SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 14 attorneys general on a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States in Kansas v. Mayorkas. The coalition, led by the State of Florida, requests that the nation's high court hear arguments in a question of a legal right of intervention to defend a federal immigration rule. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published an immig  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to Davids' leadership, more than 1 million veterans have benefitted from the PACT Act * * * Two years ago, the PACT Act was signed into law marking the largest expansion of benefits and services for veterans in more than 30 years thanks to Sharice Davids. Since its passage, there have been over 1.1 million approved PACT Act claims - including more than 2,300 claims approved  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 14 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Fourth Circuit upheld the receiver's plan to distribute funds to investors defrauded in a $550 million Ponzi scheme. * * * Husch Blackwell prevailed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of Gregory S. Milligan, the court-appointed receiver, in a dispute with two investor groups who challenged how the receiver's distribution plan allocated recovered funds among c  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * 25-TRAM-5012-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 08/13/2024 * * * 25-CONS-3050-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Barracuda Operating Company Date Filed: 08/13/2024 * * * 25-CONS-3053-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Whitetail Crude, Inc  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order designating new presiding officer (No. 24-SPEE-540-TAR) on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Application of Southern Pioneer Electric Company for Approval of its Renewable Energy Program Rider Tariff. ORDER DESIGNATING NEW PRESIDING OFFICER This matter comes before the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas (Commission) for consideration and decision. Having reviewed the pleadings and re  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order (No. 24-GIMT-459-GIT) on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * In the Matter of a General Investigation into Depreciation Rates Applicable to Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. ORDER DESIGNATING NEW PRESIDING OFFICER This matter comes before the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas (Commission) for consideration and decision. Having reviewed the pleadings and record, the Commission makes the followin  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order (No. 24-GIMT-380-MIS) on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * In the Matter of a Petition to Eliminate Any Commission Requirement to Distribute Annually a Printed Directory. ORDER DESIGNATING NEW PRESIDING OFFICER This matter comes before the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas (Commission) for consideration and decision. Having reviewed the pleadings and record, the Commission makes the following findin  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-761-UCR) on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Brassfield Trucking LLC of Galva, Kansas, Regarding the Violation 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. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRI  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-777-UCR) on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Excellence In Construction LLC of Lansing, Kansas, Regarding the Violation 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. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MO  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-772-UCR) on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Infinite Connections LLC of Wichita, Kansas, Regarding the Violation 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. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CA  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-764-UCR) on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Speedy Expedite LLC of Olathe, Kansas, Regarding the Violation 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. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following penalty order (No. 25-CONS-3053-CPEN) on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * In the matter of the failure of Whitetail Crude, Inc. (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3-600 at the Albin and Phelps Dorothy A OWWO leases in Gove County, Kansas. PENALTY ORDER The Commission finds Operator violated K.A.R. 82-3-600 at the captioned leases, assesses a $1,000 penalty, directs Operator to come into compliance, and further rules as m  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 14 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Kansas Supreme Court appointed one and reappointed two more to serve on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel. Judge David Debenham, who serves in Shawnee County in the 3rd Judicial District, was appointed to fill Judge Richard Anderson's unexpired term that runs through June 30, 2025. Reappointed members will serve through June 30, 2028. They are: * Robert Frederick, retired district judge * Larry H  more