WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Calls on STB, DOJ to Oppose Railway Merger Threatening Jobs & Driving Up Costs * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Patrick Fuchs and Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Gail Slater urging them to oppose the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver's Statement on the Kansas City Chiefs' Relocation * (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the Kansas City Chiefs announced their relocation from Missouri to Kansas. "When a major corporation leaves the city, it hurts badly but it will heal. When a major league franchise leaves the city, especially wh more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 24 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce posted the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Gov. Kelly and Kansas City Chiefs Announce Agreement On Plans for State-of-the-Art Domed Stadium in Kansas Gov. Kelly: "This is a game-changer for Kansas" New stadium and mixed-use entertainment project is expected to create 20,000 jobs and generate more than $4 billion in economic impact for state * Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas City Chiefs today announced that an agree more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined that they are culturally affiliated with the Kaw Nation and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The determination was made under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following consultation and a review of archaeological, historical, and geographic information. Repatriation may occur on or after Jan. 16, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined that the remains are culturally affiliated with the Kaw Nation, Nez Perce Tribe, and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. The determination was made in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following consultation and an evaluation of available geographic and historical information. The inventory identified human remains more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined that the materials are culturally affiliated with the Kaw Nation and the Nez Perce Tribe. The determination was made in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following consultation and an evaluation of geographic and historical information. Repatriation may proceed on or after Jan. 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran, Colleagues Call on NTIA to Preserve States' Ability to Use Broadband Infrastructure Funds as Congress Intended * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation - joined Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and their colleagues in urging Arielle Roth, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Invests $1 Billion into Building Big, Beautiful Infrastructure to Make American Roads Safer * Funding totaling $982,231,998 will be distributed to 521 projects in 48 states, 18 Tribal communities, and Puerto Rico WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced nearly $1 billion in funding to make roads safer for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has completed an inventory of Native American associated funerary objects and determined that a clear cultural affiliation exists under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The determination was published through the National Park Service as part of its administrative responsibilities, while responsibility for the findings and conclusions rests solely with the University of Michigan. The notice authoriz more PR