LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 11 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'As the father of two teenagers myself, my interest in this issue goes beyond policy. It's personal. We must protect our kids from the dangers that exist online' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after he and 41 other attorneys general sent a letter urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General w  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 11 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez and 41 other attorneys general today jointly called on congressional lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. States have already taken h  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a bipartisan letter today to Congress, Attorney General William Tong and 41 other attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health.   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Students and faculty in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD) will be learning and collaborating this semester with 28 new faculty members who bring a wealth of expertise and diverse viewpoints to the programs and majors housed in the college. The new cohort of educators, scholars, researchers, and performers have specialties that are both inclusive of existing curriculums and priorities in the college's f  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed announced today that 40 local and off-system bridge projects across the state will receive a combined total of $40.25 million as part of two local bridge improvement programs capitalizing on new revenue from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). "Kansas' local bridges are critical to connecting communities a  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * 25-CONS-3093-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Patriot Oil Company, LLC Date Filed: 09/10/2024 * * * 25-MDTT-153-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Tariff for Madison Telephone, LLC Date Filed: 09/10/2024 * * * 25-TRAM-149-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation o  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * 25-EKCE-155-CCS Docket Type: CCS - Certificate Cease Service Docket Description: Application for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. Date Filed: 09/11/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting staff's motion to vacate penalty order (No. 25-TRAM-034-UCR) on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Alfredo Trucking LLC, of Wichita, Kansas, Regarding the Violation(s) of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. ORDER GRANTING STAFF'S MOTION TO   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 25-TRAM-037-UCR) on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Hotrods Transport LLC of Erie, Kansas, Regarding the Violation of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIE  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order reinstating intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 25-TRAM-119-OOS) on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Emergency Suspension of Operating Authority of YPG Trucking LLC of Wichita, Kansas, for Failure to Comply with New Entrant Safety Requirements as Required by the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations. ORDER REINSTATING MOTOR CARRIER OPERATING AUTHORITY The above-captioned ma  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following penalty order (No. 25-CONS-3090-CPEN) on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * In the matter of the failure of Kenneth W. Cory, Ltd. (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3-117 at the Painter #1-10 well in Meade County, Kansas. PENALTY ORDER The Commission finds Operator has violated K.A.R. 82-3-117 regarding the captioned well, assesses a $100 penalty, directs Operator to come into compliance, and further rules as more fully   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following penalty order (No. 25-CONS-3087-CPEN) on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * In the matter of the failure of Mark L. Haas (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3-120. PENALTY ORDER The Commission finds Operator has violated K.A.R. 82-3-120, assesses a $500 penalty, directs Operator to come into compliance, and further rules as described below. I. JURISDICTION 1. K.S.A. 74-623 provides the Commission exclusive jurisdiction   more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: A Kansas State University engineer recently published results from an observational study in support of a century-old theory that directly challenges the validity of the Big Bang theory. Lior Shamir, associate professor of computer science, used imaging from a trio of telescopes and more than 30,000 galaxies to measure the redshift of galaxies based on their distance from Earth. Redshift is the c  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Kansas Supreme Court appointed one new member to the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program board. Kevin P. Shepherd is appointed to serve a four-year term through June 30, 2028. He is a criminal defense attorney with Ralston, Pope & Diehl, LLC in Topeka. The Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program is a source of confidential help for lawyers with alcohol, drug abuse, or mental health issues. It also works with o  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Los Angeles-based partner Robert Hudock has been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide. Hudock is an experienced litigator with more than two decades of experience defending employers in state and federal court, in both single-plaintiff and class action matters. He also defends employers in state and feder  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 41 other attorneys general are calling on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on algorithm-driven social media platforms stating that social media use is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media c  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: Northwest Missouri State University students and faculty learned a multitude of skills related to preparing for an emergency in August by participating in the annual New York Hope training exercise. Taking place at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, New York, college students and faculty from Northwest as well as Connecticut, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Penn  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 41 other attorneys general today called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The a  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: There is a reported shortage of professionals in natural resource and food conservation, and doctoral degree programs in specialty areas of genetic research are scarce. The USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture is focused on remedying this problem through a fellowship program that promotes omics, a branch of science that includes the study of molecules and their structures to better understand the   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry has joined a coalition of 42 state Attorneys General urging Congress to require a Surgeon General's warning on social media platforms that have proven to be addictive and harmful to children. The letter to Congress is Attorney General Henry's latest effort to hold social media companies accountable and provide protections to users who are target  more

STERLING, Kansas, Sept. 11 -- Sterling College issued the following news release: Sterling College proudly welcomes esteemed alumnus and retired Purdue University professor Dr. Stuart Robertson '65 for a special presentation on Friday, September 27, at 3 p.m. in the Mabee Library. Dr. Robertson, a 1965 graduate, will share insights from his remarkable academic career and his significant donation of rare books to the College. This collection, which includes notable works like 17th and 18th-cent  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * The University of Missouri-Kansas City has set an ambitious goal for itself: achieving the prestigious Carnegie Research 1 designation. * * * As a Research 2, or R2, institution, UMKC already has achieved recognition for its "high" research activity. However, recent dramatic growth in its research enterprise has put UMKC within reach of the coveted R1 designation. From 2018-202  more