conversation with a patient who's finally telling you the thing--the real thing--about their stay. Maybe it's about the nurse who went above and beyond last night. Maybe it's the fact that t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Over 440 Civil Rights, Faith, and Labor Organizations Call Department of Justice Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center a "Naked Attempt to Weaponize the the Criminal Justice System to Silence Speech" * National Coalition Urges Congress to "Put a Stop to It" Ahead of House Judiciary Committee Hearing on SPLC The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Nonprofits Together joined more than 44 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann, Real Estate Caucus Co-Chairs Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Affordable Housing Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus, Reps. Tracey Mann (KS-01), Mark Alford (MO-04), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-04), celebrated the House Amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passing the U.S. House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support. The House ver more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSletter) -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, and Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Frank Bisignano, CEO of the Internal Revenue Service, on the involvement of China in "United Front" organizations. * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 8, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary U. more PR

SMITHFIELD, Virginia, May 21 -- Smithfield Foods, an American food company, issued the following news release: * * * Smithfield Foods Awards 12 Impact Grants Nationwide Local nonprofits receive funding to advance key focus areas as applications open for additional grants * Smithfield Foods has awarded more than $280,000 in Impact Grant funding to 12 nonprofit organizations working to strengthen communities where Smithfield employees live and work. These grants build on the more than $24 million Smithfield invested in 2025 to strengthen co more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 20 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * UMSL announces new Leadership Institute to support emerging and established leaders throughout the region * St. Louis business leaders Thomas Douaihy, Kathy O'Neill and AJ Segal will serve as executives-in-residence at UMSL and help guide the development of the university's new Leadership Institute. The University of Missouri-St. Louis is launching a Leadership Institute that will serve as a regional center for leadership developmen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Applauds Major Legislation to Fund John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital Improvements * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after she voted in support of S. 2393 to fund construction and modernization at John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis: "Over the years I have been a major advocate for our greater St. Louis area veterans and the facilities that care for them. They deserve the very bes more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Supports Transformative Housing Legislation to Lower Costs * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, released the following statement on the bipartisan amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: "This is commonsense, family first legislation that lowers costs and increases access to the American dream of home ownership. By getting rid of wasteful regulatory  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 21 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * West Virginia sues major proxy advising firm for misleading investors while pushing radical climate agenda Today, West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey filed a lawsuit against Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), the world's largest proxy advisor firm, claiming the company misled West Virginia investors. ISS promised objective advice while promoting an undisclosed ESG (Environmental, Soc more PR