KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A Cincinnati, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court today for carrying thousands of methamphetamine pills aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Mo. Antuan McClendon, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 21, 2023, McClendon ple  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Advocates for Pennsylvania's intellectual disability and autism (ID/A) communities are continuing to praise Governor Josh Shapiro's proposed budget investments to expand ID/A services, with one recent op/ed calling it "a beacon of hope for individuals with ID/A and their families across Pennsylvania." The Governor's proposed $483 million in federal and state funding would provide more re  more

WICHITA, Kansas, April 25 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Laura Kelly participated in the "Accessible Health Care Coverage for Kansans" town hall in Wichita, hosted by the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF). Governor Kelly and Ed O'Malley, KHF President and CEO, discussed Medicaid expansion and engaged with Wichita-area business owners, community leaders, and audience members about the impact expanding Medicaid would have on Ka  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 25 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today announced an alternative tax cuts package for the Legislature to consider when it returns to the Statehouse later this week. "Kansans need meaningful sales, property, and income tax relief. However, we must ensure that the plan is affordable for the long term," Governor Laura Kelly said. "We must be mindful of the fiscal mistakes of the previous administration  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 25 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 438, establishing the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy, a Literacy Advisory Committee, and directing the Kansas Board of Regents to appoint a Director of Literacy Education. "The Kansas Blueprint for Literacy is an innovative piece of legislation that will transform how we prepare educators to teach reading and better equip our students with th  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 25 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 458, reforming the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act. The bill establishes new guidelines for asset forfeiture, improving due process for property owners, increasing governmental accountability, and not unduly interfering with federal assistance to local law enforcement in asset forfeiture. "This bill represents a significant   more

PITTSBURG, Kansas, April 25 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly toured the John Parolo Education Center located on the campus of the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas in Pittsburg. Governor Kelly was joined on the tour of the educational facility by members of the health center's leadership team and their Board of Directors, who discussed how Medicaid expansion could help address Kansas' health care workforce   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: he Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Internet for All" initiative. Kansas, Nevada and We  more

WICHITA, Kansas, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A Kansas man made his initial appearance before a federal judge following an indictment for defrauding clients of his accounting firm. According to court documents, Quintin Flanagin, 43, of Colby is charged with seven counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, two counts of false statements, and six counts of money laundering. Flanagin, a certified public accounta  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: An anesthesiologist at a Lee's Summit, Mo., hospital pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally taking fentanyl from the hospital. Roman Peplinski, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to a federal information that charges him with one count of obtaining a  more