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A panel of outside experts on Thursday recommended the issue an emergency use authorization to the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The 17-4 vote came after members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee discussed…
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The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced $9.2 billion in funding for rural broadband expansion projects, with about $346.3 million going toward projects in Missouri. Funds from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction will be awarded to 180 companies over…
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Gov. Laura Kelly appointed Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers to the position of Kansas State Treasurer on Thursday. Rogers will have to step down as lieutenant governor to assume his new role. Current State Treasurer Jake LaTurner was elected to the…
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Total Filings Total filings were down by 33.4 percent during the week ending December 6 compared to the same week in 2019. Once again, the largest decline involved chapter 13 filings, which were down by well over one-half from last…
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Montgomery City, Mo. to construct a broadband fiber network to serve local businesses. The EDA grant, to be located…
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Congressional leaders moved on Wednesday to buy more time to strike an elusive deal on an economic relief measure to address the ruin wrought by the pandemic, but with time running short, it was unclear whether a compromise would pass.…
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Post Holdings, Inc. is set to acquire the Peter Pan peanut butter brand from Conagra Brands, Inc., Chicago. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, Conagra Brands will provide transitional services to facilitate transitioning…
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) have officially recommended that the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension to UMKC receive the full federal funding requested to build the project under the FTA’s New Starts Capital Investment Grants…
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Governor Laura Kelly held a press conference Wednesday to provide updates regarding COVID-19 in Kansas, joined by KDADS Secretary Laura Howard and KDHE Secretary Dr. Lee Norman. Kelly announced she has signed Executive Order #20-69, requiring COVID-19 testing in certain adult care…
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