WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Visits Farmers and School, Highlights Harm of Trump Cuts to Local Food Programs OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the Kansas City Food Hub and Westridge Middle School to hear directly from local producers and school officials about how recent cuts (link is external) to critical local food programs are hurting Kansas farmers and students. The visit is part of Da  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made public several Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) filed between April 7, 2025, and April 14, 2025. These statements include final, draft, and supplemental reports from various federal agencies that are open for public review and comment. The documents cover a wide range of environmental assessments, from military training land retention to nuclear plant license renewals and avian influenza outbreak respons  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 18 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Commerce Encourages Communities to Attend Housing Resources Event The Quality Places Division at the Kansas Department of Commerce is encouraging Kansas communities interested in moving local housing initiatives forward to take advantage of a special free event Tuesday, April 29, in Great Bend. Hosted by the Housing Interagency Advisory Committee (HIAC), the event is target  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Schmidt Backs Legislation to Address Healthcare Workforce Shortage WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) announced he has cosponsored the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to make it easier for qualified healthcare providers to work across state lines by streamlining states' licensing processes. Im  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Support Grows for 'Beacon of Hope' R&D Legislation On Tax Day, organizations and innovators are continuing to show support for the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, legislation introduced by Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) that permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to 2022 when the provision expired. R  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology (UTK), has completed an inventory of human remains and confirmed cultural affiliation with the Kaw Nation and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. These remains, representing at least 16 individuals, were recovered from various archaeological sites in Clay and Geary counties, Kansas, and were likely transferred to UTK by William Bass in 1971. These sites, including the Laflin Mound, Robert Younkin, Hartzell, Timbe  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has announced that the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory identifies the remains of at least 31 individuals and 18 associated funerary objects removed from the Pipe Site Complex in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, during archae  more