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As Rural America Slips, Governors Look for Ways to Help
... governors recognize there’s a huge disconnect between the nation’s superstar cities and rural areas left wondering when the recession’s going to end. Governors of states including Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina and Pennsylvania have started programs to bolster rural economies...…
New broadband map for Kansas coming soon
An updated and finished detailed broadband access availability map of Kansas will be “rolled out” Tuesday in Dodge City, in conjunction with a telephone service association conference. The end of July was the deadline for Connected Nation’s mapping project, carried…
Frontenac files lawsuit against Pittsburg
The dispute between the Pittsburg and Frontenac city governments over a section of Wild Red Road — sometimes erroneously referred to as Wild Berry Road — escalated this week, with Frontenac’s filing of a lawsuit in Crawford County District Court…
Wichita officials respond to T-Mobile lawsuit saying, City Council can’t be sued
Wichita officials respond to a lawsuit by T-Mobile against The City of Wichita and the Wichita City Council. T-Mobile alleges that The City of Wichita violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 when a “conditional use permit application” requested by the…
59th Annual Dodge City Days kicks off
Dodge City Days kicked off Thursday night, celebrating its 59th year in the Ford County community well known for its rich history associated with the Wild West. The week-and-a-half-long celebration carries on through next Sunday (Aug. 4). You can find…
Nine counties added to the disaster declaration
Today, FEMA notified the State of Kansas that nine additional counties will be added the to FEMA Disaster Declaration DR-4449 following severe weather damage April 28 to July 12, 2019. President Trump has approved Governor Laura Kelly’s request to add…
State overreach: Local government doesn’t need tax lid constraint
Local units of government - Scott County, Scott City and USD 466 - have crunched the numbers and each are proposing budgets during the upcoming year that will reduce the property tax mill levies. The three units have combined to…
Johnson County faces ‘puzzling,’ ‘catastrophic’ threats of plunging revenues
Month after month, officials around Johnson County are watching the sales tax numbers come in, hoping they’ll improve. It doesn’t make sense. The economy is humming, the tax base is growing and the unemployment rate is historically low. But in…
Chief Justice Nuss to retire from Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss plans to retire in December, giving Gov. Laura Kelly a second appointment on the court. Nuss announced Friday that he plans to step down Dec. 17 after serving on the court since 2002…
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