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We now have a new, much more liberal president. One of his first actions was to propose an additional $1.9 trillion stimulus package that includes $1,400 per-person direct payments to most households, a $400 per week unemployment insurance supplement through… more

Weekly jobless claims fall below expected totals

In the week ending January 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 847,000, a decrease of 67,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 14,000 from 900,000 to 914,000. The… more

Boulevard Brewing president, two other top officials resign

Boulevard Brewing Co.’s President, Jeff Krum, resigned on Wednesday following accusations that sexual harassment was pervasive at the company and went unchecked by top officials for years.  Krum joins two other top officials that have resigned from their positions with… more

KCMO Council to vote on affordable housing ordinance

Members of the Kansas City, Mo. City Council are expected to vote Thursday on an ordinance that would require any housing developer receiving tax incentives from the city to reserve a portion of their units for affordable housing. The proposal comes… more

Coping with COVID: Seven-day moving average of daily new cases on a downturn in Kan., Mo.

The bi-state region is beginning to show recovery in terms of daily new cases. Over the last two weeks, Kansas has shown a steady decline in the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases. As of Thursday, Kansas showed… more

Kansas unemployment system to temporarily close, add new security to combat fraud

The Kansas Department of Labor will launch a new identity theft system on Saturday, according to a Wednesday news release from the department. “Since the start of the pandemic, the Kansas Department of Labor has been fighting two battles –… more

Support for Medicaid on the rise among Missouri voters

Support for Medicaid is experiencing a shift among Missourians, more of the state's residents showing support of its implementation in 2020. In Missouri nearly two-thirds of voters favored implementation in August 2020. With the vote, Missouri adopted a constitutional amendment… more

Missouri to increase vaccine dosing through state-enrolled locations, create less reliance on pharmacies

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced plans this week divert thousands of unused doses of coronavirus vaccine from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to other state-enrolled vaccinators. The decision was made to help speed up the vaccination process, Missouri among the states… more

New campus to open at St. Joseph Medical Center

St. Joseph Medical Center will see the addition of new campus for Concorde Career Colleges, Inc., a national leader in healthcare education based in Mission, Kan. Concorde will open the new Kansas City campus location in St. Joseph, adding to… more

Kansas City noted among best cities for work-life balance

In the era of COVID-19, much has changed in the workplace. For many, their work-life balance has skewed significantly over the course of the last year, impacted drastically by remote work and other effects of COVID-19. A study by SmartAsset… more