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WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright, Senator Schmitt led his colleagues in launching a major effort to retake legislative authority away from administrative agencies and place it back where it belongs: the Article I branch. That major effort includes the filing of the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA), the launching

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced that customers who created an online account (e.g., my Social Security account) before September 18, 2021, will soon be required to transition to a Login.gov account to continue access to their online services. Over five million of these account holders have already transitioned to Login.gov. The agency is

KANSAS CITY – Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.1 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   The June increase was mainly influenced by a 0.2 percent rise in the all items less food and energy index, with

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The newly formed Advisory Council on Financing and Access to Sickle Cell Disease Treatment and Other High-Cost Drugs and Treatmenthas begun its work to study options and make recommendations for developing payment models and financing structures for novel Sickle Cell Disease treatments, as well as other high-cost drugs and therapies that are

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), is posting for stakeholder feedback a revised version of its proposed FHA Defect Taxonomy for Servicing Loan Reviews (the “Servicing Defect Taxonomy”). When final, the Servicing Defect Taxonomy will provide clear guidance to mortgage servicers regarding FHA’s servicing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) has introduced legislation renaming the U.S. Post Office located at 19 W. White Street in Millstadt after Marine Cpl. Matthew A. Wyatt.   Wyatt, a Millstadt native, was killed stopping a suicide bomber’s truck packed with 600 pounds of explosives at the gates of his Forward Operating

PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through its Federal Housing Administration (FHA), has published a newly updated set of policies for its 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program. The changes will modernize the program and enhance its usefulness for individuals and families seeking affordable financing for renovating or rehabilitating a single-family home when purchasing

CLARKSDALE – The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has announced a funding opportunity focused on strengthening maternal care and reducing disparities in the Delta region by expanding access and coordination of health care services before, during, and after pregnancy. The Delta Region Maternal Care Coordination Program will work to address unacceptable rates of