Legislature clears way for auto show move from Missouri
The Kansas Legislature has opened the door for the Kansas City Auto Show to move out of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, across the state...
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...
State bank regulator: ‘Deeply concerning issues’ about finance institution
The state's top banking regulator is sounding alarm bells about a company operating as a new type of financial institution that allows affluent investors...
Kelly eases off push for iLottery in sports wagering bill
Gov. Laura Kelly is backing off her insistence that online lottery ticket sales be part of any sports wagering bill passed by the Legislature.
The...
STAR bonds on trial: Legislation aims to tighten up on powerful tax incentive
The calls for reform began more than a decade ago.
Lawmakers became enraged in 2005 when they learned that proceeds from a powerful tax incentive...
Sports wagering passes Senate, goes to governor
Kansas is poised to become the 34th state to enact sports wagering after it cleared the the state Legislature Friday morning despite a last-minute...
$11 million recommended for Labor Department call center
A special committee overseeing how the state spends federal COVID relief money recommended putting $11 million toward paying for increased call center staffing at...
House panel picks apart incentives bill
A House committee on Monday picked apart a proposed lucrative tax incentive for a mystery $1 billion manufacturing plant, zeroing in on a provision...
UPDATED: Senate passes robot delivery bill
A bill authorizing Amazon to operate automated delivery vehicles on city sidewalks was approved by the Kansas Senate on Wednesday.
The Senate approved the legislation...
State poised for major investment in rural housing
The state of Kansas is about to invest nearly $200 million in rural housing as part of a broad initiative to foster economic development...
