COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads defense of President Trump's efforts to deport violent Tren De Aragua gang (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is co-leading a coalition of 26 attorneys general in defending the Trump administration's recent actions to combat Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The attorneys general are also calling for a stay of the distr  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Supports President Trump in Deporting Ruthless Venezuelan Prison Gang, Tren De Aragua DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today filed a brief urging the court to allow President Trump to continue deporting the ruthless Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua ("TdA"). Tren De Aragua is a transnational criminal organization and designated terrorist organizat  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Offers Full Support to DOJ's Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr, along with 14 other state attorneys general, has offered his office's full support in carrying out the efforts of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. In a letter addressed to Leo Terrell, who leads the Task Fo  more

OLATHE, Kansas, March 19 -- Garmin, a global positioning system technology developer for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sport activities and utilities, issued the following news release: * * * Garmin adds optional audio panel capability to GTR 205 COMM radios New capability enables all-in-one COMM radio and audio panel solution OLATHE, Kan./March 18, 2025 - Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced new updates for the GTR 205 and GTR 205x slimline COMM radios that add optional integrate  more

OLATHE, Kansas, March 19 -- Garmin, a global positioning system technology developer for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sport activities and utilities, issued the following news release: * * * Garmin introduces GCO 14, its first carbon monoxide detector for aircraft Remote-mount sensor allows pilots to monitor CO levels and receive alerts OLATHE, Kan./March 18, 2025 - Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the GCO 14 carbon monoxide (CO) detector, a remote-mount sensor that can integ  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 17 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Celebrates Grand Opening of Hilmar Cheese Company's New Production Facility in Dodge City TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly joined federal, state, and local officials this past Saturday to officially mark the opening of Hilmar Cheese Company's new production facility in Dodge City, Kansas. "I am pleased that Hilmar Cheese Company chose to build its new production facility in Dodge Cit  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 19 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * K-State, Kansas Forest Service building facility to support state's rural fire and agricultural education initiatives Effort includes training for state firefighters and agricultural educators MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University and the Kansas Forest Service have announced plans to build a $5 million shared facility to boost current efforts to provide critical training and equipment for firefight  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 19 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 18, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-5062-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 03/18/2025 * * * 25-CONS-3311-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - Berexco LLC Date Filed: 03/18/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-320-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 19 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved a unanimous settlement agreement regarding Evergy's Phase 2 Transportation Electrification (TE) Portfolio. The agreement, detailed in Docket No. 25-EKCE-169-TAR, allows Evergy to proceed with its Fleet Advisory Services (FAS) Program and Residential Managed Charging (RMC) Pilot, with modifications to address stakeholder concerns. Evergy's application, filed in September 2024, sought approval for programs aimed at p  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 19 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has granted the Sierra Club's petition to intervene in a case concerning Evergy's proposed Large Load Power Service (LLPS) Rate Plan. The decision, outlined in Docket No. 25-EKME-315-TAR, allows the environmental advocacy group to participate in proceedings regarding Evergy's new tariff for large-load customers. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., and Evergy Metro, Inc. filed an application seeking expedited  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 19 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Kansas, Missouri farmers avoid discussing climate change regardless of opinions, study finds LAWRENCE -- We have all avoided having conversations if the topic is controversial or may lead to an argument. Farmers, who are on the front lines of climate change, avoid talking about it with their neighbors, community members, elected officials and even their own families because of potential conflict and harm t  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 19 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU faculty awarded AAI Arts & Humanities Grant to expand art-based aging project LAWRENCE -- The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has awarded the 2024 AAI Art & Humanities Grant to Sarah Jen, associate professor in the School of Social Welfare, and Liz Langdon, a lecturer in the Department of Visual Art, for their project, "Untold Stories of Aging in Action - Revealed an  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Attorney General Miyares Leads 26-State Coalition To Protect Americans From Tren de Aragua's Threat RICHMOND, VA - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson are co-leading 24 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court to lift a nationwide restra  more