KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Missouri - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 52,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Missouri in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Union Members in Kansas - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 6.3 percent of wage and salary workers in Kansas, compared with 8.9 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the union membership rate  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Union Members in Montana - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 11.9 percent of wage and salary workers in Montana, compared with 11.8 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the union membership   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Union Members in Utah - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 3.7 percent of wage and salary workers in Utah, compared with 4.1 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the union membership rate for   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Union Members in Wyoming - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 5.6 percent of wage and salary workers in Wyoming, unchanged from the previous year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the union membership rate  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 11 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC's Environmental Lab publishes first-of-its-kind National Ordinary High Water Mark manual By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently published a groundbreaking technical guide geared toward identifying Ordinary High Water Marks (OHWM) across the nation. In Janu  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Davids Hosts Conversation with Terminated Federal Workers, Highlights Impact of Trump's Workforce Cuts Last week, Representative Sharice Davids held a conversation with recently terminated federal workers to discuss the devastating impact of the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiatives, led by Elon Musk. The discussion highlighted the personal and communi  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 11 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 10, 2025: * * * 25-SCNT-346-MIS Docket Type: MIS - Miscellaneous Docket Description: Application for South Central Telephone Association, Inc Date Filed: 03/10/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 4 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets: * * * 25-CONS-3283-CMSC Docket Type: CMSC - Miscellaneous Docket Description: Miscellaneous Docket - KCC Staff, Somerset Energy, Inc. and EKOGA Date Filed: 03/04/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-5058-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 03/04/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-338-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 5 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets: * * * 25-TRAM-341-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of Overland Transport LLC Date Filed: 03/05/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-340-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of Dead Pull Transportation LLC Date Filed: 03/05/2025 * * * 25-TWOC-339-CCN Docke  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 6 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets: * * * 25-EFNT-343-COM Docket Type: COM - Complaint Docket Description: Formal Complaint Against Everfast Fiber Networks by Lakeview Village, Inc. Date Filed: 03/06/2025 * * * 25-CONS-3293-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Berexco Application Date Filed: 03/06/2025 * * * 25-CONS-3292-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Do  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 9 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 7, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-5059-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 03/07/2025 * * * 25-GIMM-345-KHP Docket Type: KHP - Kansas Highway Patrol Violations Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Field Services LLC Date Filed: 03/07/2025 * * * 25-CONS-3299-CUIC Docket Type: CUIC - Underground Injection Control   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 6 -- The Kansas State Corporation Commission (SCC) has canceled the scheduled prehearing conference and evidentiary hearing regarding Evergy's Phase 2 Transportation Electrification (TE) Portfolio, following a unanimous settlement agreement between Evergy, Commission Staff, and the Citizens' Utility Ratepayers Board. Evergy, encompassing Evergy Kansas Central, Evergy Kansas South, and Evergy Kansas Metro, had filed an application on September 30, 2024, seeking approval to   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 6 -- The Kansas State Corporation Commission (SCC) has granted The Kroger Co. intervention in a case concerning Evergy Kansas Central and Evergy Kansas South's request for a significant electricity rate increase. The decision, detailed in an order released by the SCC, allows Kroger to participate in proceedings regarding Evergy's application for a $196.4 million revenue increase. Evergy filed its application on January 31, 2025, seeking an 8.64% increase in total retail re  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 6 -- The Kansas State Corporation Commission (SCC) has denied the petition for intervention filed by Sustainability Action Network, Inc. (Sustainability) in a case concerning Evergy's request for a determination of ratemaking principles for new electric generation facilities. Evergy, encompassing Evergy Kansas Central, Evergy Kansas South, and Evergy Kansas Metro, filed an application on November 6, 2024, seeking regulatory guidance on how to recover costs associated with   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Estes, Larson Reintroduce Bipartisan R&D Expensing Legislation Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. They are joined by Reps. Rudy Yakym (R-Indiana) and Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) and 64 additional original cosponsors. The bill permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by William Hubbard, vice president for veterans and military policy at Veterans Education Success, from a Feb. 25, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairmen Moran and Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, and Members of the Committees on Veterans' Affairs: We thank you for the opportunity to share our  more