WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has announced an extension of the performance period for health center grantees from three to four years. This change allows health centers additional time to serve their communities before reapplying for funding through the Service Area Competition (SAC). The extension aims to improve continuity in access to comprehensive primary care and reduce administrative burdens on   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-068) on July 9, 2025 entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Missouri Department of Social Services to Synergy Services, Inc., Parkville, Missouri": Here is the executive summary: * * * Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Missouri Department of Social Services to make su  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 12 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Missouri Geological Survey presents latest critical minerals efforts at Missouri S&T workshop JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 11, 2025 - Geologists with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Missouri Geological Survey presented new research into critical minerals during the fifth annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals national workshop hosted Aug.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- A construction company's request for attorney's fees was denied by an administrative law judge, despite the company prevailing in an earlier case. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission denied the application (Docket Nos. 23-1249, 23-1380, 23-1656, 24-0353) from Pettengill Family Restoration LLC, Sibley, Missouri, stating the company did not provide sufficient financial information to qualify and that the government's initial actions were justified. The denia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * No Tax on Tips: $1,300 Tax Cut for Waitresses, Not Billionaires The One, Big, Beautiful Bill offers new hope and relief for tipped workers through no tax on tips. Created by President Trump, this tax relief helps workers who were particularly harmed by the Biden Administration's cost of living crisis. "No tax on tips helps fulfill President Trump's vi  more