WASHINGTON, April 2 -- A coalition of 20 conservation organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service advocating for the relisting of the Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) under the Endangered Species Act. The letter highlights concerns about the bird's continuing population decline and mounting threats to its habitat across its five-state range of Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The groups report that the Lesser Prai more ST

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Visits Community Health Center, Highlights Medicaid Cuts' Impact on Kansas Health Care Access * Politicians Slashed Health Care to Finance Tax Giveaways for Billionaires OTTAWA, KS -Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited Heartland Community Health Center's Healthy Futures mobile dental program at Ottawa High School, which provides dental exams and cleanings to local students. Recent  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48890) on March 31, 2026, entitled "Determining Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes aid to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged chi more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs March 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campu more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1 [Category: ThinkTank](TNSrpt) -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by Vice President for Legal Affairs Timothy Sandefur: * * * Businesses Have Free Speech Rights, Too The Goldwater Institute filed a brief in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals today urging the judges to uphold the free speech rights of businesses against a bizarre ordinance in Salina, Kansas, which allows people to have "murals" on their buildings, but not "sig more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU announces first recipients of Faculty Service Award * LAWRENCE -The Office of Faculty Affairs at the University of Kansas has announced the first two recipients of the newly established Faculty Service Award. This award recognizes faculty members who provide outstanding service to the KU community through institutional service at the department, school, college and university levels. The 2026 Faculty  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Assessment & Technology Solutions partners with Lawrence Homeless Resource Center on community-centered supports * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas Assessment & Technology Solutions (ATS) and the Homeless Resource Center (HRC) in Lawrence have spent five months building a new partnership focused on strengthening HRC's technology foundation, with the goal of providing streamlined services for individua more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Libraries select travel award recipients, prepare to host visiting scholars * LAWRENCE -Six scholars representing institutions in four states, the District of Columbia and Italy were recently selected as KU Libraries' travel award winners, enabling visiting faculty, students and independent researchers to connect to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library's rare materials and expert curators. Recipients ga more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU students travel to Colorado and Illinois for Spring Alternative Breaks * LAWRENCE -In March, University of Kansas students spent spring break traveling and volunteering with Alternative Breaks. Established in 1995, KU Alternative Breaks is a student organization that "provides immersive volunteer experiences that educate students and foster a lifelong commitment to service." Five students traveled to  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 2 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Ausland Becomes first SOU Raider to Record Two-Win Season, Claiming Weekly Men's Golf Nod Oliver Ausland became the first Southern Oregon men's golfer to win two events in the same season last week, taking the Simpson Invitational by six shots at 11-under par, claiming the April 1 edition of NAIA Men's Golfer of the Week. Ausland, from Grant's Pass more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 2 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Marian's Weiler Wins at Heritage Hill, Turning Knights' 54-Hole Record into Women's Golf Weekly Recognition Marian (Ind.) junior Emma Weiler posted two rounds under par and set a new program 54-hole scoring record, winning the Heritage Hill Collegiate, hosted by Lawrence Tech (Mich.), to earn NAIA Women's Golfer of the Month honors for April. Weile more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 1 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: March 2026 * Two new agricultural studies involving University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers made national headlines in March. The stories were among 50-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, centers and programs during the month. * A new study suggests that decades of reported gains in crop yields from plant breeding may be significantl more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Drummond: Operation Sooner Shield protects vulnerable Oklahomans, recovers tax dollars Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) wrapped up investigations this week in 10 counties across Oklahoma, resulting in 10 arrests, two surrenders, 10 criminal cases and one civil action. More than $1.5 million in restitution and fines was i more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * States that imposed total abortion bans spend millions more in nutritional food programs, research finds * LAWRENCE -One of the main arguments among proponents of the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision to overturn the federal right to abortion was it would diminish the number of abortions performed in the U.S. But research has shown that 2023 saw the highest amount in more than decade. And according to ne more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law * MIAMI -Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, wa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law * MIAMI, FL -Today, voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, warning that the measure will disenfranchise eligible voters and create unnecessary barriers to the freedom to vote. The law requires prospecti more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Political] -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law Miami, FL - Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law * Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, warning that the measure will disenfranchise eligible voters and create unnecessary barriers to the freedom to vote. The law requires pros more PR