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...
Panel reconsiders government competition refunds
A Senate committee on Monday withdrew a proposal that would refund property taxes to businesses facing competition from state and local governments.
The Senate tax...
Senate passes broad business compensation bill
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday passed a sweeping bill that could potentially provide hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to small businesses that...
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...
UPDATED: Business group requests stop to federal unemployment aid
(Updated to include reaction from legislative leaders and some advocates)
A group of nearly 200 business interests is urging Gov. Laura Kelly to end the...
Four groups want removal from unemployment letter
Four organizations are asking to be removed from a letter sent by a group of business interests asking the governor to end the state's...
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...
$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...
New program disqualifies 7,000 for unemployment benefits
The state suspended unemployment benefits for nearly 7,000 Kansans this week who didn't comply with a new program created by the Legislature to connect...
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...