WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Condemns President Trump's Proposed Cuts to Head Start, Calls on Administration to Protect Funding (Washington, D.C.) - This week, following reports (link is external) that President Trump is working to eliminate Head Start, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) condemned the plan to cut all funding for the Head Start program, which has served nearly 40 million children  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * EPA Grants Davids' Request, Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver to Lower Gas Prices Sale of E15 fuel lowers costs at the gas pump and supports Kansas' agricultural professionals This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fulfilled (link is external) Representative Sharice Davids' request by issuing a national emergency fuel waiver to allow the sale of E15 - fuel blended with 10.5 to 15 percent et  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 1 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Announces April Total Tax Collections at $1.33B; 1.3% Above Estimate TOPEKA - The State of Kansas ends April 2025 with total tax collections at $1.33 billion. That is $17.6 million, or 1.3%, above the estimate. Total tax collections were down 5.9% from April 2024. "Kansas' current financial health is strong, but we must remain committed to fiscally responsible budgeting to ensure las  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College has finalized an inventory of human remains, identifying them as Native American in origin. The remains, representing at least one individual, were acquired by the museum in 1939 from Professor F.D. Lord, who stated that they were "given to [him] by a man in Iowa." Despite this acquisition, no additional information has been discovered in the museum's archival records regarding the identity or history of the remains. Fol  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Resolutions to Overturn California EV Mandates Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members celebrated passage of three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn California's de facto electric vehicle (EV) mandates. Specifically, the resolutions overturn the Biden administration's approval of California's vehicle emissions mandates, including the Advanced Clean Cars I  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The Kansas Public Library, Kansas City has announced its intention to repatriate a collection of seven culturally significant items to the Wyandotte Nation, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items, which include a conch shell and six strings of wampum stored in a wooden box labeled "Wampum of the Wyandott," have been identified as both sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony, integral to traditional  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 2 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on May 1, 2025: * * * Office of Finance Announces First Quarter 2025 Combined Operating Highlights for the Federal Home Loan Banks The first quarter 2025 combined operating highlights are prepared from the preliminary unaudited financial information of each Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) and are subject to change. The combined and individual FHLBank  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following floor remarks on April 30, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a friend and fellow fiscal hawk on her last day of work, my district director, Debbie Luper. How can I possibly frame up the service and political activities of Debbie Luper in one short floor speech? Her presence in Kansas politics is  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Leads Resolution Announcing Renewable Fuels Month WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a bipartisan resolution to designate May 2025 as Renewable Fuels Month in America. Ricketts is a longtime champion of renewable fuels. " Renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel are a win for Nebraska and a win f  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Leads Kansas Delegation Republicans Asking President Trump for Support After Severe Kansas Storms GARDEN CITY - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) led Republican members of the Kansas federal delegation in asking President Donald Trump to support the state's request for a federal disaster declaration and public assistance funding to ensure necessary repairs and rebuilding  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall, Rep. Tenney Introduce the No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today introduced the No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act,a bill that would prohibit taxpayer funding for gender transition procedures covered by Medicaid, Medicare, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Affordable Care Act. The  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology in Knoxville and the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka have completed a joint inventory confirming the cultural affiliation of human remains and funerary objects with the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The remains, representing at least two individuals, were removed from the Kansas Monument site (14RP1) located in Republic County, Kansas, a known historic Pawnee village occupied   more