BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: Emmy award winning television host Amina Smith has joined ESPN as an anchor for SportsCenter, the network's signature news and information program. She will begin work on April 2. For the past three years, Smith has been a multi-platform host and on-air talent with NBC Sports Boston, covering the New England Patriots and hosting flagship programming for the Boston Celtics. In 2022, Smith won a Ne  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 16 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorneys General Raul Labrador of Idaho and Todd Rokita of Indiana led 26 other states in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court challenging Illinois' unconstitutional ban of AR-15 rifles and their standard 30-round magazines. "This ruling from the Seventh Circuit flies in the face of the Bruen decision and the Second Amendment's unqualified command," said Attorney General Labrado  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Photo memoir by retired English professor documents a friendship and legacy that the 'truth warriors' nurtured for decades. * * * By Joan Tupponce Daryl Cumber Dance had butterflies the first time she met Paule Marshall, the beloved and influential author of novels and short stories. "I was an ardent fan," said Dance, Ph.D., an author and retired Virginia Commonwealth University Engli  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that she has appointed Chris Kennedy as Secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) effective March 18, 2024. Kennedy is preceded by Secretary Brad Loveless whose tenure with the Department began in January 2019. "I'm grateful to Secretary Loveless for his steadfast commitment to the State of Kansas and our state's natural resourc  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 195 (https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/sb195/), authorizing the Kansas Children's Cabinet to establish a nonprofit corporation to receive donations, gifts, grants, and engage in fundraising activities for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. "Strengthening children's literacy skills and ensuring parents can access these resou  more

SALINA, Kansas, March 16 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Kansas Wesleyan announced Friday that Dr. Rebecca Chopp '74 will speak Saturday, April 20, at 11 a.m. in Peters Science Hall 201. Chopp's words will immediately follow the annual Best of KWU student presentations and will be part of Spring Alumni, Family and Community Weekend 2024. The presentation will be open to the public, and afterwards, Chopp will sign copies of her latest book, "Still Me: Accepting   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 16 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: Jackson County residents are angry and frustrated by skyrocketing property tax bills, and the Missouri House has responded, voting toward a restoration of accountability to the office of the county's assessor. Jackson County, since a voter-approved measure was passed more than a decade ago, is the only charter county in the state whose assessor is appointed rather than elected. The County's assessments have bee  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: * * * * NWSL on ESPN kicks off Saturday: Kansas City Current vs. Portland Thorns FC * Emirates FA Cup Quarterfinals Exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish - Manchester City vs. Newcastle on Saturday, and Manchester United vs. Liverpool on Sunday * LALIGA: Griezmann, Depay and Atletico de Madrid hosts FC Barcelona on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes on Sunday * * * NWSL: Kansas C  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a group of 24 state attorneys general and one state legislature in challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new methane emissions rule. The coalition has filed a petition in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to block the rule. "The Biden Administration's methane emissions rule is a bl  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., has been appointed to lead the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing as interim dean effective April 15. Kinser is an endowed professor and currently serves as assistant dean for research in scholarship, and innovation in the school. She is an alum of VCU and joined the faculty in 2012. Kinser's program of research is focused on the overall vision of helping mothers  more