FORT RILEY, Kansas, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Jefferson Grimes In a dynamic initiative that both celebrated Women's History Month and addressed the unique needs of female Soldiers, the 1st Infantry Division Holistic Health and Fitness team organized a Women's Health Seminar that was held at Riley's Community Center here, March 26. This event was centered on the core themes of performance optimization and injury prevention, specifically tailored to t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis on April 4, 2024, by survey director Jason Kosakow and regional economist Adam Scavette: * * * Surveys play an important role in how research staff across the Federal Reserve System understand changing economic conditions. Several Reserve Banks conduct manufacturing surveys to gauge the health of the manufacturing sector in their districts. Since these surveys are published before  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 4 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas lost approximately $88 million in estimated Quality Care Assessment revenues and interest, a performance audit by Kansas Medicaid Inspector General Steven D. Anderson revealed. Quality Care Assessments are fees that skilled nursing facilities pay to the state for Medicaid reimbursement purposes. The assessments are also matched by federal funds. "Continuing care" facilities provide differe  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 5 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 360, giving Kansas taxpayers additional flexibilities when contributing to a 529 program account, qualified ABLE program account, and first-time home savings account by allowing them to choose the timing of their deduction from state income tax. The bill allows Kansans to apply the deductions from contributions to these accounts to either the c  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 5 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Last month, Governor Laura Kelly's bipartisan Medicaid expansion proposal received support from 18 cities, counties, and state agencies during the Kansas Legislature's Medicaid expansion hearings. The Kansas League of Municipalities and the Kansas Association of Counties, representing more than 650 localities, were among this group. Their testimony was submitted for the hearings in the Hou  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 5 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following news release: A national group of state utility regulators and gas and electric industry representatives are working together to enhance the reliability and safety of the nation's electric power grid. Kansas Corporation Commissioner Dwight D. Keen is one of seven state commissioners selected to participate with seven gas and electric industry professionals in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissi  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Christopher Collins as the superintendent of the newly established New Philadelphia National Historic Site located near Barry, Illinois. Collins is currently the superintendent at Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in Missouri. He will assume his new role at New Philadelphia later this spring. "I am pleased to name Chris as  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: An Independence, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court after law enforcement officers seized 22 firearms and a large quantity of a variety of illegal drugs from his residence and his two campers in Bagnell, Mo. Jonathan P. Henik, 44, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner on Wednesday, April 3, to two counts of being  more