Sports wagering: How much tax is enough?
Kansas would impose among the highest taxes on sports wagering in the country under one version of expanded gambling legislation now under consideration.
The House...
Legislature passes economic recovery loan program
A bill creating a $60 million low-interest loan program for businesses struggling from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic cleared the Kansas Legislature...
Business community asks for report on utility rates
The Kansas business community is urging lawmakers to require state utility regulators to compile a report each year showing how electric rates in the...
KPERS again cool on Kelly’s retirement refinancing plan
The state retirement system’s Board of Trustees for a third time is refusing to go along with Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan to finance her...
UPDATED: Labor blocks more than 500,000 fraudulent log-in attempts
(Updated to include new numbers from Labor Department)
The Kansas Labor Department reports that it has stopped more than a half million fraudulent attempts to...
Senate approves loan program for struggling businesses
The Kansas Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would create a $60 million low-interest loan program for businesses struggling from the economic fallout of...
UPDATED: Lawmaker anger toward Labor Department boils over
(Updated to include that new technology will be added to the state's unemployment system this weekend to prevent false claims.)
Lawmakers on Wednesday vented their...
Republicans press for details on fraudulent claims payouts
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday pushed administrators at the Labor Department to reveal how much the state has paid out in fraudulent unemployment claims.
Officials at...
Unemployment climbs with surge in jobless claims
After six months of steady decline, the state's unemployment rate ticked up in November as the number of jobless claims has surged.
The Labor Department...
Auditors recommend changes in angel investor program
Auditors are urging lawmakers to tweak an economic development program for small, innovative startup companies after finding instances where businesses left Kansas earlier than...
