WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Derek Schmidt Bill To Strengthen Police Background Checks Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation to strengthen background checks for law enforcement officers, led by Republican Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) and Democrat Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), was passed today by the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support. The Criminal History Access Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Covenant Aviation Security LLC, Bolingbrook, Illinois, challenging the award of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration contract to VMD Systems Integrators LLC, McLean, Virginia, for passenger and baggage screening services at San Francisco International Airport. The dispute involved a task order issued by the TSA for security screening operations under the agency's Scr more ST

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Missouri Supreme Court Ignoring Voters, Paving Way for Gerrymandered Map in 2026 * Following the Missouri Supreme Court's decision to upend decades of precedent, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the below statement: "Missourians have made it clear they hate Jefferson City Republicans' desperate attempts to cling to power. Instead of trying to lower costs, k more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, May 13 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Fiercely for discovery of self, career and world: Claire Richardson '16 establishes performing arts experiential learning endowment * Claire Richardson grew up as the creative and curious youngest of three athletic children. She had shot up to 6 feet, 2 inches tall by age 14 -catching up to her big brother and shooting past her older sister -and had a great passion for volleyball. However, she always felt  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 14 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * FOX Sports, iHeartMedia Bring FOX's FIFA World Cup 2026(TM) Coverage to iHeart Audio Platforms This Summer Fans Can Listen to All 104 Matches on iHeartRadio Powered by FOX Sports Match Commentary * NEW YORK -- FOX Sports, America's English-language home for the FIFA World Cup 2026(TM) and the world's top international soccer tournaments, and iHeartMedia, the #1 audio company in America, today  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 13 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Gayle wins Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize * The winner of the 2026 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize is "Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State" by Caleb Gayle (Penguin Random House). For two decades, the Center for Great Plains Studies' book prize has celebrated the most outstanding work about the Great Plains during the past year, chosen by more PR

BEAVER FALLS, Pennsylvania, May 14 -- Geneva College issued the following news: * * * Geneva College Names 2026 Life G Awardees Geneva College presents this year's recipients of the Life G Award, Geneva's highest alumni honor, to Ann Birdsall O'Neill '68 and Dwight E. Wagner '68, CCIM. The Life G Award is given each year to graduates for service above self, those who embody the principles for which Geneva College stands, and whose efforts on behalf of the College, the community, and the nati more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 13 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * I-Corp program turns ideas into viable products * After 15 years of studying about and working with the autistic population, Lacy Knutson believed she had discovered a gap in the products offered for this clientele. She envisioned a wearable product that would protect children with developmental disabilities and autism and also have technology that would transmit data to parents, therapists an more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 11 -- The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden issued the following news release: * * * OKC Zoo and Dallas Zoo are Using Technology to Track Monarch Butterflies During Spring Migration Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) members, the Oklahoma City Zoo and Dallas Zoo, in partnership with Monarch Watch, are collaborating to tag and track monarch butterflies on their spring migration from central Mexico to Canada. This will be the first time this new technology more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Oklahoma City Surges to the Top of the Leaderboard at NAIA Men's Golf National Championship SILVIS, Ill. -- Oklahoma City fired the best round of the 74th Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Championship today to take the team lead at TPC Deere Run. The 11-time national champions posted a 2-under-par 278 to take a six-shot lead at the midway point of the championship. T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Votes to Support Kansas Farmers, Give Americans Choice at the Pump * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to pass the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, legislation he cosponsors, in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 218 to 203. The bill allows E15 fuel to be sold year-round nationwide by removing burdensome federal restrictions t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Bill to Support Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) introduced the Bereaved Parents Rights Act, legislation that ensures hospitals and freestanding birth centers provide clear information about the rights that grieving parents have regarding the cremation or burial of their miscarried or stillborn child. "As an OB-G more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Kansas Farmers Need Competitive, Affordable Fertilizer Markets * Senator Marshall Questions Witnesses at the Senate Ag Committee Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned witness Mr. Corey Rosenbusch, President and CEO of the Fertilizer Institute, at the Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. The hearing focused on the fertilizer industry an more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week returns June 15 * FARGO, N.D. - The sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week returns June 15-19 at various locations throughout the Fargo-Moorhead area. 100% of funds raised during Roger Maris All-Star Week will stay local and help support Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center's vision to expand into a national destination for cancer research more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 13 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study analyzes environmental impacts of academic conference travel, encourages rethinking alternatives * LAWRENCE -The academic conference, where scholars meet to present research, exchange ideas and build professional networks, are so deeply embedded in higher education that flying to these events is often seen as a marker of productivity, and for some, is associated with a sense of prestige. A Universit more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 13 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Syl and Vicki Schieber Make Generous Gift to Support Death Penalty Abolition Week at Notre Dame Law School for Five Years * Syl Schieber '72 M.A., '74 Ph.D., and his wife, Vicki, have made a generous gift to support Notre Dame Law School's Death Penalty Abolition Week for the next five years. Their contribution will help ensure the event's continuation and support the Law School's efforts  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Davids Urges Colleagues to Join Bipartisan Movement to Lower Gas Prices, Support Farmers * Effort comes as Iran war drives up fuel costs, reaching highest levels this week Today, on the House floor, Representative Sharice Davids urged her colleagues to support year-round sales of E15 to help lower gas prices and strengthen American agriculture. E15 is a lower-cost fuel made from domestical more PR