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Fed’s Bostic casts doubt on rate cuts this year even if there’s a recession
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Monday that he doesn't foresee rate cuts at least through 2023, even if there's a recession. "For me, inflation is job No. 1. We've got to get back to our target," he told…
Please don’t use guns to fish, Kansas officials warn
Officials from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks came across a fishy situation last Friday after finding a firearm allegedly being used to fish. A Finney County Game Warden seized a 9 mm handgun "that was being used to…
‘It will look like it did in 1926.’ $5M grant expected to restore Jayhawk Theatre to former grandeur
A $5 million grant announced Thursday is expected to enable downtown Topeka's Historic Jayhawk Theatre to be restored to its former grandeur. "For the untrained eye, you'll be able to walk in there and it will look like it did…
Our love affair with uniform landscapes kills trees. So Kansas and Missouri are going for variety
Each fall, as temperatures drop, people in this suburb can count on head-turning displays of richly hued maple leaves. But maples make up about one-third of the city’s street trees, and Overland Park has learned the hard way that too…
Panel finds Wichita mayor violated city’s ethics policy at neighborhood cleanup
Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple violated the city’s ethics policy and will have to undergo ethics training for his role in an encounter with a Wichita police officer at a neighborhood cleanup. The officer stopped the mayor after he entered the…
Governor Kelly Announces $30 Million in Tourism Grants
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $30 million has been awarded to 18 recipients developing and improving tourism sites statewide. Funding was made available through the State Park Revitalization & Investment in Notable Tourism (SPRINT) program launched by the Department…
Iola to study sports needs
In his travels across the state, Iola Mayor Steve French occasionally makes note of how other communities have invested in their sports facilities. “Just go south to Chanute and look at their ball diamonds, and look at what other communities…
Kansas legislation got ‘watered down’ but will help aquifer conservation efforts
Kansas state representatives this spring voted for “historic” legislation spending more than $50 million a year on preserving groundwater and restoring the state’s reservoirs. By the time the Senate finished with the bill, it was “watered down” but “a good…
Kansas Main Street Selected for Rural Main Streets Entrepreneurial Program
Main Street America has announced that Kansas is one of 10 states selected to participate in the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Rural Main Streets Program, supported by the Kauffman Foundation. The program aims to spur economic development in rural Kansas…
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