WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Three hundred seventy-two organizations, members and allies of the Protecting Immigrant Families coalition submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing strong opposition to the agency's recent decision to rescind the 1998 interpretation of "federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The coalition, which includes various organizations and advocates for  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Estes Releases Statement in Support of Removal of Lesser Prairie-Chicken from Endangered Species List * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released a statement following U.S. District Judge David Counts' order to lift environmental protections for the lesser prairie-chicken. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) requested Judge Counts vacate the 2022 decision that listed the bird as an endangered  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has completed its inventory of objects from the Pawnee Indian Village Site, a step required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The university's work has established a cultural connection between these items and the Kaw Nation and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, paving the way for their repatriation. The notice from the university describes one lot of artifacts from the Pawnee Indian Village Site, which i more PR

WEST POINT, New York, Aug. 19 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: * * * Class of 2026 Leadership Positions The U.S. Military Academy announced the names of the cadets from the Class of 2026 selected to lead the Corps of Cadets during the academic year. The brigade cadet leadership roles are the top positions in the Corps of Cadets charged with carrying out the responsibilities of leading the Corps. These cadets assumed their leadership duties on Aug.12, prior to the sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has completed its inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects, establishing a cultural affiliation with the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. This step is in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory includes the remains of at least 21 individuals from three separate sites within Kansas, along with three lots of artifacts. One location, an unnamed site in Bourbon County, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Commends District Court Ruling to Overturn Endangered Status of Lesser Prairie-Chicken * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement after the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas reversed the listing of the lesser prairie-chicken (LPC) on the endangered and threatened species list under the Endangered Species A more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Applauds Court Ruling to Remove Lesser Prairie-Chicken from Endangered Status * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry - today released the following statement, applauding the ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to remove the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) 2022 listing o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Leads Kansas Delegation in Urging President to Make Disaster Declaration for Kansas Following Severe Storms * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) led his Kansas delegation colleagues Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D., (Kan.) and U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Derek Schmidt (KS-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Ron Estes (KS-04) in urging President Trump to make a disaster declarat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has finished its inventory of human remains and artifacts, an undertaking done in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The university has made a determination that there is a link between the items and three tribal nations. This will allow for the return of the materials to the appropriate groups. A connection has been established between these items and the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Okla more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has completed its inventory of Native American human remains as required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The university's analysis has determined a cultural affiliation between the remains of at least nine individuals and 3 Indian tribes. The remains were originally excavated in 1946 from the Woodruff Ossuary Site in Phillips County, Kansas, during a Smithsonian Institute survey for the Harlan County  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has completed its inventory of human remains and associated objects, a process conducted in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The university's work has established a cultural connection between these items and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the Kaw Nation and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. This step sets the stage for the repatriation of the items to these tribes. The inventory foc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has finished a review of Native American human remains and items in its collection, as required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This process focused on materials from multiple sites in Kansas and Nebraska, determining their cultural connection to the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma, and the Pawnee Nation. The inventory identified remains of at least 158 individuals and 10 funerary objects. The collection, large more PR