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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2026-02-03 ( 22 items )  
'No more excuse': KU professor launches research journal for undergraduates (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 'No more excuse': KU professor launches research journal for undergraduates * LAWRENCE -After a decade of guiding students through what he calls an "infamously difficult" capstone, Brian Lagotte realized their work deserved more than a final grade and a spot on a shelf: They should be published. "If the students are putting up with me to do the amount of work I'm demanding of them at the level I'm demandi more PR

AG Brown announces $17.85 million in settlements in ongoing drug price-fixing conspiracy case, new complaint against Novartis and subsidiaries (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown announces $17.85 million in settlements in ongoing drug price-fixing conspiracy case, new complaint against Novartis and subsidiaries * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced they have won $17.85 million in settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("B more PR

Ag Rayfield Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totalling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 2 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Ag Rayfield Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totalling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies 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 Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced two se more PR

AG Sunday Announces $17.85M National Settlement Over Generic Drug Price-Fixing; Pennsylvanians are Eligible for Compensation (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Announces $17.85M National Settlement Over Generic Drug Price-Fixing; Pennsylvanians are Eligible for Compensation * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania has joined a multistate coalition in securing $17.85 million in settlements with generic drug manufacturers Lannett Company, Inc. and Bausch Health over allegations the companies consp more PR

Amtrak Encourages Booking Early Ahead of Historic Summer 2026 Events (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak Encourages Booking Early Ahead of Historic Summer 2026 Events * Busy travel season expected as FIFA World Cup 2026(tm) and America250(tm) celebrations draw visitors throughout the United States WASHINGTON - Summer 2026 will be one of America's most exciting summers in recent memory, with more than 100 FIFA World Cup 2026(tm) soccer games across North America along with nationwide celeb more PR

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces $17.85 Million Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Over Conspiracies to Inflate Generic Prescription Drug Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 3 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces $17.85 Million Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Over Conspiracies to Inflate Generic Prescription Drug Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Today, Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Ba more PR

Attorney General James Secures More Than $17 Million from Drug Manufacturers Bausch and Lannett for Conspiracy to Inflate Prices (10)
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than $17 Million from Drug Manufacturers Bausch and Lannett for Conspiracy to Inflate Prices * February 2, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general in securing $17.85 million from drug companies Bausch and Lannett for their role in a massive, long-running scheme to in more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $17.85 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH LANNETT AND BAUSCH OVER CONSPIRACIES TO INFLATE PRICES, LIMIT COMPETITION (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $17.85 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH LANNETT AND BAUSCH OVER CONSPIRACIES TO INFLATE PRICES, LIMIT COMPETITION * Raoul and Majority of Coalition also File New Lawsuit Against Novartis for Same Actions Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two additional settlements with Lannett Company I more PR

Attorney General Tong Announces Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG and Sandoz Group AG (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG and Sandoz Group AG * 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 (Hartfor more PR

From Kansas to the world: KU's WHO collaboration works to promote global health (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * From Kansas to the world: KU's WHO collaboration works to promote global health * LAWRENCE -When a disease outbreak occurs, such as COVID-19 or the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) works with local and national partners to contain the threat. Leaders need more than medicine to slow the spread: They need tools to organize, respond and adapt in real time. Such tools are at the heart of a par more PR

Human-AI interactions stimulate coordination between co-workers and improve team performance, study finds (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Human-AI interactions stimulate coordination between co-workers and improve team performance, study finds * LAWRENCE -Artificial intelligence is rapidly inserting itself into various forms of human engagement. Consequently, many fear AI may be creating barriers that obstruct or prevent relationships between people. A new study by Todd Hall, assistant professor of business at the University of Kansas, reve more PR

January Total Tax Collections at $988.2 Million; 1.2% Above Estimate (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 2 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * January Total Tax Collections at $988.2 Million; 1.2% Above Estimate * TOPEKA - The State of Kansas ends January 2026 with total tax collections at $988.2 million. That is $12.2 million, or 1.2%, above the estimate. Total tax collections were up 4.8% from January 2025. "Over the past few years, the Legislature has spent more than Kansas has been taking in, creating a structural imbalance of hundr more PR

Kansas Community Bank Seeks Reduced Capital Threshold and Regulatory Flexibility (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- J.C. Long, president and CEO of Bank of Commerce and Trust Co., Wellington, Kansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, advocating for significant revisions to the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) framework. The bank, which operates with approximately $115 million in assets serving a 60-mile radius around Wellington, Ka more ST

KU School of Architecture & Design announces spring 2026 Architecture Lecture Series lineup (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU School of Architecture & Design announces spring 2026 Architecture Lecture Series lineup * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas Architecture Lecture Series spring 2026 schedule features practitioners, researchers and interdisciplinary leaders focused on advancing public well-being through evidence-informed design, sustainable practice and community-centered solutions. The series kicks off Feb. 23 with the  more PR

Learn to save a life with CPR at Super Bowl LX (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 2 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Learn to save a life with CPR at Super Bowl LX * DALLAS, Feb. 2, 2026 -Football fans can learn how to save a life during this year's Super Bowl Experience. The American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers(tm) Mobile CPR Unit will be on site at the National Football League's (NFL) Super Bowl Experience taking place at the Moscone Convention Center in downtown San Franc more PR

Nebraska Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Lincoln -The Nebraska Attorney General's Office joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ( more PR

NFL Announces Multiyear Regular-season Game Return to Madrid, Spain Starting in 2026 (10)
CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 3 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL announces multiyear regular-season game return to Madrid, Spain starting in 2026 The National Football League will return to Madrid, Spain to play regular-season games at the iconic Bernabeu Stadium -- home to Real Madrid C.F -- in a multiyear partnership with the City of Madrid and Comunidad de Madrid, beginning in the 2026 NFL regular season. "The 2025 NFL Madrid game at the Bernabeu was a pivotal mom more PR

Penn State communications students anticipate, appreciate Super Bowl opportunity (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State communications students anticipate, appreciate Super Bowl opportunity * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Not long ago, they were seven aspiring, hopeful students from a half dozen states who showed up at Penn State intending to make the most of college. Honestly, they were not sure what that meant, they said. But they were ambitions and determined. They went to class, got over any hesita more PR

S.D. A.G. Jackley Announces Settlement With Two Generic Drug Companies, Joins Lawsuit Against a Third (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Announces Settlement With Two Generic Drug Companies, Joins Lawsuit Against a Third South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and a coalition of 48 states and territories announce settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 millio more PR

Senator Marshall: Republicans are the Party of Law & Order (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Republicans are the Party of Law & Order * Senator Marshall Joins America Reports on Fox News Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined John Roberts and Gillian Turner on Fox News' America Reports to discuss the partial government shutdown, emphasizing Republicans' commitment to law enforcement, border security, and the safety of every American. more PR

Va. A.G. Jones Announces Major Legal Actions to Hold Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable and Put Money Back in Virginians' Pockets (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Announces Major Legal Actions to Hold Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable and Put Money Back in Virginians' Pockets AG Jones announces settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition AG Jones Joins Multistate Coalition Filing New Complaint Against Novartis for Artificially Raisi more PR

VFW Tartan: Weaving Service, Sacrifice and Brotherhood (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 3 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * The VFW Tartan: Weaving Service, Sacrifice and Brotherhood Designed by Army veteran Joshua Cannon, the official VFW tartan honors the shared history and service of VFW members * In 2025, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) formally introduced the official VFW tartan, a new symbol designed to reflect the organization's enduring va more PR