Kansas Government News

State labor officials say some jobless Kansans are now eligible for up to 86 weeks of unemployment benefits.

Congressmen Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran Press Release Rep. Todd Tiahrt "Speaker Pelosi just delivered an early Christmas gift to President Obama tonight at a cost of $1.2 trillion to taxpayers.

A Kansas boat owner narrowly escaped major state and federal fines after it was determined the zebra mussels found on his recently purchased boat were dead.

The September job picture for Kansas was brighter than in August but not as promising as a year ago, with Marion Countya s jobless rate near the state mark at 6.3 percent.

State health officials said two more Kansans infected with the H1N1 flu virus have died, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 14.

With hundreds of new jobs at stake, Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the competition for an Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane.

News from alternative media around Kansas for November 2, 2009. Kansas House leaders question secretary of commerce's departure to Missouri "The Republican leadership of the Kansas House is questioning the timing of former Kansas Secretary of Commerce David Kerr's resignation to take a job as the director of the Department of Economic Development ...

The Kansas Department of Corrections is seeking disciplinary action against an attorney who helped a reporter investigate illegal sexual relationships at a state prison for women.

The Kansas secretary of commerce plans to cross state lines to lead economic development efforts in Missouri, which is prompting some Kansas legislators to question his loyalties in a key business-recruiting effort.

Leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature have said consistently that they oppose raising taxes.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a new director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, and he comes from across the state line.

Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson says he still isn't interested in running for the office next year.

News from alternative media around Kansas for October 26, 2009. Kansans will have to pay to support health care in states favored by Democrats Special treatment and favors pollute health care reform bill: "Senate Democrats have worked in extra provisions to the reform plans that would give their states special advantages, including financial ...

Kansas officials calculate that state government spent nearly $505 million in federal economic stimulus funds through September, and those funds created or saved 6,531 jobs.

Kansans now have a tool to find resources and services for individuals with disabilities.

New students in Kansas' public schools and declining property values have punched what could become a $70 million hole in the state's already shaky budget, a top education official confirmed Friday.

The contractor that processes Medicaid applications for the Kansas Health Policy Authority is working through a backlog of 12,000 applications.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday with a swollen eye and a bandage over her forehead, the result of a "standard" skin cancer surgery, her office said.

Kansas officials remained pessimistic Wednesday about the economy, even though the state Department of Labor reported that unemployment dropped in September.

Some lonely University of Missouri graduates living in Lawrence, Kan., want to form an alumni chapter at their alma mater's biggest rival.