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Governor Kelly: ‘I am confident that we are ahead’, competition over mystery company heats up

The competition continues to heat up over which state will land the big ‘mystery company’. Monday, Oklahoma’s Governor, Kevin Stitt asked lawmakers for incentives to help lure a ‘mystery company’ to The Sooner State, but Kansas is still in the running. With Kansas being the other finalist, KAKE News caught up with Governor Laura Kelly Tuesday to ask if there were any updates on the big project. Governor Kelly says she wishes she had an update to share with us at this time, but said that this would no doubt be transformational, if Kansas were able to land this project. Monday, Oklahoma’s Governor Stitt, asked the legislature to do some special ‘mega-legislation’. “We have an opportunity to land one of the largest factories in the entire country. Just a humongous, humongous factory with billions and billions of dollars worth of investment… thousands and thousands of jobs,” Oklahoma’s Governor Stitt said. A company that still hasn’t been named, has Oklahoma and Kansas top of mind.
Source: KAKE – News

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T01:02:21-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

Flame of Hope travels in Pittsburg for Special Olympics

Law enforcement officers, athletes and community members come together to carry the Flame of Hope in Pittsburg. It’s a tradition of the Special Olympics Kansas ahead of the State Summer Games in Wichita each May. In late April, the highlight of the Torch Run season begins when the Flame of Hope travels from all corners of the state. Today, the Pittsburg Police Department ran with athletes to carry the flame. The route started at the police department and ended at Pittsburg State University with a lap on the track to start the Special Olympics Southeast Spring Games. Statewide, the “Final Leg” of the Torch Run is the culmination of the run, from Wichita City Hall to the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Games at Wichita State University.
Source: KOAMKOAM

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T01:00:18-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

Garden City police receive $500k for new mobile dispatch

A federal investment of $500,000 will be given to the Garden City Police Department (GCPD), Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced on Wednesday. The investment will give GCPD a Mobile Command Emergency 911 Dispatch Center. It will provide a secondary option of communication for first responders if the main 911 dispatch is inoperable. Additionally, because it is mobile, it will allow transportation to other nearby agencies if assistance is needed.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T00:55:05-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

Garden City working to solve housing crunch

Garden City is closer to having more housing available for residents. On Wednesday, crews broke ground on Phase I of Hunters Glen. The development is near the intersection of North Third Street and Leawood Avenue, just north of Valley View Cemetery. The project’s first phase will create 86 housing units at a total development cost of more than $19 million. Phase II is in final application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It would add another 106 units and a total development cost of $22 million. Phase III will be submitted for preliminary application to USDA in the fall. Greater Garden City said Phase I is funded through a USDA loan and grant with Bonneville and Horizon Bank financing. Phase I will provide affordable housing options for farmworkers as broadly defined by USDA.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T00:53:12-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

Evacuation lifted in Kansas town threatened by plant fire

Evacuations orders have been lifted in a western Kansas town threatened by a fertilizer plant fire, officials said. Barricades to the town of Leoti had been removed by Tuesday night and those evacuated were allowed to return to their homes, Wichita County Clerk Lynda Goodrich told television station KWCH. Parts of the town had been evacuated because hazardous materials were involved in the Tuesday afternoon fire at a Nutrien Ag Solutions plant in Leoti, a town of about 1,500 that lies 226 miles (364 kilometers) northwest of Wichita.
Source: KSNT 27 News

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T00:51:23-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

Kansas fiscal forecasters bump revenues by $760 million; fires up food sales tax debate

State economic forecasters on Wednesday boosted their tax revenue estimates by $760 million over two years, leaving Kansas with an ending balance of $3.1 billion and firing up the debate over how fast the food sales tax should be eliminated. The state is anticipated to roll up about $9.3 billion in taxes for the current fiscal year ending in June, up from last fall’s estimate of about $8.9 billion.
Source: Sunflower State Journal

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T07:17:26-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

Kansas tears down ‘Bank of KDOT’

Gov. Laura Kelly signed new budget Tuesday that brings an end to the “irresponsible practice” of using hundreds of millions of dollars in state highway funds to bankroll other parts of state government. The new $15.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 does not call for moving any money out of the highway fund, a practice Kelly started to end after she became governor. Over the years, dating as far back as 2001, the state has used billions from transportation to help backfill other parts of the state budget.
Source: Sunflower State Journal

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T07:17:40-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

New revenue projections give Kansas a $3.1B surplus as governor pushes for food sales tax cut

A revised economic forecast for Kansas projects the state will collect $407.8 million more than previously expected in the upcoming fiscal year, adding to a budget surplus that could be used to eliminate the 6.5% state sales tax on food. Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat seeking reelection this year, has made the total elimination of the sales tax on food a cornerstone of her campaign. Republicans have favored an approach that would phase out the tax over several years, as long as revenue numbers remain strong, while eying other potential tax cuts and criticizing the governor for vetoing a tax bundle three years ago. The new revenue estimate, which is tempered for inflation and includes all of the legislation already signed by the governor, shows the state would have a $2.7 billion surplus entering July and a $3.1 billion surplus in another 12 months. The elimination of the sales tax on food would reduce revenues by an estimated $402.5 million.
Source: The Lawrence Times

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T00:37:49-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

Coverage lapses in 911 radio system could require more towers in Miami County

Coverage gaps in the county’s new 800 MHz emergency radio system could require two new additional towers to be built. At the County Commission’s April 13 study session, Chair Rob Roberts said the coverage lapses seem to be most prevalent in the northeast and south-central portions of the county, based on recent discussions he and Emergency Management Coordinator Mark Whelan have had with radio system provider Motorola and project consultant TUSA Consulting Services. The $8.3 million radio system from Motorola became fully operational in early July and is to be used by first responders with all the agencies in the county. “They (Motorola) concluded, along with TUSA, that in the northeast part of the county there is definitely some missed opportunities to have that area covered, as well as the south central,” Roberts said. “Both TUSA and Motorola agree that to best satisfy 95 percent in those two areas you need two towers and equipment to go with it.”
Source: The Miami County Republic

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T07:18:11-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

Fire crews respond to chemical fire in Leoti

Officials are saying that a fire at Nutrient ag Solutions caused local evacuations Tuesday afternoon in Leoti Kansas. Wichita County officials say the Ford County Regional Hazardous Materials Team deployed to Leoti for the fire Tuesday afternoon and was fighting the blaze and removing hazardous material. The fire began around 3:30 p.m. at a Nutrien Ag Solutions plant.
Source: Western Kansas News

Ranson Financial2022-04-21T00:31:43-05:00April 21, 2022|News|

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Governor Kelly: ‘I am confident that we are ahead’, competition over mystery company heats up

Flame of Hope travels in Pittsburg for Special Olympics

Garden City police receive $500k for new mobile dispatch

Garden City working to solve housing crunch

Evacuation lifted in Kansas town threatened by plant fire

Kansas fiscal forecasters bump revenues by $760 million; fires up food sales tax debate

Kansas tears down ‘Bank of KDOT’

New revenue projections give Kansas a $3.1B surplus as governor pushes for food sales tax cut

Coverage lapses in 911 radio system could require more towers in Miami County

Fire crews respond to chemical fire in Leoti

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