Lawmakers want to bring back ‘no-impact’ home-based business bill
Lawmakers want to revive a bill that would limit local governments’ ability to regulate what are described as “no-impact” home-based businesses.
The Special Committee on...
Beneficient says Kansas business model sustainable, not built on ‘lies’ and ‘fraud’
A unique type of Kansas financial institution that came under new scrutiny when the founder of its parent company was indicted by a grand...
UPDATED: Federal grand jury indicts former Beneficient executive
(Updated to include comments from Beneficient U.S. attorney and lawmaker who chairs the House financial institutions committee; also corrects that he was not charged...
Regulatory sandbox law lacks funding for staff
A new law that's intended to foster a climate for Kansas entrepreneurs to test novel business ideas hasn't got up and running yet because...
Affordable housing tax credit could cost state more than $1 billion, audit says
State auditors on Tuesday reminded lawmakers about the price tag of a state tax credit that was created to foster the construction of affordable...
‘Reliability issues’ impede reporting of tax incentives, audit says
Questions about the reliability of data tracked by the Kansas Revenue Department kept state auditors from concluding how much the state has awarded in...
UPDATED: Beneficient receives loan default notice, investigates former CEO
(Updated to include comment from Heppner)
The parent company of a unique type of financial institution in Kansas is running into more trouble this week...
Banking regulators planning new oversight of financial institution
State banking regulators are planning to impose a formal corrective action order on a unique Kansas financial institution that allows affluent investors to liquidate...
UPDATED: Kansas chamber names interim leader
(Updated to include comment from Jennison)
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce on Monday morning named a former Wichita business executive as the new interim president...
Commerce battles back against multiple legislative audits
Lt. Gov. David Toland is fighting back against multiple legislative audits examining how the Commerce Department is administering $150 million in federal COVID relief...
