HAYS, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- Fort Hays State University issued the following news: * * * Fort Hays State University welcomes Dan Lara as new State Director of Kansas Small Business Development Center HAYS, Kan. - Fort Hays State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Lara as the new Director of the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC). With over a decade of experience in economic development and a proven track record of securing significant funding for Kansas communit  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly, Senate Minority Leader Sykes, House Minority Leader Woodard Release Joint Statement Regarding Proposals to Eliminate Taxes on Tips, Raise Kansas' Minimum Wage TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly, Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, and House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard released Wednesday the below joint statement regarding the Kansas Legislature's proposals to eliminate income taxes on  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * 25-CONS-3251-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - IGWT, Inc. Date Filed: 02/05/2025 * * * 25-SEPE-309-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Application for Sunflower Electric Power Corporation Date Filed: 02/05/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/por  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU researchers can discuss Super Bowl LIX topics including gambling, training, Taylor Swift As Super Bowl LIX gets set to kick off this Sunday, storylines from both on and off the field surround one of the world's largest sporting events. Whether the Kansas City Chiefs will claim an unprecedented third consecutive championship is only one story surrounding the big game. University of Kansas researchers are a  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Lt. Governor Toland Announces More Than $4 Million Available in Community Service Tax Credit Program Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $4.13 million in tax credits will be made available under the Kansas Department of Commerce's Community Service Tax Credit Program (CSP). "Revitalizing our communities and state requires targeted investments that make p  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 6 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: * * * MDC begins next phase of Schell-Osage Conservation Area renovations News from the region: Kansas City By Erin Woodiel 02/04/2025 SCHELL CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has begun the next phase of its wetland renovation project at Schell-Osage Conservation Area. The Missouri Conservation Commission approved a contract with Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co., I  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * New book takes in-depth look at first ladies, how the position has evolved Volumes have been written about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. And if one wanted to read more about first ladies like Dolley Madison or Nancy Reagan, plenty of biographies are on the market. But a new book about first ladies co-edited by a University of Kansas journalism history researcher takes a more holistic, in-depth look at the posi  more