WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Leads Legislation to Protect Idahoans from Payment Scams * Washington, D.C.-- Citing more than $63 million in reported losses in Idaho to payment scams in 2024, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) introduced the bipartisan Task Force for Recognizing and Averting Payments Scams (TRAPS) Act, which would create a task force to combat the growing issue of paymen  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule designated as Airworthiness Directive AD 2025-11-09 concerning certain model 560 and 560XL airplanes. These aircraft are from Textron Aviation, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, a company that previously held the type certificate through Cessna Aircraft Co., also of Wichita, Kansas. This action by the Administration was prompted by reports of mis-wired fire extinguishing bottles. Th  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 11 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce posted the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Governor Kelly Announces Grand Opening of Heartland Coca-Cola Olathe Production Campus Governor Laura Kelly today announced the grand opening of the 700,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Heartland Coca-Cola Olathe Production Campus (OPC). The more than $400-million-dollar investment will enhance the company's production capabilities and support local economic growth. "Heartl  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Joins Effort to Protect Funding for NPR, PBS, and America's Public Broadcasting * (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined with Representatives Dan Goldman (D-NY), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Doris Matsui (D-CA), John Larson (D-CT), and April McClain Delaney (D-MD) to pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Horsford Introduce Bill Advancing Minority and Women Ownership of Broadcast TV, Radio * The Legislation Would Ensure Broadcast Programming Reflects Diversity of American People (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Steven Horsford (D-NV) introduced The Broadcast VOICES (Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded Service) Act, legisla  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds FBI for Stopping Potential Billion-Dollar "Agroterrorism" Event Against Kansas' Wheat Crops * Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today issued a statement applauding the FBI's recent arrest of two Chinese nationals, with alleged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ties, who were caught smuggling the fungus Fusarium Graminearum into the United States. This fu  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Calls for Full Funding of State and Local Law Enforcement Drug Interdiction Program * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) is asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program, which works with state and local law enforcement offices across the U.S. to foster collaboration, share resources, and leve  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Colleagues to Introduce Legislation Codifying DOGE Cuts * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) recently helped introduce the Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Spending Act, which would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) cost-saving actions. To date, DOGE has eliminated more than $180 billion in federal spending. Tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA-NRCS Announces Second Sign-Up for Financial Assistance along the South Fork Republican River * SALINA, KANSAS, June 10, 2025 - David Doctorian, State Conservationist, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has announced that landowners and producers in the South Fork Republican River (SFRR) watershed in Cheynne Co  more