Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas
2026 midterm elections: University of Kansas experts available to comment
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 19 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news:
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2026 midterm elections: University of Kansas experts available to comment
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LAWRENCE -- From artificial intelligence to tariffs to the administration of elections, University of Kansas scholars from a variety of disciplines are available to speak with news media on some of the topics at hand in the 2026 midterm elections.
Electoral process
Zach Mohr, professor of public affairs & administrat
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AgentDealer Announces Apollo.io Partnership to Help Office Technology Dealers Build Stronger Sales Pipelines
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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AgentDealer Announces Apollo.io Partnership to Help Office Technology Dealers Build Stronger Sales Pipelines
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AgentDealer has announced a new partnership with Apollo.io, a sales intelligence and engagement platform. The partnership supports AgentDealer's commitment to helping dealers find new business and improve sales productivity.
The partnership brings together Age
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Blacksmith InfoSec Joins MSP OneShare-IBPI to Expand Compliance Solutions for MSPs
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Blacksmith InfoSec Joins MSP OneShare-IBPI to Expand Compliance Solutions for MSPs
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MSP OneShare-IBPI has announced the addition of Blacksmith InfoSec as its newest Preferred Partner, expanding the community's resources for managed service providers and dealers looking to help their clients navigate increasingly complex cybersecurity and regulatory compliance requireme
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Canon U.S.A. & DigiTech Launch Texas ST2/X1 UV LED Flatbed Printer
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Canon U.S.A. & DigiTech Launch Texas ST2/X1 UV LED Flatbed Printer
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Canon U.S.A., Inc. and DigiTech have announced the launch of the Texas ST2/X1 UV LED flatbed printer -- a high-performance solution engineered to bring heavy-duty, high-volume production to compact print environments. Positioned under the banner "Big shop capability, smaller shop footprint," the Texas
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Construction Employment Increases in September From a Year Ago in 34 States; But Only 25 States Add Jobs From August to September Amid Price and Funding Questions
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 20 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release:
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Construction Employment Increases in September From a Year Ago in 34 States; But Only 25 States Add Jobs From August to September Amid Price and Funding Questions
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Louisiana Has Largest Number and Percentage of Gains from September 2025 to September 2026, While Georgia and Alaska Trail; Oregon and Rhode Island Top Monthly Gainers, While Wisconsin and Al
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Davids, Local Business Owners Discuss Responsible AI, Industry Growth
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Davids, Local Business Owners Discuss Responsible AI, Industry Growth
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Leading tech executives recently advocated for slowdowns to AI
OVERLAND PARK, KC -- Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined the KC Tech Council and more than a dozen business owners for a roundtable on emerging technology, artificial intelligence (AI), infrastructure, and business innovation. The conversation centered on f
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DHS Highlights Worst Illegal Aliens with Criminal Histories in the State of Kansas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
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DHS Highlights Worst Illegal Aliens with Criminal Histories in the State of Kansas
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WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement highlighting examples of the worst illegal aliens arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with criminal histories in the state of Kansas, including convictions for murder, indecent libe
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Distribution Management Acquires National / AZON
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Distribution Management Acquires National / AZON
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Distribution Management (DM) has announced the acquisition of National / AZON, a Troy, Michigan-based distributor specializing in wide-format printing, scanning, graphics, signage and related technologies.
The acquisition represents another step in DM's strategy to expand its print and imaging business into adjacent pr
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ECI Software Solutions Names Ron Books Chief Executive Officer
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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ECI Software Solutions Names Ron Books Chief Executive Officer
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ECI Software Solutions Inc. has announced the appointment of Ron Books as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 26, 2026. Books, who previously served as ECI's CEO from 2009 to 2021, returns to lead the company as Trevor Gruenewald retires from the CEO role and remains on ECI's board of directors.
Gruen
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Financial Institutions Market Update | October 2026
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 21 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Lockton, an insurance broker, posted the following news:
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Financial Institutions Market Update | October 2026
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For financial institutions, the professional and executive risk insurance market at an inflection point
Capacity is abundant and competition is healthy, but the financial institutions insurance market is changing. For the first time in several renewal cycles, insurers are reporting low single-digit rate increases acro
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Following President Trump's Executive Orders, USDA Updates its Cash Cattle Market Reports to Advance Transparency
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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Following President Trump's Executive Orders, USDA Updates its Cash Cattle Market Reports to Advance Transparency
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(Washington, D.C., October 20, 2026) --Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced an update to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) cash cattle reports as part of the Department
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Fujifilm Announces Global Strategic Partnership With ePac Flexible Packaging
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Fujifilm Announces Global Strategic Partnership With ePac Flexible Packaging
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Fujifilm has announced a global strategic alliance with ePac Flexible Packaging. At the heart of the new partnership sits the FUJIFILM J Press FP790, which will enable ePac to set a new benchmark for high-volume digital printing, speed and cross-market scalability across its global network. T
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GCSAA Launches Spray Technician Certificate
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 21 -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release:
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GCSAA launches Spray Technician Certificate
New program provides training to ensure pesticide and fertilizer applications are performed safely and accurately
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Lawrence, Kan. (Oct. 20, 2026) - The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has launched the Spray Technician Certificate, a new workforce development program designed to provide golf course
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Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Slate of Barrier-Breaking Trans and Non-Binary, Pro-Equality Candidates for State Legislature
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release:
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Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Slate of Barrier-Breaking Trans and Non-Binary, Pro-Equality Candidates for State Legislature
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At a time of continued attacks against the LGBTQ+ community, HRC is endorsing a slate of pro-equality trans and non-binary leaders who are committed to protecting fundamental freedoms, advancing equality, and delivering for working families
WASHINGTON,
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IRS Proposed Regulations on Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11491) by legislative attorney Justin C. Chung:
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IRS Proposed Regulations on Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools
On September 4, 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations that would add a rule to provide that "all forms of racial discrimination in education, regardless of the intent behind or the legality of such discrimination"
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Kansas Rep. Tracey Mann Honors GCSAA's Centennial on the House Floor
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 21 -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release:
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Rep. Tracey Mann honors GCSAA's Centennial on the House floor
Oct 20, 2026
Lawrence, Kan. - U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann (R-Kan.), whose district includes GCSAA headquarters in Lawrence, recognized the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's 100th anniversary in a statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 15, 2026.
Mann spoke about GCS
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Katun's Arivia MFP Portfolio Now Compatible With EKM Insight Managed Print Solution
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Katun's Arivia MFP Portfolio Now Compatible With EKM Insight Managed Print Solution
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Katun Corp. has announced full compatibility between its Arivia MFP portfolio and EKM Insight, a managed print services (MPS) solution from EKM Global, a provider of MPS software.
Katun's Arivia MFP portfolio is designed to meet the evolving needs of today's workplaces, combining reli
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KBIA wins National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 20 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release:
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KBIA wins National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting
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From left, Kyle Felling, KBIA General Manger, Harshawn Retanpal, KBIA reporter, Ceilidh Kern, Beacon reporter, and Stephanie Campbell, Beacon CEO
Six-month investigation, "Dumped in Berger," traces millions of pounds of hazardous waste to a small Missouri community
COLUMBIA, Mo. (October 20, 2026) --
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Knight Office Named a Top Workplace for 13th Year
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Knight Office Named a Top Workplace for 13th Year
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BTA member Knight Office has been named a San Antonio Express-News Top Workplace for the thirteenth consecutive year.
"Our employees embrace our culture and they defend it, which makes it theirs," said John Cheney, co-owner, Knight Office.
The award rests on confidential employee feedback. Energage used 26 survey que
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Koichi Yanabe Named Chairman & CEO of Toshiba America Inc.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Koichi Yanabe Named Chairman & CEO of Toshiba America Inc.
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Toshiba America Inc. (TAI) has announced that Koichi Yanabe has been named chairman and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1, 2026. Yanabe succeeds Kentaro Takagi, who will continue as president of Toshiba International Corp. (TIC).
As chairman and CEO, Yanabe will oversee Toshiba's operations in the Uni
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KU researchers will evaluate program aimed at supporting adoptive families
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 20 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU researchers will evaluate program aimed at supporting adoptive families
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LAWRENCE -- Researchers in the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas have secured a federal grant to evaluate a program designed to support adoptive parents and children to prevent disruptions or dissolutions of adoptions among families in Kansas and Missouri. If the program proves successful, they can help make it
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Kyocera Expands ECOSYS Portfolio With New A3 Printers Designed for Demanding Work Environments
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Kyocera Expands ECOSYS Portfolio With New A3 Printers Designed for Demanding Work Environments
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Kyocera Document Solutions America Inc. has announced the launch of the ECOSYS PZ6000cix and ECOSYS PZ7000ix, two A3 printers designed to support critical business workflows with reliable performance, advanced security and simplified device management.
Built for consistency
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Littler: DOL Reinforces Withdrawal of 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 21 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news:
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DOL Reinforces Withdrawal of 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees
By Daniel B. Boatright and David Jordan
October 20, 2026
In the latest development involving the so-called "80/20 Rule" for tipped employees, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has taken another step toward elimination of the rule by formally withdrawing three opinion letters that served as the basis for the rule.
Since 1966, the federal
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Lumana & Convergint Partner to Bring AI Video Security to Enterprise & Public Sector Customers
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Lumana & Convergint Partner to Bring AI Video Security to Enterprise & Public Sector Customers
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Lumana and Convergint have jointly announced that the two companies have formed a partnership that expands the AI-enabled video solutions available to Convergint's enterprise, mid-market and public sector customers worldwide.
Most organizations already have an extensive net
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Missouri Bar: MoveMakers and NewsMakers for Oct. 20, 2026
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 21 -- The Missouri Bar issued the following news:
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MoveMakers and NewsMakers for Oct. 20, 2026
See who is making news and moving where in the weekly Missouri Bar update "MoveMakers & NewsMakers."
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Across MO
National law firm Armstrong Teasdale is pleased to announce the addition of eight first-year associates across practice groups and offices nationwide. The new class includes Brian Christian, Savannah Fisher, Jaylen Hankins, Francine L
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Mizzou PRSSA earns Star Chapter Award for the first time
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 20 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release:
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Mizzou PRSSA earns Star Chapter Award for the first time
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PRSSA members pose on campus before a Kansas City-area agency trip to Garmin and Trozzolo Communications Group. Photo: Ayesha Khan
By Raigan Clay
Every year, the national Public Relations Student Society of America celebrates chapters that excel in service, outreach and professional development with Star Chapter d
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New Acutis Fellows at Benedictine College Will Promote Saint's Approach to Technology
ATCHISON, Kansas, Oct. 20 -- Benedictine College posted the following news:
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New Acutis Fellows at Benedictine College Will Promote Saint's Approach to Technology
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The day St. Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, was canonized, Benedictine College launched a new technology center. A year later, celebrating his October 12 feast day, that center is launching a fellowship program to form students who can continue the computer-savvy saint's work.
The Carlo Acutis Fellowship is the ne
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Oct. 27 Kraus Lecture Presented by Alumnus Don Tolly, 'Missourian You Should Know'
CANTON, Missouri, Oct. 20 -- Culver-Stockton College posted the following news:
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Oct. 27 Kraus Lecture Presented by Alumnus Don Tolly, 'Missourian You Should Know'
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Culver-Stockton College alumnus Don Tolly '87 will return to his alma mater on Tuesday, Oct. 27, as the guest speaker for the Culver-Stockton College Betsy (Curtright) Kraus Endowed Lecture.
Tolly will spend the day engaging with C-SC students and classes before delivering the public Kraus Lecture at 6:30 p.m. (Oct. 27) in
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OU College of Nursing receives millions to advance maternal health research
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 20 -- The University of Oklahoma posted the following news:
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OU College of Nursing receives millions to advance maternal health research
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OKLAHOMA CITY - The University of Oklahoma's Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing has received over $5 million in additional funding through a National Institutes of Health initiative to support four maternal health research projects over the next four years.
The Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision
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PrintReleaf Partners With APAN to Bring Sustainability Programs to Commercial Print Industry
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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PrintReleaf Partners With APAN to Bring Sustainability Programs to Commercial Print Industry
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PrintReleaf has announced a new partnership with participating regional trade associations within the Americas Printing Association Network (APAN). The partnership will give member companies across these regions streamlined access to PrintReleaf's environmental offset programs
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RockRoot Names Keli Perry Vice President
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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RockRoot Names Keli Perry Vice President
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RockRoot has announced that Keli Perry has joined the company as vice president. Perry will help lead business development, marketing, client success and operations as RockRoot expands its support for office technology dealerships seeking to grow their software businesses.
"Keli and I worked together for seven years at ACDI, a
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Sen. Moran Statement on the Passing of Larry Hibbard
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Moran Statement on the Passing of Larry Hibbard
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement on the passing of former Kansas State Representative Larry Hibbard:
"I was saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Hibbard, a lifelong Kansan who dedicated his life to serving his community and our state. I was grateful to count him as a friend, and I apprecia
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South Dakota Mines Researchers Contribute to Nobel Prize-Winning IceCube Experiment
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Oct. 20 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology posted the following news release:
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South Dakota Mines Researchers Contribute to Nobel Prize-Winning IceCube Experiment
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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes a scientific breakthrough that South Dakota Mines researchers are helping advance using elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos to explore the universe's most energetic and mysterious environments.
Francis Halzen, Ph.D., a physics prof
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Textron Aviation: First Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 Advances Toward Entry Into Service as First Production Unit Rolls Out of the Factory
WICHITA, Kansas, Oct. 21 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, posted the following news release:
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First Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 advances toward entry into service as first production unit rolls out of the factory
Light jet combines next-generation capability, pilot-focused innovation and added customer confidence to every mission.
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WICHITA, Kan. (October 20, 2026) -- Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, recently celebrated the rollout of the first produc
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What happens when empathy starts to slip in medical school
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release:
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What happens when empathy starts to slip in medical school
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Many medical students enter training motivated by science, service and a desire to care for patients with compassion in their most vulnerable moments.
As medical training progresses, however, research suggests that empathy levels ebb and flow, with the most demanding periods sometimes making it harder for med
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WORST OF THE WORST: Over the Weekend, ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, Rapists, Drug Traffickers, and Other Dangerous Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
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WORST OF THE WORST: Over the Weekend, ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, Rapists, Drug Traffickers, and Other Dangerous Illegal Aliens
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Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin's leadership, ICE has been unleashed to arrest and deport all illegal aliens
WASHINGTON - Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal alien
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Xerox Opens 2026 Global Partner Summit With Record Attendance & Expanded Partner Opportunities
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news:
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Xerox Opens 2026 Global Partner Summit With Record Attendance & Expanded Partner Opportunities
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On Oct. 14, Xerox Holdings Corp. welcomed more than 500 channel partners representing more than 70 countries to its 2026 Global Partner Summit to explore new opportunities created by the company's expanded portfolio, capabilities and global reach.
"Over the past few years,
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