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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Tuesday July 08, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Committee Leaders' Joint Statement on Texas Flooding Tragedy
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 6, 2025: * * * Committee Leaders' Joint Statement on Texas Flooding Tragedy Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) regarding the flooding in central Texas: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims   more

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $6.3M Sale of St. Louis Medical Office Property
ENCINO, California, July 8 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $6.3M Sale of St. Louis Medical Office Property * ST. LOUIS, July 7, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of 5500 S. Broadway St., a 62,856-square-foot medical office property in St. Louis, Missouri, for $6.3 million. "The  more

Passed: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill - The Largest Tax Cut in American History
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill - The Largest Tax Cut in American History WASHINGTON, D.C. - American families, workers, small businesses, and manufacturers will soon receive the largest tax cut in American history thanks to The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 218-214 today. The legislation now heads   more

Senator Schmitt's Historic Provision to Expand Medicaid Services for Americans with Disabilities Signed into Law
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt's Historic Provision to Expand Medicaid Services for Americans with Disabilities Signed into Law * The Helping Communities with Better Support Act is the Largest Expansion in Home Care Services in History WASHINGTON - This weekend, Senator Eric Schmitt's (R-MO) historic provision to expand home and community-based services for individuals with developmental disabilities was signed   more

VFW Applauds VA for 'Scalpel' Approach to Force Reduction
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 8 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * VFW Applauds VA for 'Scalpel' Approach to Force Reduction The following is a message from VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt I am pleased to hear today's announcement that through early retirements, deferred resignations, the federal hiring freeze and normal attrition, the Department of Veterans Affairs is on track to reduce its  more