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News from July 2025

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Kansas receives $136.6 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Sunflower State News | Jul 20, 2025

The VA issued 485 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Kansas during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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League of American Workers Founder: ‘Sen. Marshall and Moran should vote to confirm all of Trump’s nominees’

By Sunflower State News | Jul 20, 2025

Steve Cortes, Founder and President of the League of American Workers, encouraged U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and Senator Jerry Moran to vote to confirm all of President Trump’s nominees.

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Senator Marshall discusses intelligence report and crypto bill during Fox News interview

By A. A. Ruggiero | Jul 20, 2025

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) appeared on Fox News to discuss several recent developments in Washington, including a report from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, a $9 billion rescissions package, and new cryptocurrency...

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KDOT joins national campaign urging drivers to slow down amid summer travel

By Sunflower State News | Jul 19, 2025

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is urging drivers to reduce their speed as part of the national "Speeding Catches Up With You" campaign, which runs through the end of July.

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KDOT awards Safe Routes to School planning grants to six Kansas communities

By Sunflower State News | Jul 19, 2025

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has announced the recipients of the 2025-2026 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Planning and Programming grants.

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KDOT honors employees for service anniversaries in August

By Sunflower State News | Jul 19, 2025

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has announced its appreciation for employees marking state service anniversaries in August.

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Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Commission announces annual meeting on July 23

By Sunflower State News | Jul 19, 2025

The Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Commission (KOARC) is set to hold its 61st annual meeting on Wednesday, July 23, at the Hilton Garden Inn Bartlesville in Oklahoma.

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Lenexa tax preparer receives three-year sentence for filing false tax returns

By Sunflower State News | Jul 18, 2025

A Kansas tax preparer has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for filing false income tax returns, resulting in a tax loss exceeding $1.5 million to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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VA home loan amount averages $282,596 in Kansas for Q1

By Sunflower State News | Jul 17, 2025

The average VA home loan amount in Kansas during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 was $282,596, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Senator Marshall discusses cutting NPR and PBS funding amid federal budget concerns

By A. A. Ruggiero | Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) appeared on Fox Business’ The Bottom Line to discuss the Senate's approval of the President’s rescissions package and the proposed cuts to funding for NPR and PBS.

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Senator Moran supports nomination of Ryan Kriegshauser for U.S. Attorney in Kansas

By W. T. Rodgers | Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has expressed support for the nomination of Ryan Kriegshauser as United States Attorney for the District of Kansas. “Ryan Kriegshauser’s broad legal experience and service to our nation make him an excellent...

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Senate approves rescissions package aimed at reducing federal spending

By A. A. Ruggiero | Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas commented on the Senate’s approval of a new rescissions package, which aims to reduce government spending by eliminating $9 billion identified as waste, fraud, and abuse.

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Senate panel advances FY2026 commerce, justice & science appropriations bill led by Sen. Moran

By W. T. Rodgers | Jul 17, 2025

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act. U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,...

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Senator Marshall calls attention to national debt and federal spending issues

By A. A. Ruggiero | Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas appeared on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the recent rescissions package and address concerns about federal spending and national debt.

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Senators propose bipartisan bill requiring tech firms report suspected online drug sales

By A. A. Ruggiero | Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) have reintroduced the Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act, a bill that would require social media companies and communication service providers to report suspected illegal...

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Senator Marshall discusses challenges facing association health plans for Kansas workers

By W. T. Rodgers | Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) questioned several experts during a recent Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee hearing about access to benefits for independent workers.

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Senator Moran supports Rescissions Act while protecting key food aid programs

By A. A. Ruggiero | Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has announced his support for the Rescissions Act of 2025, which was passed by Congress following a request from the Trump administration to reclaim $9 billion in unused federal funds.

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Senators introduce bipartisan bill seeking greater healthcare price transparency

By A. A. Ruggiero | Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) have introduced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing transparency in healthcare pricing.

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Senator Marshall calls for Fed Chair Powell's resignation over economic policy concerns

By A. A. Ruggiero | Jul 16, 2025

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas appeared on Fox Business’ The Evening Edit to discuss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s leadership and recent decisions regarding interest rates and spending on the Federal Reserve headquarters...

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Senator Marshall hosts federal officials for inaugural MAHA roundtable on soil health

By E. V. Hanna | Jul 15, 2025

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) convened the first Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) roundtable on Capitol Hill, bringing together Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, farmers from...