WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12837) on Dec. 3, 2024, by agricultural policy analysts Joel L. Greene and Lia Biondo. Here are excerpts: * * * H5N1 HPAI Continues to Spread in Dairy Herds The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed a strain (H5N1) of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAI) in dai more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 20, 2024, signed by John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer. Petition for Extension and Modification of Waiver of Compliance Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by letters dated August 27, 2024, and October 15, 2024, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF more ST

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 4 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that applications will open Thursday, Dec. 12, for a second round of the Advancing Digital Opportunities to Promote Technology (ADOPT) program. The program will provide $10.7 million to organizations working to expand access to public wi-fi and connected devices. "Our digital opportunity programs empower Kansans to reach their full potential in w more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 5 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * 25-WHST-230-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Tariff for Wheat State Technologies Date Filed: 12/04/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 5 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Kansas Supreme Court has created an ad hoc committee to advise the court and help implement recommended changes in pretrial supervision and detention practices. The Ad Hoc Criminal Pretrial Practices and Procedures Advisory Committee will implement recommendations made in late 2020 by the Ad Hoc Pretrial Justice Task Force. The new 15-member committee is created by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2024 more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 5 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: Doug Shima, clerk of the appellate courts, was elected president of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks at the organization's annual meeting. Shima was appointed clerk in 2016 and has been with the Kansas appellate courts since 1995. He was a research attorney for the Court of Appeals and then chambers counsel for retired Judge G. Joseph Pierron Jr. "In my nearly 30 years with the courts, I hav more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 5 -- The Kansas Livestock Association issued the following news release: Policy focused on milk marketing, Kansas State University dairy facilities, deer permits, federal immigration regulation and other key issues was approved by members of the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) during the group's annual business meeting November 22 in Manhattan. Under current Kansas law, producers have little protection when a dairy processor default occurs. Therefore, KLA members passed more PR