ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-IL Applauds House GOP Leaders McCombie, Spain & Ugaste for Focusing Caucus on Property Tax Relief for All Illinoisans * SPRINGFIELD, IL - In a press conference this morning, Illinois House GOP members Ugaste, Keicher, La Ha, and Sanalitro rolled out a package of bills to prioritize property tax relief for everyday Illinoisans. While the megaproject proposal before the   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 5 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights for victims of human trafficking * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that he has joined a 12-state friend-of-the-court brief to ask the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to allow human traffickers to be held liable for conduct that takes place beyond the United States' borders under the TVPA (Trafficking Victims Prote  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Graves, Bell, Alford Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring America's Teachers * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Wesley Bell (D-MO), and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize the lasting impact of America's teachers. The bipart  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 1, 2026, by Katherine E. Bliss, director and senior fellow of Immunizations and Health Systems Resilience, and program coordinator and research assistant Priya Chainani, both of the Global Health Policy Center: * * * 10 Charts to Explain Global Immunization Policy--Where the United States Stands Introduction The United States has long supported bilateral and multilateral immunizatio  more

WICHITA, Kansas, May 6 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, posted the following news release: * * * Fleet launch customer NetJets takes delivery of first three Cessna Citation Ascend midsize business jets Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, achieved a major milestone as the first three Cessna Citation Ascend business jets were delivered to fleet launch customer NetJets. NetJets, which operates the world's largest, most diverse private jet fleet, is the first pr  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Formax Launches Two New Products * Formax has introduced the 2150 Series Production Pressure Sealer, replacing the discontinued 2300 Series. The 2150 Series is designed to process high-volume jobs up to 27,000 forms per hour, with an unlimited monthly duty cycle. The graphics-based 12-inch color touch screen is mounted on a swivel arm, and provides intuitive control of   more

NEW YORK, May 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- Fox, a media company, issued the following news release: * * * FOX Sports, FOX One and Indeed Launch Nationwide Search for "FOX One Chief World Cup Watcher Hired Through Indeed" * One Qualified Fan will be Hired by FOX to Watch FOX Sports' Coverage of all 104 FIFA World Cup 2026(tm) Matches Live in 4K on FOX One in the Heart of Times Square, Turning a Dream Job into Reality LOS ANGELES - FOX Sports, FOX One, and Indeed, the world's #1 job site and a l  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Fujifilm Named 2026 TIME100 Influential Company & Industry Leader * FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. was named by TIME as a TIME100 Most Influential Company of 2026, as well as a 2026 Industry Leader in the Hardware sector. TIME100 highlights companies annually that are making an extraordinary impact around the world. Fujifilm was named a "Pioneer" by TIME, in part for its commitm  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 5 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Indigenous Andeans have a digestive superpower; researchers think it may be linked to potatoes * Key takeaways * A new study by researchers at UCLA and the University at Buffalo shows that Indigenous Andean populations carry unusually high numbers of a gene involved in starch digestion, an adaptation shaped by natural selection during the transition to high-altitude living and major die  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City Fed announces Denver Branch director appointment The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City announces the following director appointment to fill a vacant seat on its Denver Branch Board of Directors. Mike Casey, president and chief operating officer, Tuff Shed, Inc., Denver, Colo., was appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's head office board of directors t  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 5 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU International Affairs awards grants for research and collaboration abroad * LAWRENCE -KU International Affairs has awarded nearly $75,000 in travel grants to 31 KU faculty members and four graduate students to support research and collaboration abroad. These competitively awarded funds were disbursed among faculty and students in the Spencer Museum of Art, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 5 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Marketing expert develops framework providing retailers strategies for organizing around ecosystems * LAWRENCE -Many things are often compared to an environmental ecosystem: a body, a sports franchise, an economy. "Any time more than one person is involved, people say, 'We are part of this ecosystem.' Everybody uses it to describe anything these days," said Murali Mantrala, the Ned Fleming Professor of Mar  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * PFU Announces PaperStream Capture Pro & Pro Premium Update 6.0 * PFU Ltd. has announced version 6.0 of the PaperStream Capture Series software for RICOH fi and SP Series image scanners is now available, delivering updates that improve integration with business systems, enhance quality control performance after scans and support more efficient day-to-day document capture.   more

BUFFALO, New York, May 5 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Potatoes may have shaped genetic makeup of Indigenous Andeans * Close up od potatoes held in the hands of a farmer. A farmer holds a potato in modern-day Peru. A University at Buffalo and UCLA study has found that Indigenous people in Peru, whose ancestors were the first to domesticate the potato, have the highest number of genes related to starch digestion in the m  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Celebrates Kansas Cattle Producers * Great Bend - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) to introduce a resolution designating May 2026 as National Beef Month and highlighting the important work American cattlemen do to feed the country. Kansas ranks third nationally with 5.95 million cattle on ranches and in feedyards across the state  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Highlights Rural Economies & Healthcare in Western Kansas * Garden City - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), spent Monday traveling across Southwest Kansas meeting with small business owners to kick off the start of National Small Business Week. Nearly half of all Kansans are employed by a small business. Annually, more than $25 billion enters the state's economy through s  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * TD SYNNEX Named North America, Latin America & APAC 'Distribution Growth Leader' Winner for 2026 IBM Partner Plus Awards * TD SYNNEX has announced it has been named the North America, Latin America and APAC Winner of the 2026 IBM Partner Plus Awards for the Distribution Growth Leader category at IBM Partner Plus Day during Think 2026. This award celebrates IBM value-added  more

WICHITA, Kansas, May 6 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, posted the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Textron Aviation opens new Melbourne service facility at Essendon Fields airport, expanding support for Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker customers in APAC Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced its new service facility at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne is now open for customers, expanding factory-direct support for Cessna, Beechcra  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Three High School Associations, John Carroll University Add Flag Football * DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (May 5, 2026) - The New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C. high school associations and John Carroll University announced plans recently to add girls/women's flag football as officially sanctioned sports. New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C., will begin san  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 6 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * Media, Art and Design Adjunct Selected for 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship Alumnus Brian Hawkins joins an elite group of scholars across our continent * Brian Hawkins (B.A. '11) is extremely familiar with UMKC. He studied studio art and art history as an undergraduate student. He taught as an adjunct a few years later. Back in that role once again, Hawkins submitted and was selected for  more

WALLA WALLA, Washington, May 6 -- Whitman College issued the following news: * * * Whitman Debate & Forensics Win at National Championships By Baker Weilert-Pekar, Director of Debate & Forensics For the second year in a row, Whitman Debate and Forensics has won a championship in National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) debate. Oliver Kaufman '26 (an English major from Eugene, Oregon) and Grace Hardy '27 (an Ethics and Society and Rhetoric, Writing, and Public Discourse double major  more