MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 30 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Two Kansas State University graduate students were recognized for their outstanding research poster presentations at the annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit, or CGRS, held at the State Capitol in Topeka on March 21. Ramona Weber, doctoral student in health and human sciences specializing in kinesiology, Hanover, presented "Effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on tumor oxygenation." Weber  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 30 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University's Technology Development Institute is bringing the K-State Product Development Road Show, an educational product development seminar for high school students and community members, to Independence on Tuesday, April 23. The event will be held at Fab Lab ICC on the main campus of Independence Community College, 2564 Brookside Drive, Independence. Area high school students can attend  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 30 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced his office, in collaboration with 10 other state attorneys general, is suing Joe Biden over his administration's latest student loan forgiveness scheme. The Kansas Attorney General's Office filed the lawsuit today in federal court. "Once again, the Biden administration has decided to steal from the poor and give to the rich. He  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 30 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced 7 appointments and 9 reappointments to the following state boards and commissions. Kansas Board of Cosmetology Purpose: This Board is charged with regulation of the cosmetology profession and its educational institutions to protect the health and safety of the public. * Bryan Parsons, Wichita KS Animal Health Board Purpose: To act as an advisory  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 30 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly joined local leaders at the Ballard Center yesterday to break ground on an addition that will expand the center's child care capacity in Lawrence. "This new addition to the Ballard Center will increase access to safe, affordable child care for more Kansas families," said Governor Laura Kelly. "We know that investing in early childhood care and education is foundat  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 30 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed House Bill 2745, which exempts spouses of military servicemembers from all occupational licensing, registration, and certification fees, eliminating barriers to career opportunities for military spouses in Kansas. "As the daughter of a career Army officer, I know the importance of supporting our military personnel and their spouses," Governor Laura Kell  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 30 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Kansas Supreme Court announced the two cases it will hear in a special session Tuesday, April 23, in Lansing, the next destination in the court's ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary. The court will be in session from 6:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. at Lansing Middle School, 220 Lion Lane. After the session concludes,   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 30 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news: MoDOT Kansas City, as part of a cost share project with the City of Blue Springs, will host a public meeting regarding intersection and sidewalk improvements on Missouri Route 7 from Shaw Parkway to U.S. 40. This project will be competed as part of a cost share project in a partnership with the City of Blue Springs. The meeting will take place from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 in the lobb  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition today of 11 state attorneys general suing the Biden Administration over its latest illegal attempt at student loan forgiveness. The lawsuit was filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas Wichita Division. "In Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court made clear that the President cannot unilateral  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 30 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes is co-leading a lawsuit in Kansas v. Biden over the President's renewed attempts to unlawfully cancel student loan debts after a defeat at the Supreme Court of the United States on this very issue last summer. The challenge was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, asking the court to find that the U.S. Department of Education rule is unlawful.   more