TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 7 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody and 15 other state attorneys general are strongly objecting to the United States Senate's proposed border supplemental bill introduced this week. The attorneys general cited several concerns, imploring lawmakers to reject this bill. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "This bill is a mirage. It codifies many of the illegal actions President Bide  more

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: Super Bowl LVIII is this Sunday, and in addition to being one of the biggest sporting events of the year, it's also a pop culture phenomenon. Colorado State University experts are available to discuss a variety of angles related to the Super Bowl, ranging from what makes Patrick Mahomes so good (hint: it's not totally football related) to the playing surface itself to the impact that a certain pop s  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 7 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell continues to bolster its national Consumer Financial Services practice and its growth in Washington, DC with the addition of partner Michael Silver to the firm's Financial Services & Capital Markets industry group. Silver spent more than a dozen years at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau where he was an original member of the Office of Regulations and most recently held the t  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today announced a Governor's Budget Amendment to her Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal to invest over $23 million for the Intellectual/Developmental Disability (I/DD) and Physical Disability (PD) waivers, creating 250 new slots for each. With this investment, 500 more Kansans with disabilities will receive critical services such as in-home care, reducing the waitlist for  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by a coalition of 15 other attorneys general, has sent a letter to the leadership of the United States Senate strongly objecting to measures in the "border bill" proposed in that chamber after negotiation with the White House. The letter highlights the bill's failure to solve problems contributing to high volumes of border encounters, explaining: "We implore o  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 7 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: By Bryce Puntenney For Diana Tamer, Pharm.D., oncology is a calling. What fuels her passion for treating cancer comes from diverse places - from her first oncology patient to the health-care workers she trained in the Ivory Coast. Her expertise in oncology pharmacy presented her with a unique opportunity last summer to train health-care workers in Africa through BIO Ventures for Global He  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Reyes joined a coalition of 25 states in a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new rule unlawful. The new rule pertains to the procedures under which states submit state implementation plans as mandated by Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. Under a section of the Clean Air Act, st  more