WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the 2024 annual Adoption Excellence Awards recipients. Additionally, officials introduced new public service announcements encouraging the adoption of foster care children awaiting forever families. Hosted by the Children's Bureau at AC  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 22, 2024, entitled "Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover - September 2024": * * * Kansas had 74,000 job openings in September 2024, compared to 72,000 openings in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on on Nov. 21, 2024, for a bill (H.R. 9591) that aims to require the Administrator of General Services to sell certain property related to U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. Here is a summary: H.R. 9591 would require the General Services Administration (GSA) to sell any property in the State of Missouri associated with the Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth, which is located in Kansas.   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 19 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets: * * * 25-TRAM-5035-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 11/19/2024 * * * 25-CONS-3169-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Barracuda Operating Company Date Filed: 11/19/2024 * * * 25-CONS-3171-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Ambrotra Energy, LLC Date Filed: 11/  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * 24-CONS-3086-CMSC Docket Type: CMSC - Miscellaneous Docket Description: Shut-In and Show Cause - Quito, Inc. and/or Thor Operating, LLC Date Filed: 11/21/2024 * * * 25-CONS-3168-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Quito, Inc. Date Filed: 11/21/2024 * * * 25-HREE-221-COC Docket Type: COC - Certificate of Convenience Docket Description:  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * 25-EKCE-223-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Evergy Joint Application Date Filed: 11/22/2024 * * * 25-MRGT-222-KSF Docket Type: KSF - Kansas Universal Service Fund Docket Description: Application for Moundridge Telephone Company Date Filed: 11/22/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 23 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced on Friday that since the start of her administration in 2019, Kansas has attracted more than $20 billion in committed private sector investment to the state. This historic milestone has resulted in commitments to create or retain nearly 70,000 jobs with 1,312 successful projects in 87 of Kansas' 105 counties. "My administration's efforts to invest in all asp  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 23 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly, joined by Kansas Secretary of Labor Amber Shultz, announced on Friday the launch of the Kansas Department of Labor's (KDOL) new online system for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. The system is available through KansasUI.gov. Governor Kelly prioritized enhancing KDOL's outdated unemployment system and emphasized the need for a comprehensive upgrade to improve per  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced his membership in the newly launched Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus. Formed by Reps. Aaron Bean (R-Florida) and Pete Sessions (R-Texas), the DOGE Caucus will support President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency in its mission to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful exp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, in sending a bipartisan letter(link is external) to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) urging the Pentagon to establish an OnRamp Hub in North Carolina to bolster the state's defense innovation ecosystem. Representatives Deborah Ross, Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), and 16 of his Senate Republican colleagues in a letter to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida responding to Hurricane Milton to avoid homes that had yard signs supporting President-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act to prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in federal disaster relief. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Gary Peters (D-MI) cosponsored this legislation. It was recently revealed that a Fede  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and a bipartisan group of Senators to sound the alarm on the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) facial recognition regime in airports across the United States. Senators Marshall and Merkley co-led this effort with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) to urge a thorough investigation by U.S. Dep  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - and Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) - chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs -requested answers from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on the delayed implementation of the Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Claims Coordination Act which   more