House speaker optimistic about landing Chiefs, Royals
House Speaker Dan Hawkins on Friday expressed optimism about the prospect of Kansas landing the Royals and the Chiefs after a deal aimed at...
Audit finds inconsistencies in awarding COVID-relief grants
The Commerce Department didn't always adhere to its process for scoring applications seeking $99 million in COVID-relief funds, leading to concerns that some projects...
State budget expands STAR bond incentive to include malls
Buried deep inside the state's $25.6 billion budget, there's a measure that expands one of the state’s most powerful tax incentives to help save...
UPDATED: Overland Park lands 2,000-employee fintech hub
(Updated to include state incentives for project)
Overland Park has landed what is believed to be historically one of the state's largest office prospects with...
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...
Senators work to preserve affordable housing tax credit
Senators are trying to preserve a state tax credit created to encourage construction of affordable housing in Kansas.
The Senate is negotiating with the House...
Legislature approves regulatory ‘sandboxes’
A bill that would create a climate for Kansas entrepreneurs to test novel business ideas in a setting where rules and regulations are temporarily...
Bill limiting local regulation of home-based businesses hits roadblock
A bill that would limit local governments' ability to regulate what is described as a “no-impact” home-based business failed to get out of a...
Kobach push for E-Verify requirement stalls in Senate committee
Attorney General Kris Kobach’s effort to require all Kansas employers to use a federal internet-based system to verify the eligibility of their employees to...
UPDATED: House approves bill limiting state hiring decisions based on degrees
The Kansas House on Monday approved a bill with just one supporter that prohibits state employers from making hiring decisions based solely on whether...
