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News from May 2023

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Senator Roger Marshall Celebrates Grand Opening of NBAF in Manhattan, KS

By Sunflower State News Report | May 26, 2023

Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. attended the grand opening dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF).

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Sen. Moran’s Bill to Improve Safety of FAA System and Prevent Outages Heads to President’s Desk

By Sunflower State News Report | May 26, 2023

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – ranking member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation and co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus – along with U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Representatives Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced that their bipartisan legislation to help prevent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outages has passed the U.S. House and U.S. Senate and is headed to the President's desk to be signed into law.

“FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 23

By Sunflower State News | May 25, 2023

The Congressional Record published “FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” in the Senate section on May 23.

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Governor Kelly Ceremonially Signs Bipartisan Bill to Give Justice to Child Sexual Abuse Survivors

By Sunflower State News Report | May 25, 2023

On May 25, 2023, Governor Laura Kelly ceremonially signed bipartisan Senate Substitute for House Bill 2127, which makes it easier for victims of childhood sexual assault to pursue justice, alongside bipartisan legislators and advocates.

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ICYMI: Sen. Marshall On Fox News’ Faulkner Focus

By Sunflower State News Report | May 25, 2023

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared live on the Faulkner Focus on Fox News this morning to discuss his recent trip to Camp Monument in Brownsville, TX, the ongoing border crisis, and the latest updates on the debt ceiling negotiations.

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Governor Kelly Congratulates Schwan’s for Completion of Major Pizza Plant Expansion in Salina Creating 225 Jobs

By Sunflower State News Report | May 25, 2023

Governor Laura Kelly congratulated Schwan’s Company officials as they held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the completion of a 400,000-square-foot expansion of its pizza manufacturing facility in Salina.

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CDC predicts 159 people age 85 and older in Kansas died during week ending May 6

By Sunflower State News | May 24, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 159 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 6.

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ICYMI: Sen. Marshall on Border Crisis and Debt Ceiling: “We’re Seeing a Vacuum of Leadership from Joe Biden”

By Sunflower State News Report | May 24, 2023

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared on Wake Up America on Newsmax this morning to discuss his recent trip to Camp Monument in Brownsville, TX, the ongoing border crisis, and the latest updates on the debt ceiling negotiations.

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Governor Kelly Joins the Announcement of Nonprofit Organizing FIFA World Cup 26™

By Sunflower State News Report | May 24, 2023

Governor Laura Kelly today joined leaders from the Kansas City metro to announce the formation of KC2026 and its Board of Directors, made up of business executives, civic leaders, and elected officials.

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Senate Passes Sen. Marshall Measure to Uphold High Standards for American Citizenship

By Sunflower State News Report | May 23, 2023

On May 19, the U.S Senate passed a bipartisan measure authored by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. to nullify the Biden Administration’s public charge rule that lowers the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) citizenship standards for legal immigrants.

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Sens. Moran, Thune Lead Legislation to Address Affordable Housing Shortage

By Sunflower State News Report | May 23, 2023

U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced the Housing Supply Expansion Act, legislation that would address the shortage of affordable housing options by making targeted reforms to requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act, a 1930s-era labor law.

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ICYMI: Sen. Marshall On Fox News: “Joe Biden Will Be A One Term-One Paragraph In The History Books- President”

By Sunflower State News Report | May 23, 2023

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared live on the America’s Newsroom on Fox News this morning to discuss the latest on the debt ceiling negotiations, his recent trip to Camp Monument in Brownsville, TX ahead of the end of Title 42, and Joe Biden’s rocky record on handling U.S.-China relations.

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Week of May 6: 149 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Kansas

By Sunflower State News | May 23, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 149 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Governor Kelly Fully Funds Schools for the Fifth Year in a Row, Protects Rural Schools

By Sunflower State News Report | May 23, 2023

Governor Signs K-12 Budget Bill, Line-Item Vetoes Provisions Stripping Funding from Rural Schools

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Kobach leads coalition of AGs urging Biden to uphold Title IX protections for women

By Sunflower State News Report | May 23, 2023

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today led a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to scrap a proposed U.S. Department of Education rule that would withhold federal Title IX funds from entities that prohibit biological males from competing in girls’ and women's athletics.

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Week ending May 6 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Kansas

By Sunflower State News | May 22, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 89 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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ICYMI: Sen. Marshall on Fox Business: This Border is Anything But Under Control

By Sunflower State News Report | May 22, 2023

On May 18, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared on The Evening Edit on Fox Business to discuss his recent trip to Camp Monument in Brownsville, TX and the ongoing border crisis.

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PHOTOS: Sens. Moran, Shaheen Welcome Artemis II Astronauts to Capitol Hill

By Sunflower State News Report | May 22, 2023

U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, welcomed the Artemis II astronauts, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell to Capitol Hill and spoke on the importance of the Artemis missions.

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Honoring Kansas Law Enforcement Officers During Police Week

By Sunflower State News Report | May 22, 2023

My dad is one of my greatest heroes. He served as the chief of police in our hometown of El Dorado for 30 years.

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Governor Kelly Announces More Than $65 Million in Grants for Medical and Mental Health Care

By Sunflower State News Report | May 22, 2023

Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has awarded $65.4 million made available through the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Executive Committee and State Finance Council.