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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2025-05-30 ( 17 items )  
First Cessna Citation Longitude delivered into Central America, expanding global fleet of the company's flagship super-midsize business jet (10)
WICHITA, Kansas, May 30 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * First Cessna Citation Longitude delivered into Central America, expanding global fleet of the company's flagship super-midsize business jet WICHITA, Kan. (May 29, 2025) - Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the first delivery of its flagship Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet into Central more PR

Friends University Receives One of WFU's Educating Character Initiative 2025 Capacity-Building Grants (10)
WICHITA, Kansas, May 29 -- Friends University issued the following news: * * * Friends University receives one of WFU's Educating Character Initiative 2025 Capacity-Building Grants The Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, has awarded Friends University with $50,000 to help educate and embed character in their distinctive contexts of higher education. "We were overwhelmed by the quality of the proposals we receive more PR

Husch Blackwell Represents Crusoe in 1.2 GW AI Data Center Deal (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 30 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Represents Crusoe in 1.2 GW AI Data Center Deal Husch Blackwell's energy and real estate teams assisted Crusoe in reaching financial close in the second phase of a $15 billion joint venture with Blue Owl Capital and Primary Digital Infrastructure to fund the 1.2-gigawatt AI data center in Abilene, Texas. Under the terms of the joint venture, Crusoe in combination with funds  more PR

Kansas City Celebrates UMKC Carnegie R1 Status at Union Station (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 29 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * Kansas City Celebrates UMKC Carnegie R1 Status at Union Station Community leaders came together to celebrate impact research milestone will have for region Federal, state, county, city, business and university leaders gathered at Union Station to celebrate the University of Missouri-Kansas City's designation as a Carnegie Research 1 university. They spoke about the economic impact  more PR

LSU Shreveport (La.) Gets Record-Tying Win, No. 57, Over Southeastern (Fla.), 10-0 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * LSU Shreveport (La.) Gets Record-Tying Win, No. 57, Over Southeastern (Fla.), 10-0 Box Score | Bracket | Schedule | Watch LEWISTON, Idaho - LSU Shreveport (La.) tied a 16-year-old collegiate baseball record for consecutive wins Wednesday night at the Avista NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, beating Southeastern (Fla.), 10-0, in seven innings  more PR

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Conspiracy (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Conspiracy A Missouri man pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a scheme to defraud Medicare by unlawfully billing millions of dollars in claims for cancer genetic testing and cardiovascular genetic testing. According to court documents, Jamie P. McNamara, 49, of Kansas City, operated several laboratories in Louisiana and Texas, which more PR

NAIA Announces 2024-25 Men's Golf All-Americans and Coach of the Year (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Announces 2024-25 Men's Golf All-Americans and Coach of the Year KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its 2024-25 NAIA Men's Golf All-Americans, along with 2024-25 Coach of the Year Chris Butler, who led Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) to its first men's golf national championship in school history. Lindsey more PR

Patrick Mahomes on Travis Kelce entering Year 13: 'If it's his last ride, you would never know' (10)
CANTON, Ohio, May 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Patrick Mahomes on Travis Kelce entering Year 13: 'If it's his last ride, you would never know' For a portion of the offseason, Travis Kelce 's playing future was in question. Would the Kansas City Chiefs tight end begin his countdown to Canton and retire or was he headed back for Year 13? He chose the latter, but according to his quarterback, Kelce doesn't look like player heading int more PR

Podcast From KU's FLITE Center Helps Teachers Navigate Classroom AI Tools (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 30 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Podcast from KU's FLITE Center helps teachers navigate classroom AI tools Podcast Cover Art for AI Advocates. Featuring Lisa Dieker and Maggie Mosher set against an abstract background. With the number of artificial intelligence tools growing and changing by the day, Lisa Dieker, director of the Center for Flexible Learning through Innovations in Technology & Education (FLITE), and Maggie Mosher, assistant  more PR

Ponder Makes Game-Saving Catch for Georgia Gwinnett, Adding to Seventh Inning Homer to Help GGC Eliminate Tennessee Wesleyan, 5-3 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 28 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Ponder Makes Game-Saving Catch for Georgia Gwinnett, Adding to Seventh Inning Homer to Help GGC Eliminate Tennessee Wesleyan, 5-3 Box Score | Bracket | Schedule | Watch LEWISTON, Idaho - Jon Ponder hit his 10th home run of the season and made an even bigger play in center field to end the game with the bases loaded, as Georgia Gwinnett beat Tenne more PR

Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Address Maintenance Backlog at Agricultural Research Facilities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Address Maintenance Backlog at Agricultural Research Facilities WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry - joined U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (R-Kan.) and Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) in introducing the Augm more PR

Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Increase Funding for Down Syndrome Research (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Increase Funding for Down Syndrome Research WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome - joined Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act to boost funding for Down  more PR

Senator Marshall Applauds EPA for Awarding Nearly $4 Million in Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Kansas (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds EPA for Awarding Nearly $4 Million in Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Kansas Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) released the following statement after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the selection of nearly $4 million in Brownfields Grants to clean up Kansas communities. "I am grateful to EPA Admini more PR

Southern Oregon Wins 2025 NAIA Softball National Championship in Dramatic Fashion (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Southern Oregon Wins 2025 NAIA Softball National Championship in Dramatic Fashion COLUMBUS, Ga. - [ Bracket | Box Score | Watch On Demand ] A wild week inside South Commons Complex reached its peak Thursday morning as Southern Oregon battled its way back through the elimination bracket, winning five straight games behind dominant pitching performan more PR

University of Kansas: International Trade Law Expert Can Discuss Ruling Blocking Trump Tariffs, Potential Appeal (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 30 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * International trade law expert can discuss ruling blocking Trump tariffs, potential appeal The U.S. Court of International Trade blocked President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on imports under an emergency powers law, upending the president's signature economic policy. Raj Bhala, an international trade law expert at the University of Kansas, is available to speak with media on the May 28 ruling, its ef more PR

University of Kansas: New Digital Tool Provides Satellite Monitoring of Crop Health Across US (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * New digital tool provides satellite monitoring of crop health across US Researchers from the University of Kansas, with support from the KansasView and AmericaView programs, have created a web-based app for the public that provides free satellite monitoring and analysis of vegetation and crop health across Kansas and the nation, called the Sentinel GreenReport Plus. The free digital tool integrates Google E more PR

University of Kansas: Study Simulates Pulling on Athlete's Jersey to Predict Noncontact ACL Injuries (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study simulates pulling on athlete's jersey to predict noncontact ACL injuries Contact sports frequently see athletes go down with ACL injuries, but they most commonly do not result from direct contact to the knee. To better understand indirect contact knee injuries, a University of Kansas study has simulated pulling on an athlete's jersey while jumping to determine which types of contact are most r more PR