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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Saturday July 12, 2025 ( 5 items )  

CAIR-Kansas Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism Targeting Catholic School
WASHINGTON, July 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Kansas Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism Targeting Catholic School * (KANSAS CITY, KS, 7/11/25) - The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today condemned neo-Nazi vandalism targeting a Catholic school in the rural Barton County community of Olmitz. St. Anne's Catholic School reportedly suffered extensive damage and was vanda  more

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Tenth District Energy Activity Fell Moderately
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 12 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release: * * * Tenth District Energy Activity Fell Moderately The Energy Survey monitors energy firms located and/or headquartered in the Tenth District, with results based on total firm activity nationwide. * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the second quarter Energy Survey today. According to Megan Williams, associate economist and survey manager   more

Following Bipartisan Push from Reps. Cleaver & Davids, Congress Passes $625 Million for World Cup Security
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Following Bipartisan Push from Reps. Cleaver & Davids, Congress Passes $625 Million for World Cup Security * (Kansas City, MO) - Following a months-long bipartisan push to secure federal funding to strengthen security services at host cities during the 2026 World Cup, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) announced today that Congress has passed $625 million  more

Kansas City nurses protest planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 11 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City nurses protest planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center * Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, are speaking out against the planned end of their hospital's labor and delivery, neonatal intensive, and obstetrics emergency care services. Recently announced by HCA, nurses say these service shutdowns will leave patients with fewer o  more

Kansas State University Professor Testifies Before House Agriculture Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit released the following written testimony by Kevin Donnelly, emeritus professor of agronomy at Kansas State University, from a June 26, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the U.S. Grain Standards Act": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Davids, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Dr. Kevin Donnelly, Emeritus Professor of Agronomy   more