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 (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

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 30 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2025: * * * Supreme Court announces appointments to new Appellate Bench-Bar Committee Chief Justice Marla Luckert signed an order this week appointing the first members to the Appellate Bench-Bar Committee. The committee is a forum for communication among appellate judges, court staff, and appellate practitioners on appellate court rules and procedures, continuing education programs on appellate  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. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Monopoly Busters Caucus Chairs Call Trump's Attempt to Fire Rail Regulator Robert Primus A 'Giveaway to Wall Street and the Big Railroads' * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Monopoly Busters Caucus Chairs, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Angie Craig (MN-02), released the following statement on the Trump Administration's attempt to fire Surface   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Monopoly Busters Caucus Chairs Call Trump's Attempt to Fire Rail Regulator Robert Primus A 'Giveaway to Wall Street and the Big Railroads' * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Monopoly Busters Caucus Chairs, U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Angie Craig (MN-02), released the following statement on the Trump Administration's attempt to fire Surface Transpor  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