PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Virginia -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Virginia were 193,916, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 185,156, the U.S. Bure  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Smith, Schweikert Expand Ways and Means Investigation into Organ Procurement Organizations Following Whistleblower Reports of Medicare Fraud In a letter to Life Alliance Organ Recovery Center, a Miami-based Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schwei  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 7 Presents $6M to City of KCMO for Brownfields Grants * LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 1, 2025) - Today, at 1810 Agnes Avenue in the Washington Wheatly neighborhood, EPA Region 7 Land, Chemical, and Redevelopment Division Director DeAndre Singletary presented a $6 million award to the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for their Brownfields Cleanup Grant and Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). Singletary was  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 1 of 5) * * * Delta Regional Authority The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) was established in 2000 to address economic distress in the Mississippi River Delta region./47 The DRA aims to "improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 3 of 5) * * * Northern Great Plains Regional Authority The Northern Great Plains Regional Authority (NGPRA) was created by the 2002 farm bill./163 The NGPRA was created to address economic distress in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri (other than counties included   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Missouri Chosen to Pilot Innovative Statewide Assessment Program The U.S. Department of Education (USED) chose the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to pilot an innovative statewide assessment program focused on improving existing assessments in English language arts and mathematics. USED selected DESE to ta  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Leads Missouri Delegation to Call for Additional Aid Following St. Louis Storms * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) led Missouri's congressional delegation in a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Director David Richardson urging approval for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mission to assist with debris removal in St. Louis. This would aid recovery   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt's Resolution Marking One Year Anniversary of Trump Assassination Attempt, Condemning Political Violence Passes the U.S. Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt's (R-MO) resolution solemnly marking the one-year anniversary of the failed assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania passed the Senate. The resolution also honors the victims of the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Markey Introduce Legislation to Protect Warehouse Workers From Dangerous Quotas * Washington - This week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) in reintroducing the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which prohibits dangerous quotas that threaten warehouse worker safety and lead to high injury rates. Several major corporatio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Trump Economy Proven to Deliver For Working Americans Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report, showing the economy created 73,000 new jobs last month: "This week, we saw how the Trump economy is firing on all cylinders: stron  more