Proposal creating ‘regulatory sandboxes’ advances
The Kansas Legislature on Friday took a step toward creating an environment for entrepreneurs to test novel business ideas in a setting where rules...
Commerce department restructuring staff
Secretary of Commerce David Toland on Friday reshuffled his staff as part of restructuring at the agency.
Toland named Alicia Janesko Hutchings as manager of...
UPDATED: Kansas border war pact demands parity for local tax breaks
(Updated to include statements from Kansas City mayor and Good Jobs First)
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday signed an executive order intended to end...
Around-the-clock alcohol sales for World Cup gets cool greeting
A proposal to allow around-the-clock alcohol sales during the World Cup in Kansas City is running into an obstacle in the Kansas Senate.
The bill...
Revised ESG bill sets new consent requirement for financial advisers
Financial advisers would be required to get consent from their clients acknowledging that environmental, social and corporate governance guidelines are used to make investing...
Kansas unemployment claims up 1,700% over 2019
Claims for unemployment benefits in Kansas have shot up more than 1,700% from 2019, with the hospitality industry taking the biggest hit as the...
New tax incentives approved for data centers after struggling for support
A bill offering tax incentives to new data centers that was nearly left for dead last month emerged in the last days of the...
Kansas City seeks incentive from Kansas for international flight
The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, is asking Kansas to kick in $5 million to help bring a new direct international route to its...
Legislature adjourns without acting on sports incentives; could be addressed at special session
The Kansas Legislature adjourned Wednesday morning without acting on proposed tax incentives intended to draw the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to Kansas.
But there's...
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...
