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Annual home prices up 19.5 percent in September

Pandemic-era house price growth in the United States galloped to the fastest pace ever recorded in the summer, but this pace slowed a little in the latest report. In September, the CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City House Price Index rose three times… more

Q&A with Paul Neidlein of JE Dunn

Q: We’ve heard a lot about the supply-chain problems this year, especially as they relate to the construction sector. Is there concern about materials availability becoming even more restricted as we head toward 2022? A: The supply chain, globally, continues… more

Kansas appoints new KDHE secretary

Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday appointed a former Topeka hospital executive as the new secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Janet Stanek has most recently been director of the state employee health benefits program. She replaces Dr.… more

COVID-19 vaccine rule blocked in 10 states including Missouri and Kansas

On Monday, Nov. 29, a federal judge blocked a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers from the Biden administration. The judge's ruling exempts health workers from receiving the vaccine in 10 states including Missouri and Kansas. The ruling was made… more

MCC realigning work-force office effort

Armed with a $600,000 grant from a private trust, Metropolitan Community College will relocate its work-force training programs, with a goal of making them more accessible to students in the urban core. The programs currently are housed at the college’s… more

KSU to unveil Economic Prosperity Plan

[caption id="attachment_35763" align="alignleft" width="282"] Image courtesy of Kansas State University[/caption] Heading into his final month as president of Kansas State University, Gen. Richard Myers is scheduled to lead a presentation this week when the university announces its Economic Prosperity Plan.… more

Kansas bill against federal vaccine mandate is signed

In a 2021 Special Session this past Tuesday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a COVID-19 vaccine-related bill into law. House Bill No. 2001 as amended, “would create law related to employer COVID-19 vaccine requirements and exemptions and related eligibility for… more

Jury finds CVS, Walgreen’s and Walmart had hand in fueling fatal opioid overdoses

Coming off a record year for opioid deaths in the United States, a federal jury in Cleveland has placed a share of the blame on CVS, Walgreen’s and Walmart. Jurors heard six weeks of testimony and deliberated for the better… more

KC area hospitalizations trend back up as COVID cases rise again

COVID-19 hospitalizations during the Delta variant spike, which reached a high in late August and fell by more than two-thirds through the first week of November, are trending back up in the Kansas City area. Monday’s combined hospitalization case count,… more

Q&A with Steven Stites, The University of Kansas Health System

The chief medical officer for the region’s largest hospital addresses current trends and threat levels.   Q: The daily patient census there has pretty consistently recorded about 18 daily COVID-19 cases over the past couple of months, trending down to… more