WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Twelve state financial officers submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advocating for the preservation of consumer access to personal financial data rights as outlined under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The group emphasized the critical need for the Bureau to ensure that consumer-authorized third parties are recognized as "representatives" entitled to access financial information on behalf of consumers. In the letter, the fina more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls on CPKC Rail Company to Do More to Prevent Future Accidents After Two Derailments in Dodge County * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the CEO of railway company Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to make the needed improvements to prevent future train derailments and protect Wisconsin communities and workers. Baldwin's call comes after a CPKC tra more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Estes Affirms National Deficit Decrease, Highlights Further Need for Fiscal Sanity in Government * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas), a member of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), issued the following statement recognizing the positive economic news regarding the decrease of the United States' annual deficit. Per the JEC, the nation ended the fiscal year with a $1.78 trillion deficit, which is $50 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Melody Brannon, the federal public defender for the district of Kansas, has submitted a public comment letter, on behalf of the Federal and Community Defenders of Defender Services Advisory Group, to the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence regarding the potential amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 609(a)(1)(B). The letter emphasizes the critical need to include the word "substantially" in the balancing test outlined within the rule, a change the organization arg more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Generation Vote, New York, a youth-led electoral justice organization, submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) opposing a petition from America First Legal Foundation. The petition seeks to amend the federal voter registration form to require proof of citizenship via documentation that a large portion of the American population lacks, such as passports or birth certificates. In its letter, Generation Vote argues that implementing such more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, Atlanta, has submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) expressing opposition to a petition filed by America First Legal Foundation. The coalition argues that the proposed amendments to the federal voter registration form, which would require individuals to present a passport or other limited documentation to prove citizenship, are not only unnecessary but would also erect significant barrier more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-ISP-018) on Sept. 25, 2025, entitled "The Orphaned Wells Program Office and the State of Kansas Have Opportunities To Improve Spending of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Orphaned Wells Funding." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Jennifer Goldblatt, Acting Director, Orphaned Wells Program Office From: Nicki Miller, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Steve Simon, the Minnesota secretary of state, Saint Paul, has submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) expressing opposition to a petition aimed at requiring documentary proof of citizenship for individuals using the national mail voter registration (NMVR) form. This proposed requirement, initiated by the America First Legal Foundation, would mandate potential voters to provide proof of citizenship, a change Simon argues would prove de more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Pipeline Testing Consortium Inc. (PTC) and American Medical Review Officers LLC (AMRO), both of Hutchinson, Kansas, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) expressing concerns regarding a proposed rule that includes adding fentanyl and norfentanyl to the drug testing panel for transportation workplace programs. PTC, which has provided drug and alcohol testing services for over 35 years, and AMRO, with 25 years of medical re more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Praises Passage of ROTOR Act Out of Committee * Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to advance the ROTOR Act, which addresses oversight gaps in aviation safety, specifically those revealed in the aftermath of the midair collision involving an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: It's Time for Democrats to Come to Their Senses * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business to discuss the Schumer shutdown Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Elizabeth MacDonald on Fox Business's The Evening Edit to discuss 20 days of the Schumer shutdown - the longest full government shutdown in history, and the work Republicans have done t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Let's Fix Healthcare, But Open the Government First * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business to Discuss Stock Trading Bans and The Schumer Shutdown Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox Business' Varney & Co. to discuss a potential congressional stock trading ban, the Schumer Shutdown, and Senate Republicans joining President Trump at the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Sen. Moran Applauds Committee Passage of ROTOR Act, Aviation Safety Legislation * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation - today applauded the Commerce Committee's passage of the bipartisan Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, which included elements of Sen. Moran's legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The West Virginia Citizen Action Group, Charleston, has opposed a petition submitted to the Election Assistance Commission by the America First Legal Foundation. The petition seeks to require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote, a move that critics argue would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters across the nation. In its public comment letter, the WV Citizen Action Group expressed concern that imposing such requirements would more ST