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Millions in Sprint state income tax credits expire as key bill fails

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Sprint piled up $100 million in Kansas income tax credits that expired after a bill extending a key development incentive failed to win legislative...

Incentives for rural settlement face backlog

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Kansas has a backlog of more than 800 people waiting for student loan subsidies that were intended to entice people to settle in rural...

UPDATED: Business group requests stop to federal unemployment aid

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(Updated to include reaction from legislative leaders and some advocates) A group of nearly 200 business interests is urging Gov. Laura Kelly to end the...

K.C. MO mayor: Kansas ‘stealing’ auto show

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Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas says Kansas is positioning to steal the Kansas City Auto Show from Missouri with legislation moving through the...

Kansans seek legislative protections from wind turbines

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They talked about sleepless nights. They complained about falling property values They voiced worry about losing property rights. And they were exasperated with annoying shadow flickers. Kansas residents...

Broadband task force appointed

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A new task force to study the state's needs for high-speed Internet service and how to meet those demands has now been appointed. Here's a...

Kansas lawmakers work to fix Israel boycott law

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Kansas lawmakers are trying to fix a constitutional flaw in a law passed last year that bars state contractors from boycotting Israel. Legislators are considering...

Kansans for Life opposing Toland nomination

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Kansans for Life has come out against David Toland's nomination for commerce secretary, sending a letter to senators questioning his relationship to a memorial...

UPDATED: Report credits wind industry with $1.6 billion investment

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(Updated to include comment from report's authors and senator sponsoring bill putting limits on the wind industry.)  The wind industry took the offensive Monday in...

New program disqualifies 7,000 for unemployment benefits

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The state suspended unemployment benefits for nearly 7,000 Kansans this week who didn't comply with a new program created by the Legislature to connect...