WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: Today, in response to reports that Texas-based Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk will allow Missouri, Idaho, and Kansas to move ahead with their lawsuit seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, Accountable.US President Caroline Ciccone released the following statement condemning the brazen use of judge shopping  more

MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, Jan. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Combat Antisemitism Movement issued the following news release: * * * IHRA Definition Must Be Central Component of Any Serious UN Initiative to Fight Antisemitism, CAM Says At a press conference on Friday, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Angel Moratinos unveiled the UN Action Plan to Enhance Monitoring and Response to Antisemitism. "Antisemitism is a global scourge that mu  more

SALINA, Kansas, Jan. 17 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Kansas Wesleyan announced Thursday that, after tabulating gifts received since October, its Power of AND fundraising campaign has exceeded $45 million. More than $1 million has been gifted to the institution during the past three months. "The holidays are, traditionally, a time for giving, and KWU was privileged to be the recipient of many gifts this year," said Ken Oliver, executive vice president of adva  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Kansas, four other states, bring lawsuit to exclude illegal aliens from census * * * WASHINGTON - The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) is representing Kansas in an important case, filed today on behalf of five states, challenging the counting of illegal aliens in the census for purposes of apportionment. Apportionment is the process in which each state is allotted a n  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The University of Kansas has announced participants selected for the 2025 Staff Fellows Program, which seeks to strengthen the university by developing leaders at all levels of the institution. The KU Staff Fellows Program offers staff an opportunity to build their leadership skills, gain experience to advance their careers and work together on a strategic campus project that benefits the university. Each  more