HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Rice University issued the following news release: With over 25 years of experience as an orchestral musician, Elizabeth Freimuth '98 brings a wealth of knowledge to Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. (Photo courtesy Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)Elizabeth Freimuth '98, Shepherd School of Music alumna and principal horn of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, will join the Shepherd School of Music faculty as professor of horn in the fall of 2025. Freimuth ta  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 26 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Nov. 25, 2024: Today Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in urging U.S. military leaders to stop using unlawful and immoral racial quotas for recruitment and admission to military academies. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the coalition writes that racial discrimination has no place in military institutions. Racial quotas undermine mili  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 26 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * 25-EKCE-223-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Evergy Joint Application Date Filed: 11/25/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 26 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced Monday that four Kansas communities have secured over $1.1 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). "Leveraging federal dollars to supplement state and local investments in vital infrastructure is essential to economic growt  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 26 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling upon Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) before the end of this year to protect children from online harm. Drummond and a coalition of 31 other state attorneys general outlined the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social media use in a letter sent last week to Cong  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Nov. 26 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Delivery of Cutting-Edge Training Aircraft Expands U.S.-Vietnam Security Cooperation * * * Textron Aviation Defense today announced the arrival of five Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System (ITS) aircraft in support of the Vietnam Air Defense Air Force (ADAF) pilot training program at Phan Thiet Airbase. The historic delivery of the first of 12 T-6C T  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Mike Krings Even though Brown v. Board outlawed school segregation 70 years ago, American schools have remained segregated to a certain degree ever since. New research from the University of Kansas has found that school segregation is changing, especially in traditionally predominantly white suburban districts, but that racial isolation is increasing in urban districts. The study, conducted by analyzi  more