WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Hosts Former Governor and Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O'Malley for Community Conversation with Local Seniors (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted former Maryland Governor and Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley for a conversation with local seniors at John Knox Village. The discussion focused on key i  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * FHLBank Topeka Announces 2025 First Quarter Operating Results April 24, 2025 - FHLBank Topeka (FHLBank) is reporting net income of $99.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to $114.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in net income for the current quarterly period was primarily due to a decrease in ot  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 24 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Announces Over $14M for 47 Aviation Projects Across Kansas TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday $14.5 million for 47 aviation projects across the state through the Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP), which provides funding for planning, construction, and rehabilitation of public-use general aviation airports. "The Kansas aerospace industry is an essential part o  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 24 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Signs Landmark Bipartisan Early Childhood Legislation TOPEKA --Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday signed House Bill 2045, a bipartisan compromise to expand access to child care services and consolidate existing early childhood programs into the Office of Early Childhood. The bill was crafted through negotiations with a bipartisan group of Kansas legislators from both the Kansas House   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Haskell Indian Nations University Joins Federal Air Monitoring Network, Hosts EPA Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 24, 2025) - On April 23, leaders and staff from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined educators at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, to celebrate the opening of the campus' Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) air monitor. C  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Brown v. Board of Education NHP hosts Naturalization Ceremony April 24, 2025 TOPEKA, Kan. - The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony April 24, 2025, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts. The event was held in the auditorium at Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, f  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt Cosponsors Legislation to Support Human Trafficking Survivors WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced he has cosponsored the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act. The bipartisan legislation would provide federal criminal record relief to survivors of human trafficking who committed a non-violent offense as a direct result of having been a victim of trafficking. "As Kan  more