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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2026-04-28 ( 11 items ) |
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Bell Celebrates Grand Opening of the MV-75 Cheyenne Wichita Assembly Center (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 28 -- Bell Textron, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026:
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Bell Celebrates Grand Opening of the MV-75 Cheyenne Wichita Assembly Center
Wichita, KS - Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today the opening of its Wichita Assembly Center (WAC) for the MV-75 Cheyenne fuselage assembly in Wichita, KS. Bell began fuselage manufacturing operations at the facility in October of 2025, as a part of the acce more PR
Class Acts: Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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Class Acts: Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza
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WashU Law students Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza are conducting a large-scale empirical research project that sits at the intersection of law and data science and could affect imprisonment in America.
Their work focuses on certificates of appealability in habeas corpus cases -an often-overlooked but critical step that determines whether a prisoner c more PR
Governor Kehoe Announces Two Gubernatorial Appointments (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 27 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Governor Kehoe Announces Two Gubernatorial Appointments
Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced two gubernatorial appointments.
Glenda Shockley, of Hermann, was appointed as the Gasconade County Collector.
Ms. Shockley currently serves as the interim county collector for Gasconade County, where she previously served as deputy collector. Shockley is active in her community, serving as a more PR
Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Expanding Child Care Tax Credits (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, April 27 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Expanding Child Care Tax Credits
Governor Laura Kelly today announced she has signed Senate Bill 82, which expands access to tax credits for employer expenses for child care and contributions to third parties that expand the availability of community child care. The bill also creates income tax credits for the sale of higher-ethanol blends of fuels and the purc more PR
Governor Kelly Vetoes Five Bills (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, April 27 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Governor Kelly Vetoes Five Bills
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TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly has vetoed five bills.
The following veto message is from Governor Kelly regarding her veto of House Bill 2043:
"For the last several years, the Legislature has promised to solve the property tax issue for Kansans. This has always been a false promise. The only property tax that the state levies is 20 mills for public schools. A more PR
Hickenlooper, Marshall Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Support More Workforce Training, Strengthen State Data (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper, Marshall Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Support More Workforce Training, Strengthen State Data
Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Roger Marshall reintroduced the bipartisan Workforce Data Enhancement Act to improve how we track workforce data across states. Specifically, it would make Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) grant funding permanent to ensure State Workfor more PR
Kansas E15 Incentive Will Lower Prices, Support Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release:
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Kansas E15 Incentive Will Lower Prices, Support Farmers
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TOPEKA, KAN.-Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, commended the Kansas legislature and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for enacting an incentive for fuel retailers in the state to sell E15, a fuel choice made with 15% American-made ethanol that costs less and ca more PR
KU School of Business launching online master's in business analytics for fall 2026 (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 27 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU School of Business launching online master's in business analytics for fall 2026
The University of Kansas School of Business will begin offering an online version of its Master of Science in Business Analytics program this fall to better serve working professionals.
Aimed at individuals wanting to advance or pivot their careers, the STEM-certified program blends business strategy with technical skills more PR
Missouri S&T student selected for national engineering educators program (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, April 27 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news:
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Missouri S&T student selected for national engineering educators program
Darya Pirmohammadi, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been selected for a national professional development program designed to prepare future engineering educators.
Pirmohammadi, of Iran, will attend the 2026 Emerging Engineering Educators (EMEE) workshop this summer -part of the Kern E more PR
Sofidel to Pay $80,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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Sofidel to Pay $80,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit
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Paper manufacturer settles federal lawsuit charging it with sexual harassment at its Inola, Oklahoma plant and firing the woman after she complained
OKLAHOMA CITY - Sofidel America Corp., an international manufacturer of paper products with a plant in Inola, Oklahoma, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief t more PR
UMKC Regnier Institute Receives $3 Million to Expand Programs (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 24 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news:
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UMKC Regnier Institute Receives $3 Million to Expand Programs
Gift will transform flagship venture creation challenge and enhance Bloch Consulting Lab
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Bob Regnier (MBA '76), of the Regnier Family Foundation, and the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation have partnered to expand programming at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and more PR
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