WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Building upon its commitment to expand health care coverage and ensure continuity of care, today the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approved five section 1115 demonstration amendments. These amendments will authorize Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania to provi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Bring Clean Energy, Lower Costs and New Jobs through 1,147 Farm and Business Projects in 40 States U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is funding new projects in nearly every state to lower costs, expand access to clean energy and strengthen American farms and small businesses. USDA is making the investments through the Rural Ene  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 4, 2024, from Jessica Heimes, surgeon at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Attention: CMS-1809-P 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Inclusion of Cryo Nerve Block Ther  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from SelectQuote Inc., Overland Park, Kansas: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Attn: CMS-1807-P Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2025 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Ot  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 29, 2024, from Michael Gibson, surgeon at the St. Luke's Heart Institute Mid America Heart and Lung Surgeons, Kansas City, Missouri: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Attention: CMS-1809-P 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Inclusio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 26, 2024, from Andrew Kao, professor of medicine at the University of Missouri, Kansas City: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: CMS-1809-P: Medicare and Medi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded $31,933,577 in federal funding to Missouri to support the implementation and use of low carbon materials on federally-supported construction projects across the state. The federal investment was made possible by the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program, which receiv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Tree Ornaments featuring the Cad Bane character from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Hazard: The brown paint on the exterior of the recalled Christmas tree ornaments did not fully dry before packaging, causing mold to grow on the exterior surface of the ornament, posing risk of respiratory issues to consumers due to mold exposure  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. industries and the creation of good manufacturing jobs while reducing pollution from the production of concrete, steel, and other bedrock materials of our economy. By catalyzing demand for clean construction materials, the Program complements the Bid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the award of $1.2 billion to 39 State Departments of Transportation under the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program. The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. indus  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 15 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * 25-DPAX-195-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of AT&T LLC Date Filed: 11/14/2024 * * * 25-TRAM-203-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Bixenman Bros Inc Date Filed: 11/14/2024 * * * 25-TRAM-208-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,000, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised ave  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business to discuss President Trump's cabinet nominations outlook in the U.S. Senate's confirmation process and the Republican Party rallying behind President Trump's policies and platform. Senator Marshall discussed the benefits of President-Elect Trump's policies for all American workers and emphasized the need to bring jobs and manufacturing ba  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. NOR 42180) entitled "Evergy Inc., Evergy Metro Inc., and Evergy Kansas Central Inc. V. BNSF Railway Co.": * * * Digest:/1 This decision grants BNSF Railway Company's motion to dismiss Count IV of the complaint. On January 31, 2024, Evergy, Inc. (Evergy), Evergy Metro, Inc. (Evergy Metro), and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (EKC) (collectively, Complainants), filed  more