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Kansas Democrat opposes transgender women and girls joining gender-based sports teams
Democrat Nancy Boyda paid a price for saying transgender girls or women should be blocked from competing with other girls or women in organized sports. The post Kansas Democrat opposes transgender women and girls joining gender-based sports teams appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Kansas Construction Pension Fund Receives $43.1M PBGC Grant
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation approved a $43.1 million grant on Friday for the Kansas Construction Trades Open End Pension Trust Fund, a pension fund for construction workers based in Topeka, Kansas. The pension plan covers 8,145 participants and had been in critical status. According to the plan’s Form 5500...
Governor Kelly announces $8.6M awarded to Cost Share Program projects
Seward County and some other counties are about to get some funding thanks to some recent action by the State of Kansas. Last Thursday, Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed announced $8.6 million will be awarded to 14 transportation construction projects through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program for spring 2024. The announcement was made in Edwardsville.
Export experts to meet with Kansas businesses on statewide tour
TOPEKA (KSNT) – State leaders are announcing the start of an upcoming talk series aiming to show off international exporting opportunities to Kansas businesses. The Kansas Department of Commerce’s (KDC) International Division revealed the plans for the Kansas Exporters Roundtable series on Tuesday, July 2. This will be a monthly series starting in July and […]
Plunkett’s Pest Control acquires McKinzie Pest Control, expanding Kansas presence
Plunkett’s Pest Control Inc. announced its acquisition of McKinzie Pest Control Tuesday morning. McKinzie Pest Control is a longtime family-owned business with regional offices in Manhattan and Emporia. According to a written release, the acquisition of McKinzie Pest Control "represents a significant milestone for Plunkett’s Pest Control," which is growing and expanding its presence in Kansas.
Celebrating Brown v. Board at 70: Hallowed but hollow for too many Kansans
Kansas and the nation have celebrated the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision of 1954 for much of the past few months. Legal scholars consider it one of the five most important decisions ever handed down by the high court. It marked the first time that the government acknowledged the damage done by the […] The post Celebrating Brown v. Board at 70: Hallowed but hollow for too many Kansans appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Homelessness is rising in Kansas and state lawmakers aren't doing much to help
LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — About 20 people who are without homes gather in a shelter each day in the relatively rural community of Leavenworth off the Missouri river in Northeast Kansas. On any given day, that number of people is close to filling up the shelter’s day center space that’s...
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