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*Kansas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday March 27, 2025 ( 11 items )  

As Summer Travel Approaches, Davids Acts to Lower Gas Prices in Kansas
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * As Summer Travel Approaches, Davids Acts to Lower Gas Prices in Kansas Today, Representative Sharice Davids urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action to lower gas prices, requesting an emergency waiver to allow the sale of E15 - fuel blended with 10.5 to 15 percent ethanol - during the 2025 summer season in Kansas. Ethanol, made from locally grown crops, is a more affordable   more

CDC Releases Public Communication From American Academy of Physician Associates
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the American Academy of Physician Associates, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: Laura E. Reynolds NIOSH B Reader Program Respiratory Health Division 1095 Willowdale Road, MS RE: Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Request for Information: The B Reader Progra  more

Chairman Moran Introduces Legislation to Improve Efforts to Prevent Veteran Suicide
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Moran Introduces Legislation to Improve Efforts to Prevent Veteran Suicide WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - introduced legislation to expand and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's  more

Crapo, Bennet, Marshall Lead Senate Push to Address Shortages in TSP Access
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Bennet, Marshall Lead Senate Push to Address Shortages in TSP Access Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) introduced S. 1150, the Increased TSP Access Act of 2025, to improve access to Technical Service Providers (TSP) in the agriculture community amid ongoing shortages. "Idaho's farmers and ranchers actively participat  more

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Remarks on the U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following remarks: * * * Remarks on the U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem discussed the importance of the Fed's regional structure and shared his views on the U.S. economic outlook and monetary policy at an event in Paducah, Ky. He gave a speech, "Remarks on the U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy," and participated in a moderated Q&A at the event, which was   more

Grassley, Blunt Rochester, Marshall, Lujan Applaud Senate Passage of Resolution Marking DVT and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Blunt Rochester, Marshall, Lujan Applaud Senate Passage of Resolution Marking DVT and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month Download photo with Todd Robertson HERE WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) welcomed unanimous Senate passage of their resolution designating March as Deep Vein Thrombosis (  more

Peabody Museum to Repatriate Native American Remains and Artifacts from Fisher Village and Mounds Site
WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- The Yale Peabody Museum, Yale University, New Haven, Conneticutt, has announced the planned repatriation of human remains and funerary objects to several Native American tribes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This decision follows an extensive inventory process that confirmed the remains, representing at least 29 individuals, and seven associated funerary objects were culturally affiliated with 25 tribal nations. The rem  more

Senator Hawley Calls on Department of Energy to Cancel Grain Belt Express $5 Billion Loan
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hawley Calls on Department of Energy to Cancel Grain Belt Express $5 Billion Loan Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, urging him to immediately cancel the Biden administration's last-ditch attempt to force a $4.9 billion loan for the Grain Belt Express transmission line. The Biden administration pushed the nearly $5 billion loan through at   more

Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Reform Dietary Guidelines for Americans
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Reform Dietary Guidelines for Americans Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) introduced the Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025, legislation that will amend the National Nutrition Monitoring & Related Research Act of 1990 and modernize the development of federal dietary guidelines with up-to-date, evidence-based nutritional informati  more

Senator Marshall Introduces the Defining Male and Female Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces the Defining Male and Female Act of 2025 Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today introduced the Defining Male and Female Act of 2025, a bill codifying the legal definitions of male, female, and sex to ensure they are based on biological reality rather than radical, left-wing ideology. This bill specifically would enshrine into law President Trum  more

Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss the Defining Male and Female Act
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss the Defining Male and Female Act Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined National Report on Newsmax to discuss the Defining Male and Female Act, legislation he reintroduced today to codify the legal definitions of male, female, and sex to ensure they are based on biological reality rather than radical, left-wing ideology. This bil  more