WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver's Statement Condemning Special Session to Begin Mid-Decade Redistricting Without a New Census * (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Governor Mike Kehoe announced a special session to redraw Missouri's congressional map mid-decade, an unprecedented step taken at the direction of the president. "I ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Landmark Dodge to Pay $275,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging Missouri car dealerships for hiring based on sex and retaliating against HR employees KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Landmark Dodge, Inc., and Landmark South, Inc. (Landmark Dodge), the owners of automobile dealerships in Independence, Missouri and formerly in Belton, Missouri, will   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison Introduces UAP Disclosure Act of 2025 as Amendment to NDAA * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) announced today that he has submitted the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosure Act of 2025 as amendment to the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to increase transparency on government records related to UAP. "For too long, Americans have bee  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Missouri Private Nonprofits Affected by November Storms and Tornadoes * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Missouri of the Oct. 1, 2025, deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by severe storms, tor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Calls on DoD to Preserve the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth urging him to recapitalize the fighter mission at the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base amid the Air Force's plan to retire the A-1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Introduces Bipartisan Effort to Expand Savings Options for Employees with Disabilities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) helped introduce the ABLE Employment Flexibility Act, a bipartisan bill which allows employers of individuals with disabilities to contribute to their ABLE accounts as if they were a 401(k) without making the beneficiary ineligible for federal benefi  more