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*Kansas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Monday March 10, 2025 ( 4 items )  

AMVETS National Commander Johnson Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by AMVETS National Commander Horace Johnson from a Feb. 25, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Bost, Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Takano, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and distinguished members of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans Affairs, The Department of Veterans Affairs was created with a  more

HUD Releases Public Communication From Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication dated Feb. 27, 2025, from the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition: * * * To: Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500 RE: Docket No. FR-6505-N-01 / Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC) response to Request for Information Regarding Resilience Measu  more

Oracle Executive VP Verma Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of health and life sciences at Oracle Corp., from a Feb. 24, 2025, hearing entitled "From Reset to Rollout: Can the VA EHRM Program Finally Deliver?" EHRM stands for electronic health record modernization. * * * Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Budzinski, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the oppor  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Notice Involving Land Rush Rail, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Blackwell Industrial Authority
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36837) entitled "Land Rush Rail Corp. - Lease and Operation Exemption - Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial Authority": * * * Land Rush Rail Corporation (LRRC), a non-carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease and operate approximately 37.26 miles of rail line (the Line) owned by Oklahoma Departmen  more