ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 15 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP announces changes to regional office management in several of its US offices and made new sector leader appointments. The firm appointed new Office Managing Partners (OMPs) in three of its US offices. The new OMPs are as follows: CHICAGO OFFICE Erin Brooks has been named OMP in the Chicago office. Erin has spent her career with BCLP, having started with the firm in 2009 as a Summer Associa  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, May 15 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: The College of the Canyons Athletic Department has announced its intention to hire longtime Ventura College top assistant Robin Hester, as the next head coach of the Cougars' women's basketball program. Hester is expected to begin his new role in summer 2024. "I am thankful and humbled to be asked to lead the women's basketball program at College of the Canyons," said Hester. "I would like to tha  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 16 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: * * * * Signature Matchups: Jets and 49ers in Week 1, NFC Championship Rematch Lions-49ers, Bengals-Cowboys, Texans-Cowboys, Giants-Steelers and MoreThanksgiving Week Family Rivalry: Harbaugh Brothers Go Head-to-Head for First Time Since Super Bowl XLVII * Multiple Monday Night Games in Select Weeks, ABC Simulcasts and Exclusive Games, ESPN+ Exclusive Game, Flex Scheduling and More  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 15 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University is recognizing four faculty members for outstanding work in their roles as educators through the Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Awards. This year's award recipients include Grant Alford, associate professor of architecture; Julia Keen, professor of architectural engineering and construction science and Bob and Betty Tointon Engineering Chair; Ryan Raf  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird called on Biden's EPA to reverse a rule that will devastate Iowa agriculture by banning formaldehyde that has been used at safe levels for years. EPA's mandate effectively bans formaldehyde by mandating that formaldehyde levels be beneath the background levels naturally found in many Americans' homes. Formaldehyde is a critical component in ensuring families ha  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 15 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University officials have cited a Manhattan-based innovation lab's "decade of success" in providing global food security as key to a $6 million award announced recently by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Officials with USAID announced that K-State's Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, or SIIL, will receive the grant to strengthen existing agricultural rese  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly ceremonially signed House Bill 2536 today, establishing the Support, Opportunity, Unity, and Legal (SOUL) Family permanency option for children aging out of the state's foster care system. "My administration has been focused on reforming our child welfare system and reducing the number of children and teenagers entering foster care," Governor Laura Kelly said. "The chan  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed House Substitute for Senate Bill 387, fully funding K-12 education for the sixth consecutive year and making the initial investment into fully funding special education. The bill builds on Governor Kelly's commitment to fully funding public schools and providing the resources needed to ensure Kansas students are prepared for lifelong learning. "Kansas' publ  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 15 -- The Kansas Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Turnpike Authority remind motorists of the importance of wearing seat belts no matter where they sit in a vehicle. "Many people wrongly believe they're safe without a seat belt, especially in a larger vehicle like a pickup truck, or if they're traveling on rural roads," said KDOT Secretary Calvin Reed. "Our data shows a s  more

SAN MATEO, California, May 15 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Main Street businesses have always played a key role in their local communities, but inflation, staffing challenges and global competition are creating an increasingly challenging landscape for the economic engine of America. To meet this challenge, business leaders and entrepreneurs must find a way to do more with less - less resources, less money, and less time. Cloud technolo  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of two lawsuits to stop both the Biden administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators throughout the country. A coalition of 24 states on Monday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden administration's new regula  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Four University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduating seniors and two alumni have accepted Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2024-25 academic year. The Fulbright program, the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program, is supported by an annual appropriation made by Congress to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affair  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to President Joe Biden over the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations and new Pandemic Treaty. The letter, led by the State of Montana, urges the president to reject these accords to protect individual freedoms, national sovereignty, and local control. In their letter, the attorneys general share several reasons for their oppositio  more