WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 9, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * National Library Week, usually observed during the second full week of April, promotes literacy, along with support and use of our nation's libraries. Nationwide, employment of librarians and media collections specialists was 133,760 in May 2023, accounting for fewer than 1 of every 1,000 U.S. jobs. * * * Chart: Employment conc  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 10 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * KEY QUOTE: "In answer to an audience member question on what could be done, Kelly encouraged those present to put pressure on their state legislators. 'I really believe that if the Legislature both in the House and the Senate had the opportunity to debate and vote, that Medicaid expansion would pass.'" * * * Gov. Kelly tells Hays Rotary to 'pressure local legislators' for vote on Medicaid expansi  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 10 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas is receiving $8.2 million to begin implementing the Kansas Digital Equity (DE) Plan, which recently received federal approval. This announcement solidifies the state's commitment to transform the landscape of high-speed internet connectivity and digital opportunity across Kansas. "Providing Kansans with the digital resources they need will  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 10 -- The Kansas Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Communities can learn to create walk-, bike-friendly towns during April 24 webinar Communities in the beginning stages of creating more walk- and bike-friendly towns can greatly benefit from attending the Walk Bike Roll online webinar on April 24. Titled "Tell Your Story! How to Leverage Storytelling to Build Project Support and Momentum," the webinar is hosted by the Kansas Department of Tra  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A man who was arrested in St. Joseph, Mo., with more than 11 kilograms of methamphetamine in his vehicle pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms. Mark Edmundson, 49, who has no known address, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count of possessing methamphe  more