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WASHINGTON, D.C./SEATTLE, WA – Shareholder activists from the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) were expected to present a proposal at Starbucks’ annual shareholder meeting (Proposal #5 ) that would require the Company to conduct an audit to determine the extent to which its “Partner Networks” (what are usually called Employee […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Conservative Caucus and its President Jim Pfaff invited members of Congress to meet with a delegation of 19 Brazilian legislators and six Brazilian journalists.   There was a scheduled meeting with the House Foreign Affairs Committee designed to discuss the Brazilian government’s campaign to suppress free speech in Brazil. However, Congressman

WASHINGTON– President Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $12,055,800 for the state of Missouri for projects through the Reconnecting Communities Pilot and Neighborhood Access and Equity discretionary grant programs as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. The funding is aimed at reconnecting communities that were cut off by transportation infrastructure decades

WASHINGTON, D.C.– SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, has announced the National Small Business Week (NSBW) 2024 Award Winners including Missouri’s Small Business Person of the Year and other business owners, leading partners, and advocates who embody the grit and determination that power our nation’s economy and ensure

LENEXA, Kan. – On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced finalized amendments to the Risk Management Program to further protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents, especially those located near facilities in industry sectors with high accident rates. The “Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule” includes EPA’s most protective safety provisions for chemical facilities

WASHINGTON – In an effort to help homeless veterans and their families find permanent housing, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $14 million in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers to 66 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) across the country for over 1,400 vouchers. Please

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the launch of the $3 billion Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality at U.S. ports as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The funding opportunities were created under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced two complementary agreements to further their “whole of government” approach to strengthen these agencies’ shared work in ensuring that children, especially those at high risk, are not exposed to human

WASHINGTON – The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced a new loss mitigation home retention option for borrowers with FHA-insured single family forward mortgages who are behind on their mortgage payments. The new offering, called the Payment Supplement, provides mortgage servicers with an additional tool to temporarily reduce a borrower’s monthly mortgage payment by up to 25 percent

WASHIINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has published a proposed rule, “Use of Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration,” describing the agency’s plans for accessing and using information from payroll data providers to reduce improper payments, including overpayments, which improves service to customers.   Unreported, late reported, and incorrectly reported earnings are often