BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Betsy Yarrison, associate professor in The University of Baltimore's Klein Family School of Communications Design, has received a prestigious 2024 Fellows Award from the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). This distinction celebrates Dr. Yarrison's many contributions, not only to NCHC, but more widely to honors teaching, learning, scholarship, and leadership in higher education. Accord  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 9 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers and a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Biden-Harris administration from extending Obamacare to illegal aliens. The final plan, set to take effect November 1, would make more than 200,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients, including 2,420 from Nebraska,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 9 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a 15-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in support of intervenor states that seek to prevent the Biden-Harris administration from weaponizing sue-and-settle tactics to avoid accountability for the border crisis. The Biden-Harris administration appear to have abandoned its defense of  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: LEAVENWORTH -- Governor Laura Kelly today ceremonially signed Senate Bill 1, the bipartisan comprehensive tax cuts package, in Leavenworth. The bill responsibly cuts Kansans taxes while preserving the state's long-term fiscal health. "This comprehensive tax cuts package provides long-overdue relief for all Kansans," Governor Laura Kelly said. "We're putting more money back into their pocke  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 9 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell secured summary judgment on behalf of Zillow in a nationwide punitive class action lawsuit brought by a Connecticut real estate agent. The plaintiff claimed that the structure and function of Zillow's website violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) by diverting clients to "advertising agents" and by using Zestimates, which improperly interfered with the plaintiff'  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 9 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * 25-EKCE-123-COM Docket Type: COM - Complaint Docket Description: Complaint Against Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. by Shelia D. Husdon Date Filed: 08/08/2024 * * * 25-TRAM-116-UCR Docket Type: UCR - UCR Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Sunshine Transport Group Inc Date Filed: 08/08/2024 * * * 25-TRAM-118-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 9 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order designating presiding officer and setting prehearing conference (No. 24-CONS-3390-CUNI) on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of Merit Energy Company, LLC, for an order authorizing the unitization and unit operation of the Farmers Ditch Unit to be located in Finney County, Kansas. ORDER DESIGNATING PRESIDING OFFICER AND SETTING PREHEARING CONFERENCE The Commission rules as follows: 1. O  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 9 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following penalty order (No. 25-TRAM-116-UCR) on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Sunshine Transport Group Inc, of Manhattan, Kansas, Regarding the Violation(s) of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. PENALTY ORDER The above-captioned matter comes before the State Co  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Michele Coffill Shawntae Mintline is the new director of Southeast Michigan, where she will help expand GVSU Omni partnerships and programs in that region, in addition to overseeing the Detroit Center. Mintline had worked for Wayne State University as associate director of Academic Programs and Institutional Effectiveness, with oversight of accreditation and academic program review in the provost's offi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with a coalition of 14 other state attorneys general led by Kansas, filed a lawsuit in federal court to halt the Biden administration's plan of extending ACA benefits to illegal immigrants. The final rule, scheduled to go into effect on November 1, would grant taxpayer-subsidized health plans to over 200,000 illegal im  more