BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to Showcase Over 250 Women's College Basketball Matchup Across Platforms, Feb. 5-11 * ESPN platforms to feature six top-25 matchups this week * Thursday's ESPN doubleheader to highlight No. 5 UConn at No. 19 Tennessee (6:30 p.m. ET), followed by Stanford at No. 3 Notre Dame (8:30 p.m.) * Sunday's ESPN doubleheader includes four ranked programs: No. 2 South Ca  more

HAYS, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- Fort Hays State University issued the following news: * * * Fort Hays State University welcomes Dan Lara as new State Director of Kansas Small Business Development Center HAYS, Kan. - Fort Hays State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Lara as the new Director of the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC). With over a decade of experience in economic development and a proven track record of securing significant funding for Kansas communit  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly, Senate Minority Leader Sykes, House Minority Leader Woodard Release Joint Statement Regarding Proposals to Eliminate Taxes on Tips, Raise Kansas' Minimum Wage TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly, Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, and House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard released Wednesday the below joint statement regarding the Kansas Legislature's proposals to eliminate income taxes on  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Homerun! ESPN Set to Showcase More than 3,200 Regular Season Softball Games Across Platforms * Nearly 150 Games Across ESPN Linear Platforms: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ACC Network * Eleven Top 5 Regular Season Matchups * Nearly 2,600 Regular Season Games on ESPN+ * Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield Returns for Sixth Ye  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in defending a religious organization's broad authority to make employment decisions based on religious beliefs to accomplish the organization's mission and goals. The coalition filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. In the case of Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * 25-CONS-3251-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - IGWT, Inc. Date Filed: 02/05/2025 * * * 25-SEPE-309-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Application for Sunflower Electric Power Corporation Date Filed: 02/05/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/por  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU researchers can discuss Super Bowl LIX topics including gambling, training, Taylor Swift As Super Bowl LIX gets set to kick off this Sunday, storylines from both on and off the field surround one of the world's largest sporting events. Whether the Kansas City Chiefs will claim an unprecedented third consecutive championship is only one story surrounding the big game. University of Kansas researchers are a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 5 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2025: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined 17 other states in defending President Trump's executive order that restores the original meaning and value of American citizenship while ending birthright citizenship and the loophole for birth tourism and illegal aliens. On day one in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end the birthright citizenship loophole for birth touri  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Lt. Governor Toland Announces More Than $4 Million Available in Community Service Tax Credit Program Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $4.13 million in tax credits will be made available under the Kansas Department of Commerce's Community Service Tax Credit Program (CSP). "Revitalizing our communities and state requires targeted investments that make p  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 6 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: * * * MDC begins next phase of Schell-Osage Conservation Area renovations News from the region: Kansas City By Erin Woodiel 02/04/2025 SCHELL CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has begun the next phase of its wetland renovation project at Schell-Osage Conservation Area. The Missouri Conservation Commission approved a contract with Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co., I  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * New book takes in-depth look at first ladies, how the position has evolved Volumes have been written about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. And if one wanted to read more about first ladies like Dolley Madison or Nancy Reagan, plenty of biographies are on the market. But a new book about first ladies co-edited by a University of Kansas journalism history researcher takes a more holistic, in-depth look at the posi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a coalition of state attorneys general in an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci's role in the COVID-19 pandemic response, demanding accountability for alleged mismanagement, misleading statements, and suppression of scientific debate. In a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thu  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a court victory in fighting government overreach and Biden-era woke policies. The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota ruling in favor of a 21-state coalition, including South Carolina, stopped a federal agency from making any more regulations and threw out an agency rule that was based on ideology instea  more