LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 6 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 57 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring 2026 * LAWRENCE -This spring, 57 University of Kansas students received an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) from the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships. UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. Students apply for UGRAs by writing a five-page research proposal un more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Announces New Grant to Strengthen Head Start Programs in Anderson, Miami Counties * Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation's (ECKAN) Head Start program with a new federal grant. The $3.7 million will be used to continue providing early education opportunities a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration is moving to release and sell 36.03 acres of airport property at the Strother Field Airport-Industrial Park in Winfield, Kansas. The Strother Field Commission requested the release to sell the land to the Kansas Department of Transportation for the Highway 77 Realignment Project. The land consists of federally obligated airport property that must be released from current grant assurances to allo more PR

HAYS, Kansas, April 7 -- Fort Hays State University issued the following news: * * * Fort Hays State University graduate students showcase research at Capitol Graduate Research Summit Fort Hays State University proudly recognizes four outstanding graduate students who represented the university at the Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS) in Topeka, an annual event that highlights innovative graduate scholarship from institutions across Kansas. The prestigious summit brings together gradua more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 6 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Expanding Opportunities for Attorneys in Rural Areas * TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly has signed Substitute for House Bill 2595 (Sub for HB 2595), establishing the Attorney Training Program for Rural Kansas Act to encourage and expand opportunities and incentives for licensed attorneys or Kansas law students to practice in rural areas. The bill also establishes  more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 6 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Modifying Foster Family Licensing Requirements; Keeping Families Together * TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly has signed House Bill 2524, which allows the Secretary for Children and Families to license family foster homes when other individuals residing in the home meet certain exceptions that previously disqualified the family. "While rules and regulations aroun more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 6 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Signs Caleb's Law to Strengthen Protections Against Sexual Extortion * TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly today announced she has signed House Bill 2537, known as Caleb's Law, which expands and strengthens Kansas law to better combat sexual extortion and protect victims. The legislation is named after Caleb Moore, a 14-year-old from El Dorado, Kansas, who died by suicide after being targ more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 6 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Vetoes Eight Bills * TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly has vetoed eight bills. The following veto message is from Governor Kelly regarding her veto of Senate Bill 254: "America's immigration system is broken, but this is not the way to fix it. This bill targets Kansans who were brought to the United States as children. To punish these kids for decisions their parents made years ago  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-563) on the Defending American Property Abroad Act (H.R. 7084). The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on March 20, 2026. The House passed the bill on March 27, 2026, and it has been received by the Senate, but not referred to a committee. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 7084, as amended, is to amend title 46, United States Code, with  more ST

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 7 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Iowa's Class of 2025 graduation rate reaches 88.8%, exceeding prepandemic graduation rates and showing significant gains across student groups Dropout rates declined, with fewer students dropping out now than before the pandemic * Iowa's high school graduation rate increased half of a percentage point, reaching 88.8% for the graduating class of 2025, according to figures r more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Kansas Budget Bill Threatens Free Expression for Students in College and University Classrooms * PEN America calls on Governor Laura Kelly to veto provisions inserted in the Kansas state budget bill that would place significant barriers around the teaching of issues related to race and g more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 6 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU research shows JOBS Act backfired, resulting in acquisitions of companies instead of increasing IPOs * LAWRENCE -More than a decade ago, Congress passed major bipartisan reforms to revive the struggling IPO market. New research from the University of Kansas reveals that those measures backfired, pushing startups away from IPOs and toward acquisitions. Signed by President Obama, the JOBS Act of 2012 ma more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 6 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU researcher proposes strategies for political depolarization in, outside classroom * LAWRENCE -Ashley Muddiman has been ruminating on the nation's politically polarized society. But as an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas, she has done more than that: In two recent publications, she prescribes constructive approaches to polarization both in the cla more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 6 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law School's Second Death Penalty Abolition Week Deepens the Call for Justice, Redemption, and Human Dignity * Notre Dame Law School hosted its second annual Death Penalty Abolition Week from Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, 2026. Organized by the Notre Dame Law School Exoneration Justice Clinic, with the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights and the Institute for Soci more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, April 7 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, posted the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Textron Aviation names five 2026 Top Hawk recipients as program enters its second decade of workforce impact Factory-new Cessna Skyhawks (Model 172) to take flight as Textron Aviation names five 2026 Top Hawk recipients--helping train the next generation of pilots * Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced Brazos Valley Flight Serv more PR

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, April 6 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Tusculum University names experienced administrator, promotes assistant dean to key academic leadership posts * GREENEVILLE - A former provost and vice president of academic affairs with nearly 40 years of administrative and teaching experience in higher education has been named an assistant vice president and a dean at Tusculum University. Dr. Amiel Jarstfer Dr. Amiel Jarstfer has joined the Tusculum more PR