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Deputy commerce secretary: Kansas is moving into a new class in competing for companies
Kansas Deputy Commerce Secretary Paul Hughes on Thursday said that Kansas is moving into an entirely new class of competition for attracting big companies to the state. Hughes spoke at the Flint Hills Regional Leaders Retreat, which was Thursday and…
Shielded for growth: Wichita leaders see promise in cybersecurity
One of the nation’s fastest-growing industries is finding a fast foothold in Wichita. The city in the past year has attracted cybersecurity companies from both coasts, attracted by the cost and availability of talent, and the growth of industry resources…
Lawrence’s police review board approves new task force; conflict between law enforcement and DA’s office not addressed
The Lawrence Community Police Review Board on Thursday advanced a charter to create a new Community-Police Oversight Task Force. The CPRB has long wanted greater authority than the scope that city law currently allows — a scope so narrow that…
Wyandotte County court system still impacted by cyber attack
The cybersecurity threat that’s caused turmoil for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County is nearly a month old. It's left many offices in Kansas City, Kansas, operating without computer systems — “old school,” so to speak — with no word…
Even with elimination of state sales tax, local governments must continue to tax groceries
Even when the state’s 6.5% sales tax on groceries eventually ramps down to zero, Lawrence shoppers will still be paying close to 3% in sales taxes on groceries. The overwhelming majority of Kansas cities and counties — Lawrence and Douglas…
It’s easy being green: Library branch in this JoCo city to offer an innovative roof
The new Johnson County Library branch in Merriam will be nothing like the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, but when you go there, you will want to look up. Why? Because the library roof, arguably the building’s most distinguishing feature,…
Kansas legalizes sports betting, then gets sued
Kansas has legalized sports betting. But the state was sued almost immediately Thursday by a state-owned casino operator over an unrelated part of the law designed to revive a long-closed greyhound track in its area. ... The lawsuit is from…
Parsons PD adds a furry-faced officer to the team
The Parsons Police Department is celebrating a new addition. The department gained national attention at the end of last year after the brutal killing of an officer's dog. "If the community is going to put forth the money to give…
Smaller, rural communities in danger of missing out on infrastructure boom
As federal officials hail a coming infrastructure decade, tens of thousands of mostly smaller, rural communities may miss out because they lack capacity to compete for the funds. That's according to data from Headwaters Economics, a nonprofit research firm focused…
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