DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Employer also employed 15-year-old child to operate a manual grease fryer * * * A series of U.S. Department of Labor investigations at seven Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers franchise locations in Alabama has found the operator employed 149 children under age 16 to work longer and later than legally permitted by federal child labor provisions and tasked a 15-yea  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 19 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on April 18, 2024: * * * 24-TRAM-5073-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 04/18/2024 * * * 24-CONS-3293-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc. Date Filed: 04/18/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-5071-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Desc  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 20 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 73, amending the process for determining school district enrollment under the Kansas School Equity and Enhancement Act (KSEEA). "This bill represents a crucial step in ensuring that our school funding formula supports all types of districts, from growing suburban schools to our vital rural schools," Governor Laura Kelly said. "By allowing di  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 20 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today vetoed House Bill 2465, House Bill 2614, House Bill 2618, House Bill 2532, and House Bill 2583. Governor Kelly also allowed House Bill 2105 and House Bill 2711 to become law without her signature. The following veto message is from Governor Kelly regarding her veto of House Bill 2465: "I do not believe it is appropriate to divert taxpayer dollars to largely u  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 20 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City today released the December 31, 2023 results from its semiannual External LinkBank Capital Analysis (BCA)External Link, which provides an objective and data-based approach to judging capital strength across the banking industry. The BCA presents leverage ratios for individual U.S. global systemically important banks (G-S  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 19 -- The Kansas Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) requests comments on an amendment to the FFY 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) document. The STIP is a project specific publication that lists all KDOT administered projects, regardless of funding source, and includes projects for counties and cities as well as projects on the State Highway System. The list of projects  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 20 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas putting him on notice that it is a Class D felony to knowingly transport an illegal alien in the State of Missouri. The letter comes after comments Mayor Lucas made welcoming illegal immigrants to Kansas City amidst the largest open border crisis in the nation's histo  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 20 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced the winner of its 2024 Earth Day slogan contest. Ella Garr, a fifth-grade student from Academie Lafayette in Kansas City, won first place for her entry, "Protect the Earth, for what it's worth." Ella was among more than 150 Missouri fifth graders from 13 schools who entered the annual slogan contest. Ella received a $50 gif  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $8 million in federal funding for 14 projects to advance technologies that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial facilities and power plants and convert those CO2 emissions into valuable products. Advancing the development of these technologies will he  more