WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on Crippling of National Weather Service CNN reports agency responsible for protecting life and property when severe weather hits lost more employees in first 100 days of Trump Admin than in last 15 years WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerc  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Waters, Lead Call to Protect Rural Housing Funding in Congress (Washington, D.C.) - As Congress begins the appropriations process to determine funding levels for federal programs, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Service  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Responds to Governor Kelly's Plea, Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting Medicaid for Kansas Families More than 443,000 Kansans could be impacted by proposed Republican Medicaid cuts Today, Representative Sharice Davids responded to Governor Laura Kelly's request (link is external) to Kansas' Congressional Delegation, echoing Kelly's call to reject proposed federal cuts (link is external) to Med  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, May 6 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC enhances HAB detections through interactive, real-time dashboard By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist A team from the the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is making strides to combat harmful algal blooms (HABs) through its innovative Depth Resolved Algal Bloom Mapping (DRABM) initiative. By creating an interactive, real-time dashbo  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 5 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Calls on Federal Leaders to Protect the Medicaid Program TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly announced on Monday that she has sent a letter to the Kansas Congressional Delegation, requesting they protect Kansans from the looming federal Medicaid cuts that threaten quality, affordable health care access for the most vulnerable Kansans. Under the latest plan proposed by Congress, Kansas' Medic  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Recognize Renewable Fuels Month WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined his colleagues in introducing a resolution to designate May 2025 as Renewable Fuels Month in the United States. Sen. Moran was joined on the resolution by Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Joni Ernst  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Fuchs Takes Action on Outstanding Proceedings As part of the agency's efforts to increase transparency and accountability, Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs provided an update today on recent actions to facilitate and expedite the resolution of several outstanding Board proceedings. * Union Pacific Corporation--Control--Missouri-Kansas-  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news: * * * Tulsa District, Fort Riley Soldiers conduct mutually beneficial tower demolition in Kansas By Brannen Parrish, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called in reinforcements to remove an obsolete radio tower near Teterville, Kansas, April 23, 2025. The 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas provid  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Summary Company Announcement Date: May 02, 2025 FDA Publish Date: May 05, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Potential or Undeclared Allergen - Soy Company Name: Vietti Food Group Brand Name: Yellowstone Product Description: Baked Beans Vietti Food Group Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Soy in 15-oz Yellowsto  more