Thursday - May 22, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Wednesday May 07, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Democratic Governors, Protect Our Care Blast Republicans Putting Medicaid on the Chopping Block
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on May 6, 2025: * * * Democratic Governors, Protect Our Care Blast Republicans Putting Medicaid on the Chopping Block Today, in response to House Republicans' efforts to slash funding for Medicaid in the upcoming GOP budget bill, Democratic governors and Protect Our Care condemned the threat to rural populations, seniors, and families. DGA Chair Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Vice Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear,   more

Kan. Commerce Dept. Offers Opportunity to Attend 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Congress
TOPEKA, Kansas, May 7 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Commerce Offers Opportunity to Attend 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Congress Deputy Secretary of Business Development Joshua Jefferson today announced applications are being accepted to attend the 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) on June 2-5 in Indianapolis. Small business owners, entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs), ecosystem builders and university partners a  more

University of Kansas: Profit Motivation of Social Media Companies May Compel Them to Inject Bias and Create Polarization, Study Finds
LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 7 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Profit motivation of social media companies may compel them to inject bias and create polarization, study finds Social media companies thrive on the subtle influencing of users' behavior. Nudging, so to speak. "It is of interest to social media companies to nudge users in such a way that their engagement level increases, but as a result, echo chambers are created and the level of polarization increases," sai  more