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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2026-08-03 ( 10 items )  
American Enterprise Institute Urges Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Clarify Household Definition in Medicaid Work Requirement Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Comment on CMS-2454-IFC: Clarifying "Household" for the SNAP Exclusion from the Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement Comment on Interim Final Rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals File Code CMS-2454-IFC Kevin Corinth, Senior Fellow, Da more ST

Americans for Tax Reform: Progressive Activist Oren Cass Unaware of Republican State Tax Cut Revolution (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Progressive Activist Oren Cass Unaware of Republican State Tax Cut Revolution American Compass chief economist unaware of red states cutting taxes: "I haven't researched at the state level on what Republicans have done." Dennis Hull In a debate with Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist this week, progressive activist Oren Cass urged conservatives to abandon their commitment to oppose tax increases. Cass endorsed a federal corporate income  more PR

Bank7 Applies to Acquire Century Financial Services (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- An application has been filed with the Federal Reserve seeking approval for Bank7 Corp. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to acquire Century Financial Services Corp. and indirectly acquire Century Bank, both of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The application is being reviewed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, Regulation Y and other applicable banking laws and regulations. The Federal Reserve said interested parties may submit written comments addressing the statutory review standards. Comments on the application are du more PR

Civil Eats: Zach Lahn Doesn't Have a Plan to Address Iowa's Water Quality Crisis (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 2 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Civil Eats: Zach Lahn Doesn't Have a Plan to Address Iowa's Water Quality Crisis New reporting from Civil Eats details how only one candidate in the governor's race has a real plan to address Iowa's rising cancer rates and water quality crisis -- and it's not Kansas carpetbagger and career political operative Zach Lahn. Instead of "issu[ing] an official water quality plan," Lahn is facing growing scrutiny for having close "ties to Big Ag" and a lo more PR

DNC: In the States - Donald Trump and Republicans' Cruel Healthcare Cuts are Leaving Americans in Crisis and Debt (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * In the States: Donald Trump and Republicans' Cruel Healthcare Cuts are Leaving Americans in Crisis and Debt This week marked the 61st anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare, serving as a stark reminder that Donald Trump and Republicans are doing everything in their power to drag American families into a healthcare crisis. Trump and Republicans' Big Ugly Bill cut Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion -- the largest cut to healthcare in history -- while th more PR

FAA Amends V-108 Airway Ahead of Concord Navigation Aid Retirement (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has amended Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway V-108 in the vicinity of Concord, California, to maintain the National Airspace System as the Concord VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment navigation aid is scheduled for decommissioning under the VOR Minimum Operational Network program. The rule becomes effective at 0901 UTC on October 29, 2026, and updates the federal airway structure to reflect the retirement of the Concor more PR

Federal Register: DOT Federal Railroad Administration Issues NPRM on English Language Proficiency and Certification for Engineers and Conductors (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * FRA proposes to amend its regulations governing the qualification and certification of locomotive engineers and conductors to establish English language proficiency as a requirement for a railroad carrier to certify and recertify locomotive engineers and conductors. FRA also proposes that each railroad carrier conducting a triennial examination of skill performance, and an annual operat more PR

Polsinelli Represents JLL Partners in CAI Recapitalization (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Represents JLL Partners in CAI Recapitalization Polsinelli recently represented JLL Partners, a New York-based middle-market private equity firm, in the recapitalization of CAI, a professional services firm focused on operational readiness in life sciences and mission-critical environments. The transaction is expected to support CAI's continued investment in talent, training, next-generation technologies, strategic acquisitions and expanded  more PR

Secretary Rollins Announces Continued Growth of USDA's Product of USA Label with Six Additional Companies Joining Initiative (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces Continued Growth of USDA's Product of USA Label with Six Additional Companies Joining Initiative * (Washington, D.C., July 31, 2026) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced six additional meat and poultry companies have adopted USDA's voluntary Product of USA (POTUSA) label, continuing the strong momentum behind the Trump Administration's efforts to help consumers easily identify products t more PR

Senator Marshall: A Special Counsel Must Investigate Fauci & His Auto-Pen Pardon (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: A Special Counsel Must Investigate Fauci & His Auto-Pen Pardon * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News Sunday Morning Futures Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures to discuss Dr. Fauci's lies to the American people and how he can be brought to justice, the Senate's priorities next week including the SAVE America Act, and why voter ID requirements must be pa more PR