WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, California, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has identified a chert triangular point that is culturally affiliated with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. This item, an associated funerary object, is linked to human remains that were previously repatriated following a notice published in the Federal Register in September 2007. The object, a cher  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Moran Introduces Legislation to Overhaul Acquisition Activities at VA WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - recently introduced legislation to overhaul the acquisition structure at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). By establishing a centralized Office of Acquisition and Innovati  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Calgren, a major producer of renewable ethanol and dairy-based renewable natural gas (RNG), has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, requesting clarifications and revisions to the proposed guidance on the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. In a letter dated April 10, 2025, addressed to Secretary Scott Bessent, Calgren CEO Travis Lane emphasized the potential of the credit to drive innovation but highlighted several areas of concern regarding its   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan SIP aimed at reducing volatile organic compound VOC emissions from petroleum liquid storage, loading, and transfer in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The proposed rule, published on May 8, 2025, would approve amendments to Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-2.260 which applies to facilities in Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties. These revisions are intended to improve the   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System announced several applications under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as well as Regulation Y, for the formation of new bank holding companies and acquisitions of bank assets. Ponce Financial Group, Inc., based in the Bronx, New York, has applied to become a bank holding company by acquiring Ponce Bank, also located in the Bronx, upon the bank's conversion from a federal savings bank to a national bank. This transition would enable P  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Urges DOJ to 'Reconsider' Stance in Missouri Mifepristone Case Today, Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Justice Department to reconsider its defense of the Biden Administration's policy on mifepristone, which allows women to receive the abortion drug with virtually no safeguards. The case is currently pending before a federal district court. A bombs  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has officially opened the application period for the 2026 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) matching grant. This grant program, designed to assist organizations in providing services to low-income taxpayers or those who speak English as a second language (ESL), offers funding for the development, expansion, or continuation of LITC programs. The grants, which are available for a period of one year, wil  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka has completed the inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains of two individuals, along with a deer tooth associated with the burial, were excavated from the Taylor Mound site (14DP3) in Doniphan County, Kansas. The site, located on a bluff near the Kansas River, has been dated to the Middle Woodland period, around 100   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) - The Longyear Museum of Anthropology at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, has announced its intent to repatriate 40 shell beads identified as unassociated funerary objects to the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The cultural items were originally removed from a burial context in Phillips County, Kansas, and were later transferred to the museum by the Smithsonian Institution. The repatriation notice was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Ser  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following floor remarks on May 6, 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, the Big First District of Kansas is home to more than 20,000 small businesses who employ over 80 percent of working adults in my district. These small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Their stories, defined by sacrifice, hard work, and determinatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing MOMS Act to Help Strengthen Families WASHINGTON -- Ahead of Mother's Day, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined 18 of his colleagues in introducing the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act. This legislation would provide critical support to women during the beginning phases of motherhood - prenatal, postpartum and early childhood development - an  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Questions USDA Secretary Rollins on Food for Peace Legislation, USDA Rural Office Staffing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) yesterday questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins during the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee on Agriculture hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Department of Agriculture. Earlier this year, Sen.  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 10 committee hearings on May 6, 2025: * * * FIX OUR FORESTS ACT Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 1462, to improve forest management activities on National Forest System land, public land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and Tribal land to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested land, after receiving testimony from Chris French, Acting Associate Chief  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Senator Britt in Introducing MOMS Act to Support Women, Strengthen Families Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) in introducing the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act. This legislation would improve access to critical resources during the toug  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Leads Press Conference on His Bill to Codify Trump's Key Promise - No Tax on Overtime Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, today led a press conference alongside U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), and Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) to highlight their bill, the Overtime Wages Tax Relie  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall on Fox Business: No Tax on Overtime Is Good for Hardworking Americans Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the Overtime Wages Tax Relief Act, the bill he introduced today to cut taxes on overtime wages and deliver on one of President Donald Trump's key promises to give tax relief to lower and middle-class American wor  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Hassan Introduce Bill to Support American Innovation, Outcompete China WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the American Innovation and Jobs Act, legislation that will expand and strengthen research and development (R&D) by small businesses and startups in the United States. The bill will help America outcompete and out-innovate global rivals,  more