WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Highlights Impact of GOP Cuts to Medicaid During Dialysis Center Visit (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) visited a local dialysis center and met with staff and patients to discuss the impact of Republican-led budget cuts (link is external) to Medicaid on necessary, lifesaving treatment. Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people, in  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Discusses High Egg Prices with Local Restaurant Owner, Announces Legislative Action to Lower Costs OVERLAND PARK - Today, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) met with the owner of The Wooden Spoon, a local breakfast restaurant, to hear firsthand how rising egg prices are impacting small businesses and consumers in Kansas. Following their conversation, Davids announced new legislative effor  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Readout of Secretary Duffy's Visit to Amazon and Boeing's Facilities in Washington Last week, Secretary Duffy traveled to Washington to visit Boeing and Amazon. While at Boeing, he toured the training campus and experienced the state-of-the-art simulators for both the 777-9 and 737 MAX planes alongside Boeing's Chief Pilot. These simulators provide pilots with an immersiv  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on March 5, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity was unchanged on balance across the Tenth District. However, consumer spending decreased moderately across several spending categories. Prices rose at a moderate rate. While higher prices deterred spending, business contacts indicated they were more likely to scale back production rather than take a   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on March 3, 2025, entitled "Estimating agricultural irrigation water consumption for the High Plains aquifer region with integrated energy- and water-balance evapotranspiration modeling approaches." Here are excerpts: * * * Estimation of irrigation water use provides essential information for the management and conservation of agricultural water resources. Convent  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 17 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Celebrates Grand Opening of Hilmar Cheese Company's New Production Facility in Dodge City TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly joined federal, state, and local officials this past Saturday to officially mark the opening of Hilmar Cheese Company's new production facility in Dodge City, Kansas. "I am pleased that Hilmar Cheese Company chose to build its new production facility in Dodge Cit  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 19 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 18, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-5062-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 03/18/2025 * * * 25-CONS-3311-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - Berexco LLC Date Filed: 03/18/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-320-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 19 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved a unanimous settlement agreement regarding Evergy's Phase 2 Transportation Electrification (TE) Portfolio. The agreement, detailed in Docket No. 25-EKCE-169-TAR, allows Evergy to proceed with its Fleet Advisory Services (FAS) Program and Residential Managed Charging (RMC) Pilot, with modifications to address stakeholder concerns. Evergy's application, filed in September 2024, sought approval for programs aimed at p  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 19 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has granted the Sierra Club's petition to intervene in a case concerning Evergy's proposed Large Load Power Service (LLPS) Rate Plan. The decision, outlined in Docket No. 25-EKME-315-TAR, allows the environmental advocacy group to participate in proceedings regarding Evergy's new tariff for large-load customers. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., and Evergy Metro, Inc. filed an application seeking expedited  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article on March 17, 2025: * * * Livestock Production Cycles Affect Long-Term Price Outlook for Cattle, Hogs, and Chickens By Brian Williams, Matthew Miller, Erik Dohlman, Grace Grossen and Mildred Haley Highlights * After reaching a low point in the cattle cycle in 2025, U.S. cattle inventories are expected to rise to 91.6 million head in 2034. Low supplies in 2026 are projected to d  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Immigration Violation Charges for the Northern District of Ohio CLEVELAND - The U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) has announced that federal grand juries in the Northern District of Ohio have returned indictments for the following individuals on charges of immigration law violations. These are separate and unrelated cases filed du  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 656) on January 10,2025: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat this month is for slightly larger supplies and domestic use, unchanged exports, and marginally higher ending stocks. Supplies are raised on higher imports, increased 5 million bushels to 130 million, all on Hard Red Spring. Feed and residual use is unchange  more