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Gov. Kelly signs bill to ban local ‘sanctuary city’ ordinances
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday signed a bill pushed by state Republicans to overturn three communities’ policies that could help immigrants stay in the state illegally. The bill was filed after Wyandotte County passed a “sanctuary” ordinance in February…
Topeka named as ‘Zoom Town’ in online report
The City of Topeka made a top 25 list for "Zoom Towns" in the U.S. which have a lot to offer to remote workers. The report, released Monday by the online real-estate website Ownerly.com, examined 1,488 cities across the U.S.…
Salina government facing issues of hiring more employees
Employers across the nation are having a difficult time hiring right now, and one area where that is apparent is the shortage of workers in government. The City of Salina is facing issues hiring new employees. As of April 5,…
Tasty H2O in Ark City
Who has the best tasting water in Kansas? According to the judges at a contest sponsored by the Kansas Rural Water Association last week, Arkansas City does. That honor is a repeat performance for the new water plant that opened…
Chanute Housing programs explained
Some residents do not understand how the Chanute Housing Authority assists people with rent, and there has been upset over increases in rental costs. The authority offers Housing and Urban Development programs, Executive Director Nicci Wiltse said, but some applicants…
Here’s how the Fed raising interest rates can help get inflation lower, and why it could fail
The view that higher interest rates help stamp out inflation is essentially an article of faith, based on long-held economic gospel of supply and demand. But how does it really work? And will it work this time around, when bloated…
Fed’s Bullard says interest rate policy is ‘behind the curve,’ but it’s making progress
The Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates substantially to control inflation but may not be as "behind the curve" as it appears, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Thursday. One of the Federal Open Market Committee's most "hawkish"…
Exposing the Russian spies who attempted to hack a Kansas nuclear plant
Three young Russian spies, Pavel, Mikhail and Marat, working from computers in a 27-story skyscraper at 12 Prospekt Vernadskogo in Moscow, over five years targeted the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Burlington, Kansas. They were on a sophisticated cyber…
Edgerton continues moving forward
Don Roberts, mayor, said there was a lot of fantastic stuff happening for Edgerton and a lot of accomplishments the past year. “Opportunities turn into accomplishments,” he said, at the State of the City address March 31 at Edgerton City…
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