OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, July 22 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Black and Veatch posted the following news release: * * * Black & Veatch appoints Rich Applegate as president of BVCI | Black & Veatch Seasoned construction leader to guide continued growth, workforce development and operational excellence - Black & Veatch Construction Inc. (BVCI) has named Rich Applegate president, effective immediately. Applegate has served as interim president since January 2026, providing strong leadership during a tremendous cycle of growth for the company. more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, July 22 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Brooklyn Law School Professors Lead Discussions at Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference * Professors Irene Ten Cate, Joy Kanwar, Alissa Bauer, Maria Termini, and Danielle Tully created a strong presence for Brooklyn Law School at the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference. Professors in Brooklyn Law School's nationally recognized legal writing program shared their scholarship, teaching, and legal writing expertise with law professors from across more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Introduces CHARTS Act to Modernize and Improve Long-Term Care for Seniors * The CHARTS Act would establish a pilot grant program to help nursing homes and home health providers adopt electronic health records, improving patient care and reducing costly medical errors. (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), introduced the Connecting Health and Records Technology for Seniors (CHARTS) Act, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "THAT'S SO MUCH MONEY" - Senate Democrats "Dominate" Second Quarter Fundraising, Outraising GOP Opponents "4 to 1" POLITICO Playbook: "The main takeaway from the FEC filings: Democrats continue to rake in cash across some of the most pivotal Senate races, outpacing their GOP counterparts several times over" National Journal's Kirk Bado: "Dem contenders outraised Republicans on average by 4 to 1 across the battlegrounds [...] Top 5 Q2 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 20, 2026 Mr. William D. Wesela National Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Policy Manager Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Docket No. APHIS-2026-0628: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppre more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * Health at Home Challenge Phase 1 Winners * ACL has announced the winners of the first phase of its Health at Home Challenge. This Challenge is designed to support independence, improve health, and reduce costs for up to one million dually eligible (or near-dually eligible) Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by scaling advanced community care networks that partner with healthcare organizations to integ more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Helps Secure Defense Verdict for Mead Johnson in Infant Formula Trial * National law firm Husch Blackwell assisted Mead Johnson in securing a complete defense verdict in a complex torts dispute involving product liability allegations centered on cow's milk-based infant formula provided to premature babies in hospitals. Tried in the St. Louis Circuit Court alongside Tucker Ellis, a jury sided with more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced that National Spectrum Consortium Inc., Washington, filed a notification under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act reporting membership changes to its collaborative research venture. The filing, dated February 19, 2026, extends antitrust protections available under the Act. The consortium added 56 members and reported 91 withdrawals. Membership remains open, and the consortium plans to submit additional notifications as membership chang more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSFR) -- The Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, is repatriating Native American human remains and 18 associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory that found a cultural affiliation with three federally recognized Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The society determined the remains represent one Native American individual and that the funerary objects, consisting of more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, July 23 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * Melissa Glaser to serve as director of TRIO Educational Supportive Services and TRIO Student Support Services The Office of Student Belonging at Kansas State University has named Melissa Glaser as director of TRIO Educational Supportive Services and Student Support Services. Her leadership will span the Manhattan and Salina campuses, fostering holistic academic and well-being support for hundreds of students annually. Glaser brings a wealth of experience  more PR

WINDSOR, Connecticut, July 22 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * LIMRA and LOMA Announce Two New Board Members: Jay Kaduson of Voya Financial and Jolee Crosby of Swiss Re * WINDSOR, Conn., July 22, 2026 -LL Global, Inc., the parent organization of LIMRA and LOMA, today announced that Jay Kaduson, chief executive officer of Workplace Solutions at Voya Financial, and Jolee Crosby, chief executive officer of Reinsurance Canada at Swiss Re, have joined the LL Global board of directors, the governing more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 21 - The University of Kansas School of Law issued the following news: * * * New 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods 'unprecedented, erratic, even desperate,' international trade law scholar says * LAWRENCE -President Donald Trump announced July 20 that the United States would impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods in response to what he called "discriminatory" action against the United States in trade practices. Raj Bhala, University Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas and an internati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS and Big Bend Groundwater Management District No. 5 Announce Authorization of the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Project * The United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in partnership with Big Bend Groundwater Management District No. 5 (GMD 5), is pleased to announce the formal authorization of the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Project. This milestone marks the culmina more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Andrea Salinas Grills U.S. Forest Service Chief Over Reorganization as Wildfire Season Rages * Click here to watch Rep. Salinas' full opening remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06) of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture pressed U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz. pressed Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service Chief. She questioned him about President Trump's plans to reor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Speaks on Senate Floor to Honor 150th Anniversary of Burdett's Founding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) recently spoke on the Senate floor to recognize the 150th anniversary of the founding of Burdett this month and to pay tribute to a Burdett native, Clyde Tombaugh, who first discovered the existence of Pluto. "Burdett is a small community of fewer than 250 residents, and it's particularly meaningful to me as a place th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall's Patients Deserve Price Tags Act Passes Senate HELP Committee * Washington - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) released the following statement after his and Senator John Hickenlooper's (D-Colorado) bipartisan Patients Deserve Price Tags Act passed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) with overwhelming bipartisan support, marking a major milestone toward lowering healthcare costs more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: AI Will Not Replace Us--It Will Assist Us * Senator Marshall At Semafor's World of Work Event with Burgess Everett Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Burgess Everett at Semafor'sWorld of Work event to discuss his Patients Deserve Price Tags Act and lowering the cost of health care for Americans, AI use in health care, how AI will affect the workforce, the federal government's place in AI and data  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Patients Deserve Price Tags, Not Surprise Bills * Senator Marshall Hosts Press Conference on Patients Deserve Price Tags Act Washington - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), hosted a press conference following the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee's overwhelming bipartisan approval of his Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, bringing the legislation one step closer to becoming law. Se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36873) entitled "Union Pacific Corp. and Union Pacific Railroad Co. - Control - Norfolk Southern Corp. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co.": * * * Digest:/1 The Board is granting a motion jointly filed by a number of labor organizations and ordering the applicants to redesignate certain employee data as public. The Board also reminds parties that, to ensure that its processes are fair, transparent, and open to al more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 32760, Sub-No. 52) entitled "BNSF Railway Co. - Petition For Review - UP/SP Merger Conditions": * * * On November 28, 2025, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) filed a petition seeking "review, enforcement, and modification" of conditions imposed when the Board approved the common control and merger of the rail carriers controlled by Union Pacific Corporation (collectively and individually, UP) and the rail carriers c more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, July 21 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * The Lone Star Tick Is Bringing Another Infection Concern * Study by Stony Brook researchers identifies first Bourbon virus case in New York State STONY BROOK, NY, July 21, 2026 - Tick-borne diseases are common throughout the United States, and most cases are treated effectively. A rare diagnosed tick-borne infection, the Bourbon virus, transmitted though the common lone star tick, could soon begin to complicate diagno more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, July 23 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * UFM's new ABLE program creates learning opportunities for K-State students This fall, Kansas State University students participating in the UFM Community Learning Center's new After-School Building Leadership and Enrichment, or ABLE, Program will be putting their education into practice. ABLE offers meaningful learning experiences for K-State students from a variety of academic disciplines while serving local elementary students. Working alongside UFM sta more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 23 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * UMKC Community Entrepreneurship Program Expands Opportunities for Kansas City Business Owners Community-focused entrepreneurship initiative aims to expand opportunity, mentorship and upward mobility for Kansas Citians - The Henry W. Bloch School of Management received a $50,000 gift matched dollar-for-dollar to create a $100,000 investment supporting local businesses and higher-education pathways through the University of Missou more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 23 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on July 22, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown announces $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money - Attorney General Brown today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark to resolve allegations  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 22 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.2 million to KU team pursuing new theory of Alzheimer's disease * LAWRENCE -What if our current understanding of Alzheimer's disease is incorrect? A research team led by a University of Kansas School of Pharmacy professor is trying to answer that question with a $1.2 million grant awarded by the W.M. Keck Foundation. The team's novel hypothesis could explain why existing treatments only modestly slow the rate of cognitive  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch's Bipartisan Bill to Support Next Generation of American Aviation Advances Out of Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) in celebrating the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee's advancement of their bipartisan bill, the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act. The Senators' legislation would improve the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) typ more PR