COVID-19
On Friday, North Kansas City announced it is extending its current mask order into January 2021. The decision followed a similar announcement made by Kansas City, Mo. the week prior on Aug. 13. The extended mask order for North Kansas…
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Encouraging news comes from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield, who said that mitigation measures toward the spread of COVID-19 have a delayed effect which could be seen starting next week. "It is important to…
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This afternoon the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council met to discuss and decide whether city staff members will be asked to take furloughs. The proposal came about due to financial strain on the city budget caused by COVID-19. Proposed cuts…
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On Wednesday, the finance committee for Kansas City, Mo. passed a proposal involving furloughing of city staff on to the Kansas City, Mo. City Council. By the end of Thursday’s city council meeting, the proposal had been approved. The furloughs…
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A Thursday news release from Airbnb announced a global ban on all parties and events at Airbnb listings, including a cap on occupancy at 16 people. The ban is set to start Friday, Aug. 21, and will apply to all…
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Missouri Economic and Research Information Center – The Missouri labor market continued to recover in July 2020, following major job losses due to COVID-19 shutdowns earlier in the year. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 52,200 jobs over the month. Over-the…
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As of Wednesday, the state of Kansas has 35,890 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 411 deaths since the outbreak started, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Kansas is only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West, according to an industry report released Monday. “The case numbers suggest the problem…
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On Tuesday, the Kansas City Health Department closed a U-Haul location in the metro after reported complaints that employees and customers were not following the Kansas City, Mo. mask order. Following two complaints made, the health department visited the location,…
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TOPEKA (Kansas Office of the Governor) – Governor Laura Kelly today encouraged Kansas businesses to participate in the application process for more than $130 million in grants to support businesses affected by the pandemic and enable companies to expand broadband access…
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