WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Ascend Learning, Leawood, Kansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concerns regarding the potential impact of graduate and professional borrowing limits proposed in the ongoing rulemaking process. The organization, which focuses on education and training services for healthcare professionals and other high-demand fields, emphasizes the urgency of the issues at hand as healthcare shortages continue to escalate across the U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * Chairman Moran Applauds Election of Kansas Legionnaire Dan Wiley as National Commander of The American Legion U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today released the following statement congratulating Legionnaire Dan Wiley of Leavenworth, Kansas, on his election to be the 2025-2026 National  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver's Statement Condemning Special Session to Begin Mid-Decade Redistricting Without a New Census * (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Governor Mike Kehoe announced a special session to redraw Missouri's congressional map mid-decade, an unprecedented step taken at the direction of the president. "I ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Missouri Governor Calling a Special Session to Gerrymander Missouri Congressional Districts * Following the announcement by Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe to call a special legislative session to further gerrymander the state's congressional map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement: "Republicans are running scared, and they've decided t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is inviting public comment on applications from UBT Bancshares Inc., Marysville, Kansas, and Marion Bancshares Inc., Marion, Texas, concerning the control of bank shares. The applications were submitted under the Change in Bank Control Act and are under evaluation by the central bank's regional offices in Kansas City and Dallas. This process gives the public an opportunity to provide feedback on whether the proposals align with the estab  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Landmark Dodge to Pay $275,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging Missouri car dealerships for hiring based on sex and retaliating against HR employees KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Landmark Dodge, Inc., and Landmark South, Inc. (Landmark Dodge), the owners of automobile dealerships in Independence, Missouri and formerly in Belton, Missouri, will   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Photos: Estes Tours Rural Kansas * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) made visits throughout the 4th District to tour businesses serving and employing rural Kansans and share the pro-growth, pro-worker provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill. In Wellington, Representative Estes met with employees at AAR CORP., an aviation component services experts company. From there he toured KanOkla's technica  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 29 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: * * * USAF sends students to train on the proven M-346 integrated training system * Ten U.S. Air Force students will soon arrive at the International Flight Training School in Italy to train on the M-346 jet and its advanced Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training system. This exciting news further solidifies that the U.S. Navy can trust the proven M-346 Integ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, issued the following news release: * * * Via Christi and WSU Forge Deepened Partnership, Naming School of Nursing * Wichita State University and Ascension Via Christi have announced the renaming of WSU's nursing school to the Ascension Via Christi - Wichita State University School of Nursing. This move recognizes an investment from Via Christi and underscores a decades-long relationship between t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Week Three of NAIA Women's Volleyball Coming Up * NAIA Women's Volleyball Weekly Notebook KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NAIA Women's Volleyball season opened on Friday, August 15, and in two weeks, upwards of 436 matches have been played. In those opening weeks, teams have worked hard to jumpstart their season on the right foot as they pursue their dr  more