WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Missouri Lawmakers Champion Rural Health, Unlocking Access to Quality Care for Rural Communities Congressional Republicans and President Trump recently delivered critical resources to rural communities in Missouri and across the United States that have long struggled to establish access to basic health care services. Under the new tax cuts for working families law, a $50 billion Ru  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Missouri Lawmakers Champion Rural Health, Unlocking Access to Quality Care for Rural Communities Congressional Republicans and President Trump recently delivered critical resources to rural communities in Missouri and across the United States that have long struggled to establish access to basic health care services. Under the new tax  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $3.7 million in assistance to Appleton City City will make wastewater system improvements * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $3.7 million in financial assistance to the city of Appleton City for upgrades to its wastewater treatment and collection system. The funding will cover the entire c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11371) on Sept. 23, 2025, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * Ellingburg v. United States: Supreme Court to Hear Ex Post Facto Clause Challenge to Criminal Restitution Statute On October 14, 2025, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Ellingburg v. United States, a case presenting the question whether criminal restitution under the Mandatory   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed a comprehensive library of digital flood-inundation maps for the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers in southeast Missouri, including the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The study, titled 'Flood-Inundation Maps of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers including the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Southeast Missouri, 2023' (Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5092), was prepared in cooperation with the South Central Ozark  more