Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas
20 years of excessive fee litigation: Lessons for plan sponsors and fiduciaries
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 14 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Lockton, an insurance broker, posted the following news:
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20 years of excessive fee litigation: Lessons for plan sponsors and fiduciaries
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Excessive fee litigation began as a novel legal theory against large retirement plans and has evolved into a durable litigation trend that affects companies big and small, as well as universities and nonprofits.
While excessive fee claims continue, plaintiffs' lawyers also target health and
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AgentDealer Users Can Now Connect to AI Platforms to Create Accelerated Workflows
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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AgentDealer Users Can Now Connect to AI Platforms to Create Accelerated Workflows
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AgentDealer has announced that its system can now connect to various AI platforms via a Salesforce Model Context Protocol (MCP), a standard that allows large language models (LLMs) to safely access external tools and databases.
AgentDealer users can connect to the LLM of their choosing
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Ameren lineworkers ready to showcase their skills at global utility competition
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, posted the following news release:
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Ameren lineworkers ready to showcase their skills at global utility competition
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Team to demonstrate safety, excellence and technical expertise on the international stage
ST. LOUIS (Oct.13, 2026) - Ameren lineworkers, apprentices and competition officials will travel to Overland Park, Kansas, this week to participate in the 42nd International Lineman
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America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary to The Hill: AI Should Empower Americans. Their Data Shouldn't Empower China.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 12, 2026, to The Hill:
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AI should empower Americans. Their data shouldn't empower China.
Somewhere in Kansas, a grandmother uses a pharmacy app to manage prescriptions, receive refill reminders, and arrange pickup. An AI assistant could make that routine easier, helping her understand instructions and prepare questions for her pharmacist.
That is technology serving a human pur
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Braden Business Systems Earns 2027 Kyocera Gold Partner Recognition
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Braden Business Systems Earns 2027 Kyocera Gold Partner Recognition
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BTA member Braden Business Systems has announced it has been recognized as a 2027 Gold Partner by Kyocera, marking another important achievement in the company's longstanding commitment to providing businesses with reliable office technology and exceptional service.
The Gold Partner designation recog
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Building the future: How the construction workforce is evolving to meet the industry's needs
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Oct. 13 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Black and Veatch posted the following news release:
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Building the future: How the construction workforce is evolving to meet the industry's needs
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Construction has long offered people the opportunity to build human critical infrastructure, and a new generation -- including an increased number of women -- are helping carry that work forward.
Construction careers offer opportunities to solve complex problems, form lasting bond
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Catholic League Issues Commentary: Meet the 'Pastors' Running for Office
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary by Communications Director Michael P. McDonald:
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Meet the "Pastors" Running for Office
Democrats know that when it comes to people of faith, the Republicans clean up. This explains why in this election cycle they are trying hard to appeal to religious folks:
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Dean Carol Smith elected to Association of Research Libraries board of directors
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Dean Carol Smith elected to Association of Research Libraries board of directors
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LAWRENCE -- KU Libraries Dean Carol Smith was elected to the 2027 board of directors of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the association's fall meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. She will begin her three-year term Jan. 1, 2027.
The board is the governing body of ARL and represents the interests of member lib
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Energy Innovation's "Soaring Bills" Study Is Nonsense
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary:
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Energy Innovation's "Soaring Bills" Study Is Nonsense
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The Associated Press recently highlighted a study by Energy Innovation claiming that federal energy policy changes will raise energy costs for American families, reduce jobs, and cause massive economic harm. These claims warrant strong skepticism.
When you open up Energy Innovation's model, the headline conclusions crumble
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For Bulldogs kicker Nick Stoyanovich '29, success is a family affair
SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Oct. 13 -- Bryant University posted the following news:
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For Bulldogs kicker Nick Stoyanovich '29, success is a family affair
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It was a moment visualized by great competitors: two seconds left on the clock, game on the line, and a chance to score and give your team the win. When Bryant field goal kicker Nick Stoyanovich '29 lined up to seal the Bryant Football team's comeback win over North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on Oct. 3, he not
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Gerri Berendzen to give Budig Writing Lecture on the value of revision in the age of AI
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Gerri Berendzen to give Budig Writing Lecture on the value of revision in the age of AI
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LAWRENCE -- Gerri Berendzen, lecturer in the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications and coordinator of the Bremner Editing Center, will deliver this year's Budig Teaching Professorship of Writing lecture on the value of revision.
Berendzen will present "When Writing and Editing Meet: The Growi
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Heritage Foundation: EPA and Army Should Adopt Supplemental Definitions to Clarify Waters of the United States
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
1 October 8, 2026 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
Attn: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
RE: Updated Definition of "Waters of the United States"
Dear Administrator Zeldin and Assistant Secretary Telle:
We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency and Departm
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Kalmar USA Urges Exclusion of Straddle Carriers From Section 232 Tariff Expansion to Protect U.S. Supply Chain and Port Operations
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
August 27, 2026
The Honorable Howard W. Lutnick Secretary of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20230
Re: Comments on Proposed Expansion of Section 232 Tariff Scope to Derivative Articles HTSUS 8426.12.0000 (Mobile Lifting Frames on Tires and Straddle Carriers) [Docket No. 2608
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Michigan Medicine: Metabolic 'Switch' That Could Help Reset Scar-producing Cells in Scleroderma
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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A metabolic "switch" that could help reset scar-producing cells in scleroderma
Blocking the enzyme NNMT points toward a new approach to treating fibrosis
October 13, 2026
Researchers at University of Michigan Health and collaborating institutions have identified a metabolic enzyme that may offer a fundamentally new way to attack one
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Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Sues Temu for Malicious Data Collection and Deceiving Consumers
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release:
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Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Sues Temu for Malicious Data Collection and Deceiving Consumers
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In an effort to keep Missourians' personal information out of the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a suit against Temu, an e-commerce platform based largely in China. Using aggressive and misleadi
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NBC Sports Announces 2026-27 Big 12 Men's Basketball Schedule Featuring 20 Games Across Peacock and NBCSN
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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NBC Sports Announces 2026-27 Big 12 Men's Basketball Schedule Featuring 20 Games Across Peacock and NBCSN
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Eligible students can sign up to receive special Peacock student discount offer for $6.99/month.
October 13, 2026
NBC Sports presents 20 regular-season Big 12 men's basketball games on Peacock and NBCSN this season, beginning on Nov. 10 and concluding on the final day of
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Nebraska Farm Bureau Urges EPA to Focus on Field-Performance and Inclusivity in Pesticide Alternatives Challenge
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
P.O. Box 80299, Lincoln, NE 68501 | (402) 421-4400
September 29, 2026
Elizabeth Vizard
Deputy Director for Programs
Office of Pesticide Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20460
RE: Comments of the Nebraska Farm Bureau on the Request for Information, Innova
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NIU remembers John and Lili La Tourette
DEKALB, Illinois, Oct. 13 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news:
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NIU remembers John and Lili La Tourette
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NIU is mourning the loss of John. E. La Tourette, 93, who served from 1986 to 2000 as the university's 10th president, and the subsequent passing of his wife, Lili La Tourette, 92.
Together they leave an enduring legacy on the university students, campus and academic enterprise.
The La Tourettes recently died within weeks of each other in Charlotte, North Car
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Northwest Missouri State University: Student Media Outlets in Running for 26 National Awards This Fall
MARYVILLE, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release:
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Student media outlets in running for 26 national awards this fall
Oct. 12, 2026
Student media outlets and their staff members at Northwest Missouri State University have been named as finalists for 26 national awards that will be given during the College Media Association (CMA) and Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Fall National Media Convention Nov. 4-7 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The
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Oct. 21 BTA Webinar to Focus on Adding to Your Portfolio, Not Your Headcount
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Oct. 21 BTA Webinar to Focus on Adding to Your Portfolio, Not Your Headcount
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The 39th webinar in BTA's Diversifying My Business Webinar Series is scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The webinar, "Add to Your Portfolio, Not Your Headcount," will be presented by Doug Murphy, co-founder of PrintCentric Solutions.
Independent dealers are uniquely position
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October at MyQ: Resource Hub is Live, MyQ X 10.3 & MyQ Showcase
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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October at MyQ: Resource Hub is Live, MyQ X 10.3 & MyQ Showcase
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MyQ has announced new resources for partners, new ways to experience MyQ and recognition for its work.
Meet the New Resource Hub
The Resource Hub is now live, giving MyQ partners one place to find the right MyQ content and sales resources faster, explore them before downloading and put them into use in
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Office of Advocacy: EPA and Army Propose Clarified WOTUS Definition to Reduce Small Business Regulatory Burdens
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
October 7, 2026
The Honorable Lee Zeldin
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
Mr. Adam Telle
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Department of the Army
108 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-0108
Re: Updated
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Polsinelli Advises PACS Group on 34-Facility Skilled Nursing Acquisition
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Polsinelli, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Polsinelli Advises PACS Group on 34-Facility Skilled Nursing Acquisition
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Polsinelli represented PACS Group in connection with its definitive agreement for its subsidiaries to acquire the operations of 34 skilled nursing facilities from Eduro Healthcare, significantly expanding PACS's presence across the western United States.
The portfolio includes 3,633 skilled nursing beds
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PrintReleaf & CEO Juice Launch ERP Integration for e-automate Dealers
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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PrintReleaf & CEO Juice Launch ERP Integration for e-automate Dealers
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PrintReleaf has announced a new integration with CEO Juice that connects PrintReleaf directly to e-automate. The integration runs through CEO Juice's ID136 API and is available now for any e-automate dealer that subscribes to ID136.
Most PrintReleaf use by MPS dealers draws page volume from device
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Rachel Stein: Into the unknown, on purpose
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Oct. 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news:
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Rachel Stein: Into the unknown, on purpose
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New jobs, new schools, new cities, new people -- college comes with a lot of anxious unknowns. For Rachel Stein, a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the unknown is where growth lives. In her time here, the West Salem native has developed a passion for saying "yes" and living outside her comfort zone.
Enzyme
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Reason Foundation: How Local Governments Force Short-Term Rental Platforms to Turn Over User Data
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 14 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news:
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How local governments force short-term rental platforms to turn over user data
State lawmakers should act to make clear that online platforms are not supplements to aid in the administration of overly burdensome local requirements.
Nicole Shekhovtsova
Technology Policy Analyst
Caden Rosenbaum
Managing Director of Technology Policy
October 12, 2026
Across the country, local governments have set up
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Schmedding Family Journalism Scholarship offers need-based aid, extending legacy of journalism executive Gary Schmedding
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release:
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Schmedding Family Journalism Scholarship offers need-based aid, extending legacy of journalism executive Gary Schmedding
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Gary Schmedding, right, poses with daughter Teresa at the statue of comic-strip icon Beetle Bailey inside Mort's, a restaurant in the MU Student Center.
Today, the Missouri School of Journalism announced the Schmedding Family Journalism Scholarship, wh
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Spinal Simplicity Urges Clarification and Expansion of RAPID Coverage Pathway for Breakthrough Devices
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
October 12, 2026
The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D.
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-3487-NC
P.O. Box 8010, Baltimore, MD 21244-8010
Re: CMS-3487-NC, Medicare Program; Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) Coverag
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Steele's poster design to represent Scholastic Journalism Week 2027
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 13 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news:
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Steele's poster design to represent Scholastic Journalism Week 2027
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When Tessa Steele, a senior at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri, learned her poster design had won the 2027 Scholastic Journalism Week Student Poster Contest(opens in new tab), she was in shock.
"I screamed," she said.
For Steele, who plans to attend the University of Missouri to study journa
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Sterling College to Host Jed Miller as Oscar Schmidt Lecture Speaker
STERLING, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- Sterling College issued the following news release:
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Sterling College to host Jed Miller as Oscar Schmidt Lecture speaker
October 13, 2026
Sterling College has announced Jed Miller, chief revenue officer of Parcel, will share his professional journey and lessons from more than two decades of entrepreneurship and business leadership as part of the Oscar Schmidt Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2027, at 6 p.m. in Heritage Hall. Miller's presentation is tit
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TD SYNNEX Unveils AI That Works Alongside Partners, Expanding PartnerFirst With Agentic Capabilities
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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TD SYNNEX Unveils AI That Works Alongside Partners, Expanding PartnerFirst With Agentic Capabilities
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TD SYNNEX has shared the next evolution of PartnerFirst for North American partners, introducing new agentic AI capabilities designed to help partners spend less time navigating systems and more time growing their businesses. From prebuilt AI agents and a standardized
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Textron Aviation Realigns Its Mobile Service Network to Strengthen Access to OEM Expertise in the Field
WICHITA, Kansas, Oct. 14 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, posted the following news release:
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October 12, 2026
Textron Aviation realigns its Mobile Service Network to strengthen access to OEM expertise in the field
Mobile Service Units, Go Teams and 1CALL come together under dedicated leadership to deliver a more timely, coordinated response for customers
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When customers need assistance away from a service center, it's essential they have access to Original Equipment Man
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The Cargill Foundation expands grantmaking to Atlanta and Wichita, building on 75 years of community investment in Minneapolis-St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 13 [Category: BizAgriculture] -- Cargill, a provider of food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services, posted the following news release:
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The Cargill Foundation expands grantmaking to Atlanta and Wichita, building on 75 years of community investment in Minneapolis-St. Paul
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* For the first time in its 75-year history, The Cargill Foundation is expanding its grantmaking beyond Minneapolis-St. Paul to Atlanta and Wichita, with six initial
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The trucking market turns a corner, with new risks ahead
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Lockton, an insurance broker, posted the following news:
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The trucking market turns a corner, with new risks ahead
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Most people would like to forget the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trucking companies, which enjoyed a surge in freight demand during the pandemic as people stuck at home bought goods online, would like to forget the years that followed.
The freight recession from 2022 to 2025 -- a period when demand plummeted as consumers
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Trading Prairie Winds for Ocean Swells: How Two Kansas Teachers Brought NOAA Fisheries Research Home to the Midwest
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
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Trading Prairie Winds for Ocean Swells: How Two Kansas Teachers Brought NOAA Fisheries Research Home to the Midwest
October 13, 2026
This summer, two educators from Kansas traveled hundreds of miles in different directions to sail as Teachers at Sea aboard NOAA research vessels.
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What happens when two educators from landlocked Kansas trade wheat fields an
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U.S. Canola Association Urges EPA To Recognize Desiccants Essential For Canola Yield Preservation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
U.S. Canola Association
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 969-8113
info@uscanola.com
www.uscanola.com
September 28th, 2026
RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-3862 - Innovation Challenge: Alternatives to Conventional Pesticides for Crop Desiccation
The U.S. Canola Association (USC
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University of Nebraska: Husker Broadcasters Win Nine Awards in On-Location Creative Competition
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 14 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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October 13, 2026
Husker broadcasters win nine awards in On-Location Creative Competition
Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications earned nine national audio awards in the 2026 Broadcast Education Association and College Broadcasters' On-Location Creative Competition.
Winners were recognized Oct. 10 during the CBI National Student Electronic Media
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Using AI in violence prevention should put survivors first, CLAS researcher argues
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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Using AI in violence prevention should put survivors first, CLAS researcher argues
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Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by social service agencies to handle cases involving child abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse. But a University of Iowa researcher and former social worker says the agencies need to establish safeguards to ensure that AI tec
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WORST OF THE WORST: Over Columbus Day Weekend, ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, Rapists, Drug Traffickers, and Drunk Drivers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
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WORST OF THE WORST: Over Columbus Day Weekend, ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, Rapists, Drug Traffickers, and Drunk Drivers
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Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S.
WASHINGTON - Over Columbus Day weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more public safety threa
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Worthington Enterprises Urges Inclusion of Filled Helium and Refrigerant Cylinders in Section 232 Tariffs to Protect Domestic Steel and Aluminum Industries
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
August 27, 2026
Via www.regulations.gov
Jessica Curyto
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Security
Defense Industrial Base Division
Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security
Bureau of Industry and Security
U.S. Department of Commerce
metals232inclusions@bis.doc.gov
Re: Comments of Worthington Ente
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