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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2026-06-19 ( 20 items )  
AARP and United Way Worldwide Expand 211 Caregiver Program to 10 New States - Increasing Support for Millions More Family Caregivers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- AARP issued the following news release on June 17, 2026 with United Way Worldwide: * * * AARP and United Way Worldwide Expand 211 Caregiver Program to 10 New States - Increasing Support for Millions More Family Caregivers Expansion into additional 211 call centers brings the program to 32 states and Puerto Rico, reaching 50% of the total U.S. population, and accessible to an estimated 36 million family caregivers - Millions more family caregivers across the country now have easier access to critical support through t more PR

BOEBERT SECURES OVER $16 MILLION FOR COLORADO WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN COMMITTEE-PASSED APPROPRIATIONS BILLS (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * BOEBERT SECURES OVER $16 MILLION FOR COLORADO WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN COMMITTEE-PASSED APPROPRIATIONS BILLS * Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) secured more than $16 million in critical community project funding requests for Colorado's Fourth Congressional District as part of the FY27 Appropriations Bills that have advanced through the House Appropriations Committee.  "I am thrilled that the House Appropriations Committee has voted to a more PR

BUILTT for DOE: Path for Small Businesses to Federal Contracts (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Nevada National Security Sites issued the following news: * * * BUILTT for DOE: A new path for small businesses to federal contracts The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization and the National Nuclear Security Administration have initiated a pilot program aimed at simplifying small businesses' entry into federal contracting. Dubbed "BUILTT for DOE" (Bolstering Underutilized Industry by Leveraging Technology Transfer for DOE), this two-year program, wh more PR

CNN's Brian Abel Promoted to Anchor and Correspondent (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's Brian Abel Promoted to Anchor and Correspondent * Brian Abel has been promoted to CNN Anchor and Correspondent, the network announced today. In this new role, Abel will appear across CNN platforms, including CNN, CNNi and CNN Headlines, the network's domestic FAST channel, to deliver up-to-the-minute reporting while continuing to anchor on a fill in basis across CNN.  Abel was previously a correspondent for CNN Newsource, based in Washington, D.C. more PR

Facility Services announces organizational update (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Facility Services announces organizational update * Over the past year, UNM's Facility Services has undergone a reorganization to strengthen alignment across operations, improve communication, and enhance service to the campus community. This effort has resulted in a more clearly defined structure with five primary areas of focus: Building and Landscape Services, Technical Services, Facilities Customer Services, Facilities Design and Constructi more PR

Federal Register: Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Issues Information Collection Notice on Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Grasshopper & Mormon Cricket Suppression Program (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following information collection: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, plans to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to analyze the effects of a program to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets from rangeland in seventeen states of the western United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kans more PR

Governor Kehoe Announces Four Gubernatorial Appointments (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 18 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Four Gubernatorial Appointments Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced four gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions. Cher Caudel, of California, was appointed to the Missouri Family Trust Board of Trustees. Ms. Caudel has served as the Moniteau County public administrator for nearly two decades. She remains active in her community as a member and former president of the Missouri Association  more PR

Governor Kelly Denies John Robinson's Request for Clemency (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, June 18 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Denies John Robinson's Request for Clemency * Today, Governor Laura Kelly issued the following statement announcing the denial of John Robinson's clemency request for commutation of the death sentence:  "Kansas reinstated the death penalty in 1994, and it remains the law today. The State Constitution vests the governor with the ability to commute sentences following a statutorily mandated process. "As the existence of a credible more PR

Husch Blackwell Named a 2026 Client Service A-Team by BTI (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Named a 2026 Client Service A-Team by BTI * National law firm Husch Blackwell was ranked as one of the 40 best law firms for client service in BTI Consulting's Client Service A-Team 2026 report. The report is based on direct, unprompted feedback from more than 350 legal decision makers from organizations with more than $1 billion in revenue across 17 activities that clients rely on to gauge law f more PR

KCU Alumnus James MacKenzie, DO, Leads Illinois State Medical Board (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 19 -- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences issued the following news: * * * KCU alumnus James MacKenzie, DO, leads Illinois State Medical Board By Haley Reardon During his time at Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM), James Mackenzie, DO, began defining the kind of physician he wanted to become--one focused not just on clinical skill, but on understanding his patients. That perspective, however, took hold long before medical school and much closer to home. Ask him where  more PR

Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Eighteen of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative (10)
IRVING, Texas, June 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Eighteen of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative Marion County Humane Society and Kids with Courage Named as Recipients of $5,000 Grants -  Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation is making a $5,000 contribution to both the Marion County Humane Society and Kids with Courage as part of the c more PR

Nokia, t3 Broadband and Aureon partner to deploy hyperscale-class AI connectivity with ultra-high-capacity optical network (10)
ESPOO, Finland, June 18 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Nokia Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Nokia, t3 Broadband and Aureon partner to deploy hyperscale-class AI connectivity with ultra-high-capacity optical network Summary bullets * Nokia and t3 Broadband partner with Aureon to deliver up to 100 Tb/s of AI-ready connectivity in the initial deployment with the ability to scale up to 400 Tb/s. * New optical route connects a North Dakota data center to the Chicago metro area. * Deployment demonstrates how regional op more PR

Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Chris Mann for Kansas Attorney General (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Chris Mann for Kansas Attorney General * Today, Reproductive Freedom for All announced its endorsement of Chris Mann for Kansas attorney general. A longtime civil servant and prosecutor, Mann has built his career serving Kansans and protecting the public. He has cemented himself as a reproductive freedom champion who will hold the line against attacks more PR

S.D. A.G. Jackley Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress To Continue Legal Services for Veterans, Rural Communities (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, June 12 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress To Continue Legal Services for Veterans, Rural Communities South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 Attorneys General in urging Congressional leaders to continue funding Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the nation's largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans. "Everyone, regardless of th more PR

Senator Marshall: Americans Are Done with Forever Wars (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Americans Are Done with Forever Wars * Senator Marshall Joins The Source With Kaitlan Collins on CNN Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined CNN's The Source With Kaitlan Collins to discuss President Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran, how it makes Americans safer, and how the President is avoiding forever wars. Click HERE to download the full video. On the memorandum of understanding si more PR

Senator Marshall: Americans Are Safer Today Thanks to President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Americans Are Safer Today Thanks to President Trump * Senator Marshall Joins Mornings with Mundo on KCMO Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined KCMO's Mornings with Mundo with Pete Mundoto discuss President Trump's deal with Iran and how it is a win for American safety, the cost of groceries and gas coming down, and the Kansas City Royals. Click HERE to download the full video. On the benefits of  more PR

Two UMKC Law Students Named Academic All-American Advocates by National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 19 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * Two UMKC Law Students Named Academic All-American Advocates by National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators Karima Burns and Emma King-Murphy recognized among best law students in the country - Two University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law students were named Academic All-Americans by the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators (NALAE), recognizing their excellence in academics, competition, service and leade more PR

U.S. Department of Education Opens Three New Investigations into Michigan School Districts for Alleged Title IX Violations (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Opens Three New Investigations into Michigan School Districts for Alleged Title IX Violations * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened new investigations into Ann Arbor Public Schools, Monroe Public Schools, and the Chippewa Valley School District (the Districts) in Michigan. OCR will determine whether the Districts violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title I more PR

UMKC Alum Donates $575,000 to First-Generation Law Students, Female Athletes and Graduate Assistance Fund (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 19 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * UMKC Alum Donates $575,000 to First-Generation Law Students, Female Athletes and Graduate Assistance Fund Determination and three phone calls changed Sherri Wattenbarger's life; now she pays it forward - When Sherri Wattenbarger (B.A. '91, J.D. '93) was six years old, her father taught her the value of asking for help when you need it. Now, she's in a position to be the one who answers when someone asks for help. Wattenbarger an more PR

UNM biology faculty hosted the fifth consecutive neuroscience workshop (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM biology faculty hosted the fifth consecutive neuroscience workshop * For the fifth consecutive year, University of New Mexico Biology Professor Mubarak Hussain Syed, also known as the FlyGuy, together with Matthew Clark, assistant professor of biology at Bucknell University; Veronica Evans, associate professor of biology at San Juan College; Maciah Shendo; and community partners Pueblo Brain Science, hosted the annual Neuroscience Workshop. more PR