Cities, cable companies fight over technology regulation
The cable industry won a battle against cities and counties Thursday when the state Senate passed a bill limiting local governments' ability to regulate...
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...
Kansas: One big rural opportunity zone
It's a state incentive whose success has been debatable.
It started in 2012 with a goal of helping 50 rural counties reverse population declines with...
Compensation plan for pandemic losses approved
The Kansas Legislature early Saturday morning passed a bill providing potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to small businesses that were hurt...
Outlook for sports wagering dimming, key lawmaker says
The outlook for passing a sports wagering bill this year dimmed when the House voted down a proposal authorizing sports betting at the state's...
Plan proposes tax rebates for government competition
A plan emerged in the Senate on Wednesday that would refund property taxes to businesses that face competition from state and local governments.
Republican state...
Ben & Jerry’s boycott prompts review of contracts
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration is reviewing state contracts to determine if the parent company of Ben & Jerry's is doing business with the state...
Sports wagering bill advances in Senate
A bill authorizing sports wagering in Kansas moved out of a Senate committee Wednesday after the legislation was tweaked to ban betting on high...
Business groups wary of COVID mandate proposals
Conservative and business groups are raising red flags about proposals that the Legislature plans to consider at its upcoming special session to battle federal...
Sports wagering could hinge on historical horse race machines
Lawmakers are working on a proposal that could remove a major obstacle to sports wagering in Kansas by bringing gambling back to a darkened...