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...
Commerce Department beefs up eco devo staffing
The Kansas Commerce Department on Tuesday beefed up its economic development staff with two new hirings to help lead the agency.
Commerce Secretary David Toland...
Oklahoma House passes mega development incentive
Just in case you're keeping your eyes on what's happening in Oklahoma on the mega incentives for what's been described as the "worst kept...
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...
Utility study could run as high as $1.3 million
A plan to study utility rates in Kansas as could run as much as $1.3 million, lawmakers were told Monday.
Tom Day, director of Legislative...
Streaming services fight city franchise fees
Streaming service providers are asking the Legislature to help them fight back against a lawsuit that could potentially force them to pay franchise fees...
Kansas unemployment claims fall 9%
Claims for unemployment continued flooding the Kansas Labor Department although they fell nearly 10% from a week earlier.
The agency reports that 50,345 claims were...
Legislature tackles student-athlete endorsements
Kansas is joining the wave of states nationally seeking to allow college athletes to profit from their names, likenesses and images.
Athletic directors from the...
Governor plans announcement at ‘special event’ Wednesday
A lot of buzz in political circles on Tuesday with Gov. Laura Kelly planning a "special event" for an announcement late Wednesday afternoon.
The Sunflower...
House committee reworks incentives bill
A House committee is reworking a package of development incentives for a $4 billion manufacturing prospect that the state is racing to land.
Described as...
