WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks initial input for November 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas * SANTA FE, N.M.- The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 53 oil and gas parcels totaling 13,453 acres that may be included in a November 2026 lease sale in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. T  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Renews Calls for Answers After 25 Missed Weather Balloon Launches in Kansas Last Month * WASHINGTON, DC -Thirty days after Representative Sharice Davids demanded answers from the National Weather Service (NWS) following severe tornado outbreaks in Kansas, the agency has failed to respond -even as critical weather data collection disruptions continue and seven more tornadoes touched down acro  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Votes to Advance Key Bipartisan Transportation Bill to Invest in Roads, Bridges, Transit, Rail * WASHINGTON, DC -Early this morning, Representative Sharice Davids voted to advance the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act out of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee -a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill investing in roads, bridges, transit, rail, and transpo  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 22 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Barry D. Lambert Named Tarleton State Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Tarleton State University has named Dr. Barry D. Lambert as its new Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective immediately. Dr. Lambert has served in the role on an interim basis since October 2025, providing steady leadership and advancing key academic initiatives across the uni  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 22 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ken Guan to Join USU Blanding Campus as New Associate Vice President * BLANDING, Utah - Utah State University has announced Ken Guan will become associate vice president for the Blanding campus. Guan will start at USU Blanding on July 1, 2026. Guan has worked in higher ed for more than 20 years, including roles at Indiana University, Kansas State University, University of Vermont, University of Texas, and most re  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 22 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU recognizes 11 students with 2026 University Awards * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas has awarded 11 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. The University Awards, among the most prestigious awards presented at KU, were established to recognize students who embody service excellence, dedication or whose academic achievements are stellar. Class of 1913 Award  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 22 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU scientists' group gathers to welcome new fellows * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) came together on May 4 to network and welcome three newly elected members. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod greeted the group and recognized the new inductees: * Chris Beard, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology *   more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, May 22 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Cemetery survey project helps students develop research skills, community connections Northwest Missouri State University student Sam Miller hadn't heard of Rose Ann Wilson when she began her U.S. history honors course this spring but is more familiar with her now after completing a unique survey of local cemeteries. During a visit in March to the Ohio Cemetery in Burlington Junction,   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Votes for Rural Infrastructure Investment, Five-Year Reauthorization of Highway Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance the BUILD America 250 Act out of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee by a vote of 62 to 2. The bipartisan bill reauthorizes and invests in America's most critical Surface Transportation programs and infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Calls on TV Ratings Board to Put Parents Back in Control U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), sent a follow-up letter to the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board demanding reforms to strengthen parental transparency in children's programming-calling out the entertainment industry's continued failure to disclose radical transgender content and other sexually explicit themes hidd  more