WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * "Devastating for Our Rural Providers and Hospitals": Democratic Governors Condemn Republican Threats to Medicaid As House Republicans move to slash funding for Medicaid, DGA Chair Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, Vice Chair Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Hawaii Governor Josh Green, M.D., and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham joined Protect Our Care to condemn the threat to rural communities, senio  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 8 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * AI 'friends' a threat to lonely people, KU expert says The promise of friendship from an artificial intelligence chatbot fundamentally misunderstands what real friendship is, according to one of the nation's leading academic experts on the intersection of relationships and technology. Jeffrey Hall, professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, pushes back against the notion, propounded in r  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 9 -- Evergy Inc., a company that says it focuses on producing, transmitting and delivering energy for the benefit of stakeholders, issued the following news release: * * * Evergy Announces First Quarter 2025 Results, Declares Quarterly Dividend and Reaffirms 2025 Guidance * First Quarter 2025 GAAP EPS of $0.54, compared to $0.53 in 2024 * First Quarter 2025 Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) of $0.54, compared to $0.54 in 2024 * Declares quarterly dividend of $0.6675 per share * R  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 8 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Expanded mini tests from KU assessment center will offer Kansas teachers more flexibility Assessment and Technology Solutions (ATS), a center within the University of Kansas' Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI), is supporting Kansas educators with an expanded series of instructional mini tests. The Kite Suite is a web-based application system used by the Kansas Department of Education and other educat  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 9 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Merck Animal Health Investing $895M in De Soto Plant Expansion Second Largest Private Investment in State History Governor Laura Kelly and Merck Animal Health today jointly announced an $895 million capital expansion project at the company's manufacturing facility in De Soto, Kansas. The second largest private investment in Kansas history - and the largest economic development p  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 8 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU researchers conducting statewide assessment to inform literacy improvement among Kansas students About 1 in 3 Kansas students doesn't meet fundamental levels of reading. But without data about school and educator needs and readiness to expand their literacy instruction and resources, it's difficult to fully understand what would help resolve the issue. To help define needs across the state, a University o  more