WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Attempts to Play Politics with Federal Agencies, Van Hollen, Subramanyam Introduce Legislation to Require They First Provide Taxpayers Answers on Relocation Costs Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) held a press conference to announce the reintroduction of the Conducting Oversight to Secure Transparency (COST) of Relocations   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Attempts to Play Politics with Federal Agencies, Van Hollen, Subramanyam Introduce Legislation to Require They First Provide Taxpayers Answers on Relocation Costs Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) held a press conference to announce the reintroduction of the Conducting Oversight to Secure Transparency (COST) of Relocations Act, le  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Moran Provides Opening Remarks at Hearing to Review NTSB Preliminary Report on DCA Flight Tragedy WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation - today provided opening remarks during a hearing to examine the preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the deadly crash involving American  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Chairman Moran Statement on Senate Confirmation of Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Paul Lawrence WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Paul Lawrence as the next Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affa  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Padilla Lead 100+ Democrats to Condemn HUD Field Office Cuts (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) led more than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate in condemning staffing cuts and potential closures to Department of Housing and Urban De  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam and Senator Chris Van Hollen Introduce the COST of Relocations Act to Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Attempts to Relocate Federal Agencies Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the COST of Relocations Act to push back against President Trump and his administration's relentless ef  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the receipt of applications for permits involving endangered foreign species, inviting the public to submit comments before any final decisions are made. The applications, published in the Federal Register, involve a range of scientific and conservation-related activities, including the import and export of biological samples, captive breeding programs, and the transport of live specimens. The  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 28 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Eliminating Barriers to State Employment TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly signed on Friday Senate Bill 166, the Fostering Competitive Career Opportunities Act. "There are a multitude of factors that go into employment consideration, and a postsecondary degree should not always be the deciding factor," Governor Laura Kelly said. "While this principle has already   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released its latest notice in the Federal Register detailing petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Covering cases received between January 1 and January 31, 2025, the report includes individuals from across the country seeking compensation for alleged vaccine-related injuries, disabilities, or deaths. The VICP, a feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kansan Highlights Trump's Threat to KanCare in New KC Star Essay Today, in a Kansas City Star essay (link is external), a health care policy expert and Prairie Village mother shines a light on the dangerous cuts to Medicaid, known as KanCare in Kansas, being pushed by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress -- and the work Representative Sharice Davids is doing to stop them. Tod  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 29 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 28, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-366-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of CB 22 Transportation LLC Date Filed: 03/28/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-5065-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 03/28/2025 * * * 25-CONS-3333-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules A  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 29 -- The Kansas Court of Appeals issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Kansas Court of Appeals to hear oral argument at Fort Hays State University TOPEKA--A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument Tuesday, April 8, at Fort Hays State University in the Black and Gold Room in Memorial Union. Oral arguments are open to the public and students from Fort Hays State University and high schools in and around Hays have b  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 29 -- The Kansas Court of Appeals issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Kansas Court of Appeals to hear oral argument at Johnson County Community College TOPEKA--A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument Tuesday, April 8, at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. The public is invited to attend. The panel will hear two cases starting at 9:30 a.m. in Hudson Auditorium in the Nerman Museum of Contemporar  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Scott, and Williams Oppose Trump Administration Efforts to Hurt Consumers by Merging the FDIC with other Banking Regulators (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), David Scott (D-GA), and Nikema Williams (D-GA), members of the House Financial Services Committee, led 50 House Democrats in sending a letter to Travis Hill, the Acting Chairman of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Neguse Reintroduce Legislation to Address Health Care Shortage WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) led 11 of their colleagues in reintroducing legislation to address the nation's health care workforce shortage. The States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act of 2025 would require the Federal Bureau of Investigations  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following floor remarks on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. President, today I want to recognize the first responders who responded to a tragic multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate70 on March 14 and remember the victims of this accident. Kansas is well-known for its windy plains and expansive prairies, but these features of our State can, on occasion, create dangerous weather conditions. Leading up to March 14, high sustained winds coupled   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following floor remarks on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. President, today, I want to recognize a U.S. marshal who has served his country and the great State of Kansas for 34 years. Craig Beam grew up on his family's farm in Esbon, KS, and graduated from White Rock High School in Burr Oak. He continued his academic career at Great Bend Community College, where he earned an associate's degree in criminal justice. Craig later continued h  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Scott Introduce Bill to Monitor Treasury Payments After DOGE Finds $4.7 Trillion of Untraced Payments Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) in introducing the Locating Every Disbursement in Government Expenditure Records (LEDGER) Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Treasury to track all payments after   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36845) entitled "OmniTRAX Holdings Combined Inc. and HGS Railway Holdings Inc. - Continuance in Control Exemption - Santa Maria Valley Railroad LLC": * * * OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc. (OmniTRAX), and HGS Railway Holdings, Inc. (HGS) (collectively, Omni-HGS), both noncarriers, have filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue   more