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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Friday April 11, 2025 ( 5 items )  

2024-25 NAIA Women's Golf Rating - No. 5 (April 10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 10 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2024-25 NAIA Women's Golf Rating - No. 5 (April 10) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The University of British Columbia claimed 14 first-place votes and remained atop the NAIA Women's Golf Coaches Top 25, as the fifth rating of the 2024-25 season marked the third-consecutive that the Thunderbirds are No. 1. The top four remained unchanged - Keiser (Fla.), SC  more

AFP-Kansas Celebrates Fast Track Permitting Bill Being Signed Into Law
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Kansas Celebrates Fast Track Permitting Bill Being Signed Into Law # Apr 10, 2025 by AFP Topeka, KS --Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is applauding HB 2088 becoming law which will set a 60-day deadline for local governments to approve or deny permit applications for single-family homes. AFP-KS said this legislation will be a good first step in affordabl  more

Americans for Prosperity-KS Condemns Governor Kelly's Tax Veto Days Before Tax Day Deadline
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * Americans for Prosperity-KS Condemns Governor Kelly's Tax Veto Days Before Tax Day Deadline # Apr 10, 2025 by AFP Topeka, KS --Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) condemned Governor Laura Kelly's hasty veto of SB 269 which would deliver sustainable tax reform by allowing excess revenue to reduce tax rates until the income tax rate reaches a low, flat rate of 4%  more

Drs. Brandon and Ralita Cheeks to Serve as KWU's Commencement Speakers
SALINA, Kansas, April 10 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Drs. Brandon and Ralita Cheeks to Serve as KWU's Commencement Speakers Distinguished alumni Drs. Brandon '05 and Ralita '07 Cheeks will serve as the Commencement speakers for Kansas Wesleyan's 2025 ceremony, set for May 17 at Tony's Pizza Events Center. The Cheekses, who achieved their doctoral degrees simultaneously from Kansas State in 2024, last year launched God Over Everything, a nonprofit or  more

League of Women Voters and SPLC Move to Defend Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters and SPLC Move to Defend Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit Lafayette, LA -- Today, the League of Women Voters (LWV), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce. The la  more