LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * 'Conquest of Mexico' chronicles complex history of Spanish contact with New World LAWRENCE -- The "Conquest of Mexico" is both a misnomer and an oversimplified depiction of history, according to John Schwaller. "People think there was a plucky group of Spanish swashbucklers who defeated an empire of millions of natives," said Schwaller, a research adjunct in Latin American studies and history at the Univer  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 15 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Alan Cates Awarded Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Chattanooga, Tennessee-based attorney Alan Cates was awarded the Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chattanooga Bar Association's 128th Annual Meeting. The award is presented to a member who has demonstrated the highest standards of excellence for the legal  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 14 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Defends DOGE to Protect Taxpayer Dollars DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 20 states in defending President Trump's administration against politically-motivated lawsuits attempting to stop his team from protecting taxpayer dollars. When the American people elected President Trump in a decisive victory, they also voted for his America First agen  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 2.14.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Melissa Stone, of Elk Grove, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the Department of Child Support Services. Stone has been Deputy Director of the Disability Insurance Branch at the Employment Development Department since 2022, where she was previously a  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Groundwater levels fall across western, south-central Kansas LAWRENCE -- Preliminary groundwater level measurements compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey show an overall decline of almost a foot across the High Plains aquifer region in western Kansas in 2024. All areas in western and south-central Kansas experienced declines in water levels. "For the most part, we've been on the dry side the last five y  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-5053-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 02/14/2025 * * * 25-BLVT-321-MIS Docket Type: MIS - Miscellaneous Docket Description: Application for Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc. Date Filed: 02/14/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Verizon powers winning network experience on Super Bowl Sunday What you need to know: * Verizon customers in New Orleans used 93.5 TB of data on Super Bowl Sunday. * The fans at Caesars Superdome used 38.1 TB of data in and around the stadium. * Verizon customers benefited from 2.4x faster download and 4.8x faster upload speeds than the competition. NE  more