Kansas
Kansas City is on an upward trend in reported COVID-19 cases. Last week Missouri saw its largest increase in cases in a month shortly after Memorial Day weekend. One local hospital doubled its number of COVID-19 patients in the last…
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The American Banking Association’s Banker’s Journal has released its assessment of new guidelines surrounding business loans secured under the Paycheck Program enacted this spring. You can read details on the agencies’ interim final rule as well as updated, streamlined application forms…
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Board members met starting at 9:30 a.m. today, in part to discuss COVID-19 funding. Included on the agenda is discussion of reopening the economy in the county. Although there have been no recent updates on the progress of the vote…
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Mark Cuban, the outspoken entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, said in an interview with Realvision.com earlier this week that "If you're a day trader and you can walk and chew gum, you are making money right now. ……
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In less than nine minutes, a Minneapolis police officer by the name of Derek Chauvin and the three stooges who accompanied him created arguably the nation’s biggest racial flashpoint since the 1991 Rodney King beating and riots that swept Los…
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Just three days after the Cup Series made a statement against racism at Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR made an announcement Wednesday afternoon saying they are officially banning the showing of the confederate flag at all venues and future events. A…
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More encouraging news on the regional COVID-19 metric front: Missouri and Kansas, between Saturday and Tuesday of this week, have seen fewer new cases reported than any prior four-day period since the outbreak gathered steam in mid-March. According to figures…
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Lawmakers in at least eight states are considering legislation that would require insurers to honor financial claims from companies that were ordered closed by local and state governments in efforts to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Insurance companies,…
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As stay-at-home orders in both Missouri and Kansas begin to lift, Kansas City has been slow to open. In Missouri, to continue to combat the spread of COVID-19, Governor Parson the Show Me Strong Recovery Order has been extended through…
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For those who are planning long-distance travel away from home, the CDC has provided a guide for the public as a reminder to be careful and cautious when traveling an upon return home. “COVID-19 cases and deaths have been reported…
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