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KANSAS CITY – Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   The all items less food and energy index advanced 0.1 percent in September, primarily due to higher costs for owners’ equivalent […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of the first anniversary of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the USDA has seen record interest in the conservation and clean energy programs that received funding from the law. As a key part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Inflation Reduction Act is the nation’s largest-ever investment to combat

LENEXA, Kan. – On Thursday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released 2022 greenhouse gas (GHG) data collected under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). In 2022, reported emissions from large industrial sources were approximately 1% lower than in 2021. There has been an overall long-term decreasing trend in industry GHG emissions since 2011, primarily driven by

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has provided people with income security for over 80 years.  The agency takes seriously its responsibilities to ensure eligible individuals receive the benefits to which they are entitled and to safeguard the integrity of benefit programs to better serve its customers.  Agency employees work hard to pay the

WASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this week.   The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4.   The WEA portion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking applications for its Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program (COPPGP) to assist state, local and tribal governments reduce deaths and injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning. CPSC can award up to a total of $2 million in grants.   CPSC’s grant program is authorized through the Nicholas and Zachary

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of at least $500 million in funding from the Clean School Bus rebate competition that is transforming school bus fleets across America and protecting children from air pollution. This second round of funding will build on the previous nearly $1 billion investment to further

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To hold the Fairfax County School Board accountable for racist admissions practices at the elite Thomas Jefferson High School in Northern Virginia and clarify the constitutional rights of individuals over preferred groups nationwide, ambassadors of the Project 21 black leadership network joined a legal brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a parents’ lawsuit against

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is supporting FEMA and the Ready Campaign’s National Disaster Preparedness Month by dedicating the last week of September to conduct outreach to the more than 33 million small businesses across America on the importance of preparing, managing, and recovering from natural disasters, cyber threats, and even human-caused