Kansas

Overland Park-based SelectQuote expects to keep majority of 2,000 new hires on full-time

Headquartered in Overland Park and holding a presence in the Kansas City metro since 1985, SelectQuote recently announced that the majority of its 2,000 new hires brought in for the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period will be retained. The company expects… more

Voter registration ends tomorrow in Missouri, Kansas deadline approaches

The Nov. 3 general election is only 28 days away. The deadline to register to vote in Missouri is Oct. 7. Kansas voters have until Oct. 13 to register. New voters can complete submit their registration in-person, online or via… more

Kansas Department of Labor launches website to combat false unemployment claims

A spike in the number of fraudulent unemployment claims, identity theft and other fraudulent activity has taken a rise nationwide. Kansas has seen a notable increase in false unemployment claims and is aiming to combat it through the launch of… more

Coping with Covid: Kansas to receive more rapid-response COVID-19 tests over next few months

More rapid-response COVID-19 tests are on their way for the state of Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly announcing on Monday that the state will receive 870,000 COVID-19 tests from the federal government over the next three months. This shipment will follow… more

$40 million in grant funds for remote learning support now available in Kansas

While remote learning remains present in many school districts across the region and nation, funding and additional resources have opened for this newer learning method. Last week Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced that applications for grant funding through the state’s… more

Enrollment drops 8.1 percent across Kansas colleges, 2.8 percent at KU

Colleges and universities across the nation and region have taken a hard hit from COVID-19, The Kansas Board of Regents released a report on Thursday showing that across the state of Kansas, colleges and universities combined have experienced an 8.1… more

U.S. Department of Labor reports half of jobs lost due to COVID-19 have been restored

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released an announcement that a recent report shows half of jobs lost due to COVID-19 have been restored. A Friday news release from the U.S. Department of Labor included a statement from U.S.… more

Coping with Covid: Reactions, current impact of President Trump testing positive for COVID-19

In the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 2, word spread of President Trump and First Lady Melania testing positive for COVID-19. Vice President Mike Pence sent out a tweet wishing both a swift recovery, the news also drawing in… more

State of Kansas ahead of first-quarter estimates

On Thursday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced that the closing of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 has brought in $108.4 million ahead of its estimate. Included is $2.3 billion in total tax collections. Compared to the same time… more

Aid from lending authorities is limited say Powell, Mnuchin

While many business and sectors continue to face financial strain and seek support from emergency lending programs, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin say there are limits to current programs. During a testimony before House lawmakers, Powell and Mnuchin… more