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Kansas Conservation Series: Fish Survivability Study at the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities

By Sunflower State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. is continuing his conservation series highlighting Kansans’ voluntary efforts to take better care of the environment. Stories will be released throughout the 2023 Farm Bill legislative process.

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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Recognizes National Police Week, Honors Fallen Kansas Police Officers

By Sunflower State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on May 16 spoke on the Senate Floor to recognize National Police Week and remember Kansas law enforcement who passed away in 2022. National Police Week was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, and this year runs from May 14 – May 20.

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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Speaks on Crisis at the Southern Border After Elimination of Title 42

By Sunflower State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on May 17 spoke on the Senate Floor to address the security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border and the consequences of eliminating Title 42.

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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Speaks on the Senate Floor on the Importance of Trade for the U.S. Economy and Defense

By Sunflower State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) spoke on the Senate floor this week about the importance of trade to the U.S. economy and national security and called on President Biden to enter into – and Congress to ratify – the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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Governor Kelly Announces Administration Appointments

By Sunflower State News Report | May 18, 2023

On May 16, 2023, Governor Laura Kelly announced 4 appointments and 3 reappointments to the following state boards and council.

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Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Invest in Rural Communities

By Sunflower State News Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced the Rural Jobs Act, legislation to build on the success of the New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) by bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment to some of the most disadvantaged rural communities in America.

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Sen. Marshall Introduces Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act

By Sunflower State News Report | May 17, 2023

Last week, Sens. Marshall (R-KS) and Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act.

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Governor Kelly Signs Omnibus Budget, Increases Funding for Higher Education, Infrastructure, Student Mental Health Programs

By Sunflower State News Report | May 17, 2023

Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 25, the Omnibus Budget, which passed with bipartisan support.

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Kansas State University Selected for National Science Foundation Award

By Sunflower State News Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today congratulated Kansas State University for being awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program for the Advancing Biosecurity, Biodefense, and Biomanufacturing project.

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ICYMI: Sen. Marshall Hosts Press Conference From Southern Border

By Sunflower State News Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. held a press conference outside of Camp Monument on the southern border after touring the facility and witnessing, first-hand, Biden’s border crisis hours before Title 42 lifted on Thursday night. Sen. Marshall was joined by Sens. Cruz (R-TX), Hoeven (R-ND), Budd (R-NC) and Border Patrol Council President, Brandon Judd.

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ICYMI: Sen. Marshall At The Southern Border “This Is Worse Than Anything We’ve Seen”

By Sunflower State News Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared on Fox Business this afternoon with Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) live from Brownsville, TX to evaluate Biden’s border and humanitarian crisis just hours before the lifting of Title 42 on Thursday.

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Sen. Moran to Serve as Co-Chair of Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus

By Sunflower State News Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has been named co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus – a bipartisan group of 23 senators that champions efforts to increase and support travel to and within the United States.

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Kansas AG calls on U.S. Supreme Court to reverse lower court decision

By Sunflower State News Report | May 15, 2023

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined an 18-state coalition calling on the United States Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision giving officials license to stifle their political opponents’ protected speech by financially crippling them.

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Governor Kelly Directs Flags be Flown at Half-Staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day

By Sunflower State News Report | May 15, 2023

In accordance with Executive Order #20-30, Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff on all state buildings, grounds, and facilities from sunup to sundown on Monday, May 15, 2023, to honor Peace Officers Memorial Day.

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AG Kobach announces distribution of $1.2 million settlement for Kansans tricked by TurboTax owner Intuit

By Sunflower State News Report | May 14, 2023

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax’s owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022.

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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Pays Tribute to the Life of Gary Doane

By Sunflower State News Report | May 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) today spoke on the Senate floor to pay tribute to the life of Gary Doane – Downs native, member of the Kansas Farm Bureau and former Chair of the Board of Directors for the Kansas Agricultural and Rural Leadership (KARL) Program.

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Governor Kelly Announces $30 Million in Tourism Grants

By Sunflower State News Report | May 14, 2023

Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $30 million has been awarded to 18 recipients developing and improving tourism sites statewide.

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Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips in Kansas

By Sunflower State News Report | May 13, 2023

On May 11, 2023, Governor Laura Kelly joined legislators and advocates in Shawnee to sign Senate Bill 174, a bipartisan bill that decriminalizes fentanyl test strips.

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AG Kobach to Biden admin: Reconsider unfair mortgage lending rule

By Sunflower State News Report | May 13, 2023

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today blasted a Biden administration rule that increases mortgage interest rates for homebuyers with good credit to reduce rates for homebuyers with lower credit scores.

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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Reform the Security Classification System

By Sunflower State News Report | May 13, 2023

U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) – members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – today introduced the Classification Reform Act of 2023 and the Sensible Classification Act of 2023 to reform the security classification system in order to reduce over classification, prevent mishandling of classified information, promote better use of intelligence and enhance public trust.