TOPEKA, Kansas, April 16 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following presiding officer order continuing prehearing conference (No. 24-CONS-3235-CPEN) on April 15, 2024: * * * In the matter of the failure of Garo Investment Company (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3111 at the Hrabe D #1, Hrabe D #2, Westhusin # 1, and Westhusin #6 wells in Rooks County, Kansas. PRESIDING OFFICER ORDER CONTINUING PREHEARING CONFERENCE The prehearing conference presently set for April 25, 2024  more

PARSONS, Kansas, April 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly visited Tank Connection in Parsons today to officially honor the company for being named the 2023 Governor's Exporter of the Year. Tank Connection, a global leader in dry bulk and liquid storage systems, exports to 64 countries across six continents. "As Exporter of the Year, Tank Connection is showing the world what separates Kansas from the pack," Governor Laura   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed House Bill 2536, establishing the Support, Opportunity, Unity, and Legal (SOUL) family legal permanency option, a fourth pathway for children 16 years or older in foster care to obtain legal permanency via a custodian of their choice. "Every child deserves to live in a safe household with responsible adults who care about their well-being," Governor Lau  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Last month, Governor Laura Kelly's bipartisan Medicaid expansion proposal received support from child care and family advocates across the state during the Kansas Legislature's Medicaid expansion hearings. Their testimony was submitted for hearings in the House Health and Human Services Committee and a joint session of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee and Senate Ways and Me  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, thank you -- Thursday afternoon. (Laughter.) So, a couple of things, and then we'll go into the Q&A. I -- do I -- I sound like I -- do I sound like I have an echo? Q: Yes. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Can we -- can we fix the sound? Does that sound -- does that sound better? Q:  more