Insurance Department to seek civil fine authority for fraud
Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt plans to seek the ability to levy civil penalties for insurance fraud, giving the agency more power to fight a...
Legislative panel recommends ‘regulatory sandboxes’
A panel of legislators on Tuesday recommended that the Legislature take up a proposal that creates an environment for entrepreneurs to test novel business...
State banks seek better climate competing for local, state government deposits
The state's banks are urging lawmakers to take steps to allow them to better compete for local and state government deposits that they say...
Audit says tax incentive doesn’t significantly affect schools, but questions persist
A tax incentive used to redevelop property is not having a significant effect on school funding and enrollment, according to a limited study by...
Commerce eliminates three COVID-related grant positions
The Kansas Commerce Department has eliminated three positions that administered millions of dollars in federal COVID relief funds after bringing in an outside firm...
Legislative panel approves audit of COVID-relief grants
A legislative committee on Tuesday agreed to move ahead with an audit of how the Kansas Department of Commerce evaluated applications for $100 million...
UPDATED: Legislature paves way for Chiefs, Royals to relocate to Kansas
(Updated to include comments from House speaker and the Royals, Chiefs)
The Kansas Legislature on Tuesday laid the groundwork for the Kansas City Royals and...
Governor ‘neutral’ on stadium tax incentives; chief of staff calls it ‘good opportunity’
Gov. Laura Kelly is neutral on a proposal for using tax incentives to bring the Kansas City Chiefs or Royals to Kansas, although she...
New draft bill for Chiefs, Royals incentives
Here's the newest version of a draft bill that lawmakers will consider later today for incentives to bring the Chiefs and Royals to Kansas.
The...
Royals sign up Kansas lobbyists to back stadium incentives
As they explore the possibility of a new stadium, the Kansas City Royals have hired a team of lobbyists to advocate for a bill...
