WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. William H. 'Butch' Graham Jr., chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army of Corps Engineers, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * *. Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to testify before your committee today, along with the Honorabl  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has completed an environmental assessment for the Ameren--EMRT Big Hollow Project, a natural gas pipeline system proposed for construction and operation in Monroe County, Illinois, and Jefferson County, Missouri, by Houston, Texas-based Enable Mississippi River Transmission LLC. The project involves a 9.6-mile-long, 20-inch-diameter lateral pipeline. It will connect existing mainlines in Illinois to the Big Hollow Energy C  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City-area Lawmakers Introduce Bill Designating Quindaro Townsite as National Historic Landmark * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-3), Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-2), and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) introduced the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark. The   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City-area Lawmakers Introduce Bill Designating Quindaro Townsite as National Historic Landmark * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-2), Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-3), and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) introduced the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark. The s  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Schmidt, Davids Introduce Bill Designating Quindaro Townsite as National Historic Landmark * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark. The site  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 14 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * School of Design presents annual student juried exhibit * South Dakota State University's School of Design will host its annual juried student exhibit awards ceremony May 1 from 1:30-3 p.m. The public exhibition will be on display in the Ritz Gallery of Grove Hall at SDSU, located south of the University Student Union between Mathews and Brown residence halls. Admission is free. Jurors, su  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 15 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * UMSL partnering with U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command to support student learning, strengthen research * UMSL welcomed Air Mobility Command Chief Scientist Albert Lowas (third from right) for a kickoff meeting last Friday to discuss potential collaborations arising from a new Education Partnership Agreement between UMSL and U.S. Transportation Command and AMC. Pro  more