Tag: Lawrence
Kelly announces new labor secretary
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday announced the hiring of a city official from Lawrence to take the helm of the state's beleagured Labor Department.
Kelly...
Energy companies seek to preempt natural gas ban
The state's three biggest natural gas companies on Tuesday predicted that utility customers would pay exorbitantly more to power their homes and businesses if...
Kansas legislation targets natural gas bans
It all started in Berkeley.
Saying it was facing a climate emergency, the city in California became the first in the nation to ban the...
Amtrak cuts back Southwest Chief service
Amtrak is scaling back Southwest Chief train service starting in October in response to falling ridership stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Southwest Chief now...
Sunday Reader: Club for Growth enters Senate race
Good morning everyone:
We begin today on a somber note as the coronavirus pandemic escalates with a stay-at-home order issued for Johnson and Wyandotte counties...
Johnson County cities top population growth since 2010, new census numbers...
Johnson County cities, headlined by Overland Park, led the state in population growth this decade, new census estimates show.
Of the 10 cities in Kansas...
School requests for security grants reach $13 million statewide
School districts across Kansas asked for about $13 million in security grants, more than twice the amount that the Legislature authorized this year to...
