KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood - May 2025": * * * Area prices rose 1.0 percent in April and May, up 2.2 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in May  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - May 2025": * * * Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in May, up 2.4 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Colorado - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment fell in 6 of the 9 largest counties in Colorado from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that De more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Kansas - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in all four of Kansas' largest counties from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that Shawnee more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Missouri - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 4 of the 7 largest counties in Missouri from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that Gr more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Montana - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose 0.5 percent in Montana's only large county, Yellowstone, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Utah - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in all five of the largest counties in Utah from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that Washi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Votes to Rein In Government Spending * Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted alongside House Republicans to pass H.R. 4 - the Rescissions Act of 2025. The legislation rescinds $9.4 billion of previously appropriated funding by Congress by a vote of 214 to 212. "The wasteful, fraudulent and abusive spending of taxpayer dollars by the federal bureaucracy, coupled with the over $36 trillion n more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt, House Vote to Recover Billions of Taxpayer Dollars * WASHINGTON, DC : Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. The legislation claws back $9.4 billion taxpayer dollars earmarked for unnecessary spending. "Our country is $36 trillion in debt and sinking deeper every year. We simply cannot continue t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Calls for Full Funding of Federal Programs to Prevent Kansas Water Shortages * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund a suite of federal programs that help Kansas communities tackle water shortages, improve water quality, and ensure long-term drought resilience. "Every Kansan deserves access to clean, safe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Are Going to Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in American History * Senator Marshall Joins RFD-TV to Discuss the Reconciliation Benefits for Farmers and Ranchers Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Suzanne Alexander on RFD-TV to discuss President Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill,' and how it will help farmers and ranchers by preventi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standard, Sells Out Kansas * Kansas City, Ks - Yesterday, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency's Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. This com more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids (D-KS), Frank Lucas (R-OK) Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Food Access on Tribal Lands * Program fed 650,000 tribal members in 2024 Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Frank Lucas (R-OK-03) introduced the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving access to healthy food for tribal commun more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Eating disorders lab gains new designation as a center with continued goal to help improve access to better health An article in your favorite magazine could have inspired you to explore how pressures of professional dance contributed to the death of a dancer. A professor might have called you out to commend you for your term paper, asking if you'd considered a career in research. You may have  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Sen. Moran Questions Defense Secretary, FAA Nominee on Efforts to Secure DCA Airspace * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation - questioned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator nominee Bryan Bedford on their more PR