WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: Amtrak has been awarded nearly $126 million from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Many Amtrak partners also received funding that will improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of Amtrak service and support the expansion of intercity passenger rail. "These grants will  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: CHICAGO - Amtrak and Midwestern partners have been awarded up to $300 million to improve passenger rail service with grants from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program. "These grants will directly support Amtrak priorities, including the Chicago Hub Improvement Program (CHIP) - an Amtrak-led Midwest megap  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) led a letter to President Biden questioning the involvement of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Israeli government's expanding regional war across the Middle East, including in the ground invasions of Lebanon and Gaza, and the recent exchanges of hostilities between Israel and Iran. The Biden administration has deepened U.S. involvement  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center Executive Committee: * * * Agency Name: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Docket Number: CISA-2024-0021 Subject: Response to Nationwide Cyber Security Review Information Collection Activity From: Election Infrastructure Infor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 31, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Missouri University of Science and Technology and Missouri State University have been selected to collectively receive nearly $700,000 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. * Missouri University of Science an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: RED OAK, Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced today her office will be holding traveling office hours in every county throughout the state during November and December. *Please Note: Senator Ernst will not be at the traveling office hours* Representatives from Senator Ernst's office will be available in all 99 counties to assist Iowans with problems and questions about issues involving Social Securit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 1, 2024, entitled "Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company." The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the application  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the October 2024 jobs report showing only 12,000 jobs created: "This jobs report is more evidence of the stunning incompetence of the Biden-Harris Administration. If you look under the hood of the Biden-Harris jo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Civil Rights Division Staff Available to Receive Nationwide Reports Throughout Election Day * * * The Justice Department announced today that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states for the Nov. 5 general election. The Justice Department enforces federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to acc  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 2 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to California's Chair of California Air Resources Board (CARB) demanding it rescind its proposed amendment that would irreversibly harm Missouri's farmers and biofuels industry. "Missouri's agriculture and biofuels industries are vital to the success of our state, so I will do everything in my power to pr  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: A St. Louis County business owner was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday and accused of defrauding Missouri Medicaid out of more than $3 million over more than a decade. Camille S. Childress, 40, was indicted on four counts of health care fraud. The indictment says Childress owned a home health care company, Inspiring Angels LLC, but con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: The National Park Service today announced the addition of seven new sites to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network connects sites across the country who provide education, interpretation and research related to the period of Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Era (1861-1900) is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood periods   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC), and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) led Committee Republicans today in enumerating the many ongoing concerns from Congress and stakeholders about the B  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have published a recovery plan to save four imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act: the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox and spectaclecase. The   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: As Part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, Funding Will Help Grocers, Markets and Other Organizations Provide Healthy Food Options to Underserved Communities Nov. 1, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with Reinvestment Fund to invest nearly $6 million to improve access to healthy foods in underserved communiti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: The Biden-Harris Administration's plan to allow the Trump tax cuts to expire and raise taxes by $7 trillion would have devastating consequences for all Americans, warned Ways and Means Republicans in a new video released today. Earlier this year, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Tax Subcommittee Chair Mike Kelly (PA-16) created 10   more