WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * 'Goodnight Moon' stamps available today North Kansas City, MO -- The U.S. Postal Service unveiled stamps based on artwork from the classic children's book "Goodnight Moon" at The Rabbit hOle, a museum that brings to life a century of American children's literature, including the book's iconic Great Green Room. "These nostalgic stamps not only celebrate the timeless charm of 'Goodnight Moon' but also highli  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 2, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Applied Solutions Logistics LLC,** Kansas City, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $114,000,000 hybrid firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement, no-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for warehousing and operations support services. This was a competitive acquisition with four responses received. This is a five-year contr  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * DeLauro Statement on Trump's Roadmap of Destruction WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's plan for fiscal year 2026: "Instead of tackling the cost-of-living crisis, President Trump's 2026 budget request will ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau has finalized a rule approving the substitution of channel 12 in place of channel 20 for WYMT-TV in Hazard, Kentucky. The change, initiated by a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC, the station's licensee, aims to ensure the continuation of reliable service to viewers in the region. The Commission determined that the technical proposal complied with all principal community coverage and   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau has adopted a final rule modifying the digital television allotments in Wichita, Kansas, by substituting VHF channel 12 for UHF channel 28 for full-power television station KSCW-DT. The change was made in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC, the licensee of KSCW-DT. The Commission's engineering analysis determined that the proposed substitution meets all principal community   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Kansas Department of Commerce Recognized as REPP Member of the Year at Export-Import Bank of the United States' 2025 Annual Conference Washington, D.C. - Today, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) awarded the Regional Export Promotion Program (REPP) Member of the Year Award to the Kansas Department of Commerce during its 2025 Annual Conference. A member of the Regional Export P  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * NADRC Webinar: Expanding the Reach of Dementia Programs Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET Register for the webinar (link is external) Join the ACL-funded National Alzheimer's and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) for their upcoming webinar, Expanding the Reach of Dementia Programs: Making a Plan and Pivoting as You Learn Through Implementati  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Advances House Transportation & Infrastructure Budget Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee's budget reconciliation proposal that provides historic funding for the U.S. Coast Guard, invests in our nation's air traffic control system, and reduces federal spending through the rescission o  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Reverses Biden Green New Deal Policies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to overturn five Biden-era regulations, including two California rules that ban the manufacturing of gas-emitting vehicles and implement an electric vehicle mandate. The U.S. House of Representatives also reversed a waiver for California that would create unnecessary barriers for o  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Casten Lead Call for Transparency on Climate Risks to Federal Mortgage Programs (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Sean Casten (D-IL) led 14 House Democrats to call on Congress to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct a st  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall & Rep. Tenney Join Newsmax to Discuss Their Bill Ending Taxpayer Funding of Transgender Procedures and Reconciliation Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney (R-New York-24) joined Marc Lotter and Sharla McBride with Wake Up America on Newsmax today to discuss the No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act, bicameral legi  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Senators Young and Cantwell Introducing Legislation to Address Housing Affordability Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Indiana) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) in introducing the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, which would expand and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and provide more affor  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Vows to Enhance Penalties to Prevent Future Attacks on First Responders In Response to Recent Murder of a Kansas City Paramedic WASHINGTON - Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) released the following statement announcing he will introduce legislation to enhance penalties for crimes against first responders following the recent death of a Kansas City paramedic at the hands of a known criminal:   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 2, 2025: * * * Sens. Moran, King Introduce Legislation to Permanently Expand Access to Disability Claims Exams for Veterans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) - member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - introduced legislation to permanently authorize a p  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Recognize EPA's 100 Monumental Actions in First 100 Days of Trump Administration WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recognized the historic first 100 days of the Trump administration by releasing 100 environmental actions taken by EPA since Jan. 20 th to advance the agency's core mission of protecting human hea  more