State Official Outlines Free Health and Safety Reviews for Kansas Businesses
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS– An official with the Kansas Department of Labor told a gathering of entrepreneurs and community planners recently that the agency is all in on promoting health and safety in the state’s small businesses. Allen Vinyard, director of the state’s Industrial Safety and […]
UPDATE: Governor Kelly Orders Flags Be Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Longtime Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan
Topeka, KS- Last week, in accordance with Executive Order #20-30, Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff on all state buildings, grounds, and facilities immediately until the day of internment, in honor of former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan, who passed away on January 2. Attorney General […]
The Kansas Legislature has the State’s $2 Billion Surplus to Wrangle Over This Year
Topeka, KS — Kansas lawmakers return to the Statehouse today with more than $2 billion in loose change to fight over. How the Legislature’s Republican leaders and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly want to use that money could define the 2023 legislative session. While Kelly calls for cutting some taxes, she’s also proposing funding increases in […]
Governor Kelly Announces Proposed New Kansas Veterans Home to be Built in Topeka
Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly today announced that a new veterans home serving Northeast Kansas will be built in Topeka adjacent to the Colmery-O’Neill United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. “As the daughter of a Purple Heart recipient, I am committed to honoring the service of Kansas’ veterans and their families,” Governor Laura […]
Governor Kelly Advocates for “Axing Your Taxes” Plan at Wichita Childcare Center
Wichita, KS– Governor Laura Kelly traveled to Wichita to call on local legislators to support her ‘Axing Your Taxes’ plan, which would save Kansans more than $500 million in tax cuts over the next three years. The three-pronged plan includes a push to immediately ‘axe the tax’ on groceries and eliminate the state sales tax […]
The Keystone Pipeline is Back in Business While the Kansas Oil Spill Cleanup Continues
Washington, KS- Crude oil began flowing through the Keystone pipeline from Nebraska through Kansas to Oklahoma again this week. For now, the U.S. Department of Transportation requires the pipeline segment to operate at a lower pressure than when it burst. The pressure must stay 20% lower than when the Keystone’s biggest-ever spill happened on Dec. […]
Sen. Moran Named Co-Chair of Senate Army Caucus
Washington, D.C.– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – senior member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and member of the United States Military Academy (USMA) Board of Visitors – today was named the new Co-Chair of the Senate Army Caucus by fellow Co-Chair U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) – chairman of the Senate Committee […]
Harriman Man Receives Second Guide Dog
Washington, KS- For many of us we don’t think twice when finding a chair to sit in, going to the store for groceries, or stepping outside for some fresh air. For some, however, these simple tasks are a bit more complicated. Especially when you are blind. That is why you will see Brett Chambers usually […]
Governor Kelly Bans TikTok from State-Owned Devices, Prohibits Access on State Network
Topeka, KS– Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order #22-10, which bans the use of the social media platform TikTok on all state-owned devices for Kansas executive branch agencies, boards, and commissions and their respective employees, and prohibits access on the state network. This order is in response to the national security and privacy risks […]
Pipeline Company says Kansas Oil Spill Contained, but Chemicals Found Downstream
Washington County, KS- Chemicals from the Keystone pipeline spill in north-central Kansas have shown up farther downstream in Mill Creek than the oil company’s repeated statements suggest. TC Energy and regulatory agencies say the oil spill is limited to a containment area — the length of the stream that lies between where the company’s pipeline […]