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*Missouri Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday September 06, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Bell, Ansari Introduce Healthy Servicemembers Act to Protect Military Families from Unsafe Housing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Bell, Ansari Introduce Healthy Servicemembers Act to Protect Military Families from Unsafe Housing * Washington, D.C.-- Today, Representatives Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) and Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) introduced the Healthy Servicemembers Act, which directs the Secretary of Defense to screen and register service members and their families who develop medical conditions resulting from living in unsafe milita  more

Chairman Smith: Bigger Paychecks Under President Trump
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Bigger Paychecks Under President Trump Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report: "Since the President's inauguration, real wages have increased, putting more money in people's pockets - and today's jobs repor  more

Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Subpoena Three Additional Individuals in ActBlue Investigation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Subpoena Three Additional Individuals in ActBlue Investigation Today, as part of their investigation into allegations of potentially fraudulent donations being made through ActBlue, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), a  more

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Issues Beige Book on Sept. 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity and employment levels have remained unchanged since our previous report. Wages and labor costs have increased moderately, rising at a faster pace than in previous reports. Contacts reported that immigration policies were resulting in labor shortages. Prices have increased moderately, but at a faster pace than in previous months; co  more

FHLB Dallas and Arvest Celebrate Opening of New Fayetteville Rental Community Helped by $850K Housing Grant
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Arvest Celebrate Opening of New Fayetteville Rental Community Helped by $850K Housing Grant * Cobblestone Farm Community received an $850,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from FHLB Dallas through its member, Arvest Bank. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, September 5, 2025--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dal  more

Following Push from Reps. Davids and Cleaver, Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Secures Federal Funding Passed by Congress
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Following Push from Reps. Davids and Cleaver, Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Secures Federal Funding Passed by Congress * (Kansas City, KS) - Following a call (link is external) from U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) to restore federal funding obligated to Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA), the FFNHA received its full federal fundin  more

Q&A: Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, F-15 Eagle Pilot
HAZELWOOD, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following Q&A with Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, F-15 Eagle pilot: * * * Q&A: Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, F-15 Eagle pilot By Tonya Johnson DCMA Central Region Public Affairs Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Olde is an F-15 Advanced Eagle acceptance pilot and the director of operations at Defense Contract Management Agency Fixed Wing St. Louis. He is also a government flight representative who conducts acceptance flights of the  more

Rep. Burlison Introduces Train Crew Choice Act to Block FRA's Union-Driven Mandate
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison Introduces Train Crew Choice Act to Block FRA's Union-Driven Mandate * Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO-07) introduced the Train Crew Choice Act, legislation to nullify the Biden-Harris administration's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rule requiring all freight trains to operate with at least two crew members on board at all times. " This bill is about stopping union bosses fr  more