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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2025-06-06 ( 13 items ) |
$10 Million Gift Ensures Construction of New Entrepreneurship Hub at KU (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 6 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
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$10 million gift ensures construction of new entrepreneurship hub at KU
The University of Kansas School of Business received a $10 million gift commitment from an anonymous donor that ensures the construction of a new entrepreneurship hub building that benefits the greater KU community by teaching students to solve problems in meaningful ways.
The dynamic, purpose-driven facility will foster entrepreneurshi more PR
During Pride Month, Davids Introduces Bill Supporting LGBTQI+ Youth Mental Health (10)
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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During Pride Month, Davids Introduces Bill Supporting LGBTQI+ Youth Mental Health
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Today, during Pride Month, Representative Sharice Davids reintroduced her legislation to improve mental health support for at-risk LGBTQI+ youth. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey of American teenagers found (link is external) that LGBTQI+ students report significantly worse mental health than more PR
Missouri Senate approves plan to keep Kansas City Chiefs, Royals in state (10)
CANTON, Ohio, June 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Missouri Senate approves plan to keep Kansas City Chiefs, Royals in state
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to provide over $100 million in aid for tornado-ravaged St. Louis and authorized hundreds of millions of dollars worth of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to continue playing in Missouri in new or improved stadiums. more PR
NAIA Announces Partnership with Influxer (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release:
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NAIA Announces Partnership with Influxer
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a three-year partnership with Influxer as the Official Name, Image, and Likeness Merchandise Provider of the NAIA.
Influxer is a NIL platform that equips student-athletes to create and sell personalized, officiall more PR
NFL safety Justin Reid expands CPR education for youth through summer program (10)
DALLAS, Texas, June 5 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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NFL safety Justin Reid expands CPR education for youth through summer program
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 5, 2025 -- More than 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside hospitals in the U.S. each year. Most don't receive the cardiopulmonary recitation (CPR) they need to survive. NFL player Justin Reid is tackling that reality through a new program pairing CPR training with a sum more PR
Sen. Moran Leads Committee Hearing on Nominees for VA Inspector General, Congressional and Legislative Affairs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on June 5, 2025:
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Sen. Moran Leads Committee Hearing on Nominees for VA Inspector General, Congressional and Legislative Affairs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - led the committee in considering two pending nominations at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Cheryl Mason to be Inspector more PR
Senator Marshall Applauds Key Union Endorsements of Credit Card Competition Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall Applauds Key Union Endorsements of Credit Card Competition Act
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Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) issued the following statement today after numerous major unions, representing over four million American workers, endorsed the Credit Card Competition Act - legislation that would enhance competition and choice in the credit card network market, which is curren more PR
Senator Marshall Joins RFD-TV to Discuss Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, MAHA, and the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' (10)
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall Joins RFD-TV to Discuss Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, MAHA, and the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill'
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Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Market Day Report on RFD-TV today to highlight the Senate Agriculture Committee advancing his legislation, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will put whole milk back in schools. He detailed the next steps to get more PR
Senators Marshall and Moran Introduce Resolution Honoring the Life of Sarah Milgrim (10)
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senators Marshall and Moran Introduce Resolution Honoring the Life of Sarah Milgrim
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Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) introduced a resolution today honoring the life of Sarah Milgrim, an Overland Park native, and her soon-to-be-fiance, Yaron Lischinsky, who were brutally murdered outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on May 21, 202 more PR
Sens. Moran, Marshall Introduce Resolution to Honor the Life of Sarah Milgrim (10)
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Sens. Moran, Marshall Introduce Resolution to Honor the Life of Sarah Milgrim
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) introduced a resolution to honor the life of Sarah Milgrim, an Overland Park native, and her soon-to-be-fiance, Yaron Lischinsky, who were brutally murdered outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025.
"The loss of more PR
U.S. House Passes Davids' Bipartisan Bill to Help People in Recovery Rejoin the Workforce (10)
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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U.S. House Passes Davids' Bipartisan Bill to Help People in Recovery Rejoin the Workforce
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Marks Davids' Third Bipartisan Bill to Pass This Year in a Republican Congress
Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Sharice Davids' bipartisan legislation to address the impact of substance use on America's workforce. The legislation would reauthorize the Comprehensive Addicti more PR
VIDEO: Sen. Moran Leads Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing with Commerce Secretary Lutnick (10)
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Leads Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing with Commerce Secretary Lutnick
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) - led a subcommittee hearing to review the President's FY2026 budget request for the Department of Commerce. Secretary Howard Lutnick testified before th more PR
VIDEO: Sens. Moran, Reed Introduce Resolution to Recognize Army's 250th Anniversary (10)
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Sens. Moran, Reed Introduce Resolution to Recognize Army's 250th Anniversary
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - co-chair of the Senate Army Caucus - spoke on the Senate floor to support a resolution he introduced with fellow co-chair Sen. Jack Reed (R-R.I.), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Army and affirming the Senate's support for the Army and its soldier more PR
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