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Retired judge’s X-rated case inspires thesis linking Orwell, Snowden and Austin Powers
By: Tim Carpenter - January 29, 2022
Kansas Supreme Court sanctions retired judge who posted nude images to a website, but one justice challenges court's moral judgment of private conduct.
Buttigieg points to Pittsburgh bridge collapse as blunt reminder of infrastructure spending needs
By: Tim Carpenter - January 28, 2022
U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg says federal infrastructure funding will help Kansas and Missouri improve safety of bridges, roadways.
Unemployment insurance fraudsters circling back to Kansas in renewed quest for quick cash
By: Tim Carpenter - January 27, 2022
Criminals seeking to fraudulently claim Kansas unemployment benefits again hitting state agency, but upgraded firewall better able to resist attack.
Kansans lawmakers seeking ideas for spending federal COVID-19 recovery aid
By: Tim Carpenter - January 27, 2022
Kansas' governor and legislative leaders ask the public to offer suggestions on how to spend federal COVID-19 recovery funding.
Hospital medical officers lament bill mandating risky off-label use of drugs against COVID-19
By: Tim Carpenter - January 27, 2022
Kansas hospital medical officers take dim view of state senator's bill opening door wider to unproven off-label use of medicines against COVID-19.
Kansas court, attorney general urge $887,000 payment to wrongfully convicted man
By: Tim Carpenter - January 26, 2022
Kansan wrongfully convicted of sex crime who served more than 13 years in prison deserves nearly $900,000 in compensation under state law.
Senate committee approves amended economic incentive bill for Kansas’ megaproject bid
By: Tim Carpenter - January 26, 2022
Kansas Senate committee passed an amended incentive package designed to entice a manufacturing company willing to make a $4 billion investment in the state.
Kansas governor, Legislature wrestling economic and political forces on $4B development project
By: Tim Carpenter - January 25, 2022
Kansas Department of Commerce makes pitch to GOP-led Legislature on economic incentives to attract manufacturer making $4 billion investment in state.
Law enforcement officers, legislators resist House bill banning no-knock warrants
By: Tim Carpenter - January 24, 2022
Kansas legislators, law enforcement officers want to arrest development of a House bill placing into state law a prohibition on no-knock search warrants.
Kansas Senate panel may lower scrutiny of doctors approving off-label use of drugs for COVID-19
By: Tim Carpenter - January 24, 2022
Senate committee explores allowing doctors to prescribe drugs for off-label use against COVID-19 without risk of licensing backlash for bad outcomes.
Legislative auditors skeptical Prairiefire development can pay off $64.8M in bond debt
By: Tim Carpenter - January 22, 2022
Auditors say Prairiefire in Overland Park in jeopardy of defaulting on $65 million in STAR bond debt given modest tourism draw, weak sales tax growth.
Kansas unemployment rate dips to 3.3% in December, returning to pre-COVID-19 levels
By: Tim Carpenter - January 22, 2022
The Kansas unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in December, marking a return to pre-COVID-19 levels disrupted by a surge to 12.6% in April 2020.