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02/22/2018 This afternoon was hit with potentially the two biggest headlines of the week in politics while one of the biggest nosedives in the stock market will caution you about updating your product. NATIONAL POLITICS--TODAY'S BIG STORIES Ingram's: Gov. Greitens…
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Here's a quick look at the things you may have missed in the news today, 02/21/2018: NATIONAL NEWS Bloomberg: Ford Head of Operations for North America is out, 'inappropriate behavior' cited Reuters: Students walk out, challenge lawmakers on gun control CNBC: Fed…
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When it comes to research, the University of Kansas is top notch according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. In a press release sent out by the university today, KU's 6 Fulbright Scholars put the Lawrence school in a tie…
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The 19th-century French economist Frederic Bastiat is perhaps best-known for his treatise encouraging policy makers to understand the differences between “that which is seen, and that which is not seen.” Two centuries later, his is guidance that proves quite useful…
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2/13/2018 Just one week ago it appeared as if the United States was headed toward another recession. That is, if you read just the headlines. On February 5th of this year the headlines were all about the worst one-day point…
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2/12/2018 President Trump released his infrastructure budget plan today and it looks to significantly reduce federal funding for state and local government infrastructure projects. The proposal states that new projects would only be eligible to receive incentives up to 20% of…
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Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer says that February 8th will be the day that the Kansas Legislature opens up. In a joint address to the legislature on Wednesday, Colyer said he will sign 4 executive orders on Thursday "that take important…
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If you take them at face value, the closures of the P&G and Harley Davidson plants in 2020 and 2019 seem like a big hit to the industry in Kansas City as a whole. But when you look closer you…
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Procter and Gamble will close its Kansas City, Kansas plant by 2020 the company announced Wednesday. The Our Dish Care business will be moved to Tabler Station, West Virginia by mid-2020 with the full closure of the KCK site by…
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The University of Missouri System has named C. Mauli Agrawal the new chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City effective June 20th of this year. Agrawal comes to UMKC from the University of Texas San Antonio where he served as…
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