WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 4, 2026, by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Beauty more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Missouri Hospital Association, headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed updates to the Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System and IRF Quality Reporting Program for fiscal year 2027. The letter raises concerns about reimbursement rates, data submission timelines, quality reporting requirements, and the methodology for calculating more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Alford, and Schmitt Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Enhance Efforts to Locate Missing Adults with Disabilities This week, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), and Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026. This legislation will enhance the existing national missing-person alert systems and dire more PR