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Overland Park Approves Adding Toll Lanes To U.S. Highway 69. What Happens Next?
The Overland Park City Council on Monday night approved adding toll lanes to U.S. Highway 69, in a move aimed at easing congestion south of 103rd Street. Why it matters: City leaders say expanding U.S. 69 is long overdue. The…
Overland Park overwhelmingly approves adding toll lanes to highway despite opposition
In a near-midnight vote Monday, the Overland Park City Council agreed to move forward with a plan to add express toll lanes to U.S. 69 to help fund the expansion of the highway in Johnson County — a decision that…
Wichita, Sedgwick County moving to merge parks and culture, facilitate privatization
The Wichita City Council and Sedgwick County Commission unveiled a plan Tuesday to merge their parks and cultural arts departments with an eye toward providing better services through public-private partnerships. The plan was presented to a joint session of the…
Mission OK’s $2M in facilities upgrades, prompting debate about Sylvester Powell’s future
The Mission City Council has approved $2 million in upgrades at several city facilities, including the Sylvester Powell, Jr. Community Center, aimed at making city operations more environmentally friendly. As part of a conservation improvement program sponsored by the Kansas…
Governor Laura Kelly Announces 80 New Jobs in Tonganoxie
Governor Laura Kelly today applauded Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s plan to build a new pet food manufacturing plant in Tonganoxie. Hill’s will invest more than $250 million to construct a new 300,000-square-foot facility, bringing at least 80 new jobs to the…
Williams says Fed’s rate liftoff still way off in the future
A discussion about raising interest rates is still quite a ways off as the Federal Reserve begins debating tapering its bond-buying program, New York Fed President John Williams said. “That’s still way off in the future,” Williams said of rate…
Consumption zone coming to downtown GB
In an effort to rekindle downtown Great Bend and make the community more competitive, the City Council Monday night approved a resolution creating a common consumption area in the city’s center to be known as Great Bend Alive Plaza. The…
As shootings ‘skyrocket,’ Wichita police want council approval for federal crackdown
Amid a surge in violent crime in Wichita, police are asking the City Council to approve a partnership with the U.S. Marshals for a federal crackdown. The request follows what Police Chief Gordon Ramsay called a “busy weekend” with seven…
Federal Reserve Chairman notes economic improvement, but says the pandemic remains a risk
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in testimony prepared for delivery to Congress this week that the economy is growing but faces continued threats from the coronavirus pandemic. The central bank leader also highlighted rising inflation pressures that he expects…
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