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Major League Soccer nearing lockout
Major League Soccer could have a lockout on its hands. The league is at an impasse with negotiations with its players union. The players association has submitted a proposal including a 7.5 percent sa...
Jun 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Labor Department taking steps to process federal jobless aid
The Kansas Department of Labor says it has launched an outbound call system to help residents working to complete information needed through the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. Resid...
Jun 02, 2020
Governor's administrative team to develop plan to break institutional racism
Governor Laura Kelly led her Monday news conference with observations stemming from the death of George Floyd in police custody last week and the violence that has followed. Your browser does not supp...
Jun 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor announces first meeting of state SPARK task force coming Tuesday
Substantial progress on the launch of the state’s recovery office is anticipated in the coming days according to Governor Laura Kelly. During her regular news briefing Monday afternoon, Governor...
Jun 01, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: State's May revenues above projections but well below figures from last year
State tax collections for May might be above the most recent projections from the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group, but they are well below where they were a year ago. The Department of Revenue says...
Jun 01, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Post Audit to investigate Labor Department's response
The Legislative Post Audit Committee plans to investigate the Kansas Department of Labor’s response to coronavirus, notably with jobless benefits. The Post Audit Committee will have a two-phase ...
Jun 01, 2020
CORONAVIURS: Flint Hills Senior Life Fair canceled
While some events are starting to repopulate the community calandar, another event is coming off. The Flint Hills Senior Life Fair was originally set for Oct. 21, but ongoing concerns about the COVID-...
Jun 01, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Greenwood County skips Phase 3, goes directly to normal operations
Greenwood County is moving ahead with its coronavirus recovery plan faster than originally expected. County commissioners voted unanimously to reopen the county with no restrictions effective Monday, ...
Jun 01, 2020
Emporia Public Library announces slew of summer programming
Despite operational adjustments due to COVID-19, the Emporia Public Library still has a plethora of programming planned for the local community this summer. Through the months of June and July, the li...
Jun 01, 2020
State, local and federal elections now set following candidate filing and withdrawal deadline Monday
August and November are shaping up to busy months from an election standpoint following the expiration of the candidate filing and withdrawal deadline Monday. At the state level, Democrat Stephen Vecc...
Jun 01, 2020
