KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices fell 0.1 percent in October, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were down 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area - October 2024": * * * Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.7 percent for the two months ending in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Last night, Representative Sharice Davids voted for the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act(link is external). The legislation repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), two outdated rules that have unfairly reduced Social Security benefits for millions of public sector retirees, including teachers, firefighters, and police officers. The bill passed with su  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 14 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: The International Division of the Kansas Department of Commerce today launched the Kansas Global Business Expansion (K-GLOBE) program. The program merges two formerly separate programs - the Kansas International Trade Show Assistance Program (KITSAP) and the Kansas International Trade Marketing Assistance Program (KITMAP) - into one international business development-focused grant.   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * 25-WHST-214-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Wheat State Telephone Application Date Filed: 11/13/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 13 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency personnel left the office behind for a day and gained a unique insight into the warfighter perspective at the fourth annual land navigation training exercise in the St. Louis area, Nov. 6. LandNav 4.0 was the largest one yet, bringing together 86 NGA participants with 56 Gateway Reserve Officer Training Corps Battalion members and the Missouri Army Na  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement congratulating Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) on being selected to serve as the new Senate Majority Leader:"I congratulate Sen. John Thune on being selected as the new Senate Majority Leader. I stand ready to work with John and President Trump to lower prices, secure the southern border, promote domestic energy production and bolster our national se  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. announced the application period for the federal Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) opens on November 18, 2024, and runs until March 31, 2025. LIEAP is a federally funded program that helps eligible households pay a portion of their home energy costs by providing a one-time per-year benefit. "LIEAP is a great program that has helped thousands of Kansans with their wi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), and 32 of his colleagues in introducing the Stand with Israel Act, legislation to cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. "The United States stands unequivocally with Israel. We must use o  more