- Kansas’ September revenues trail forecast
- October 1, 2009
- Kansas’ tax collections were $67 million less than anticipated in September, leading to talk Wednesday of additional budget cuts.
- Statehouse Live: Roberts, Brownback say GITMO detainess not going to Leavenworth
- 09:32 a.m., September 16, 2009 Updated 11:38 a.m.
- Senators say they will remove legislative holds after speaking with senior Obama administration officials.
- KTEC chief resigns
- Tracy Taylor had been under fire for months
- 03:30 p.m., May 19, 2009 Updated 04:13 p.m.
- Tracy Taylor, chief executive officer and president of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp., has resigned, a KTEC board member said Tuesday.
- Sen. Tom Holland appointed to KTEC board
- May 14, 2009
- State Sen. Tom Holland, a critic of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp., has been appointed to the board that oversees the economic development agency.
- KTEC leader serving on board of company that received state funding
- Taylor, company leader says no money changed hands
- April 20, 2009
- The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. loaned a San Francisco-based pharmaceutical company $100,000 while KTEC’s leader served on its board of directors, according to records filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- KTEC chief accuses consulting firm of improper business solicitation
- April 14, 2009
- Tracy Taylor, who is in charge of Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp., recently accused a consulting firm that was evaluating KTEC’s operations of improper business solicitation, according to the consultant.
- Governor rejects funding for KTEC
- 04:26 p.m., April 13, 2009 Updated 06:05 p.m.
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Monday vetoed funding for a state economic development agency that has been under fire from some lawmakers.
- Kansas lawmaker says it’s time to abolish KTEC
- March 17, 2009
- State Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, has introduced legislation to move the functions of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. into the Kansas Department of Commerce and state universities.
- Lawrence’s Sloan, other lawmakers look to tackle future economic problems
- December 26, 2008
- One group of lawmakers is making sure Kansas is prepared for future economic challenges.
- State urged to proceed with caution on road plan
- With 10-year transportation plan nearing completion, opportunity to create new jobs is debated
- November 24, 2008
- Transportation officials have started to make the case to state legislators that increased highway spending will help the economy. And while that message may appeal to lawmakers who are facing a tight budget when the legislative session starts in January, there are some urging caution.
- State’s budget forecast expected to get gloomier
- November 3, 2008
- The state’s budget outlook probably will get worse on Election Day and could force legislators to rethink past promises about spending on public schools, higher education and social services. State officials and university economists plan to meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday to revise existing estimates for anticipated revenues during the current budget year. They’ll also project revenues for fiscal 2010, which begins next July.
- City may sell land for riverfront project
- October 28, 2008
- Plans for a new retail, residential and office district near the Kansas River in North Lawrence are scheduled to take another step forward tonight. City commissioners will formally consider a contract that would sell unused city property to a development group that has proposed building the project.
- Effect of economic spending in doubt
- Report questions whether $1.3 billion spent on development has helped economy
- September 4, 2008
- A new state report says it is difficult to tell whether $1.3 billion in taxpayer funds spent on economic development has actually helped the Kansas economy. The audit prepared by the Legislative Division of Post Audit was released with little fanfare last week, but it is causing a ruckus in state government. Agencies that dole out funds for economic development defended their missions, saying their efforts do indeed help the economy.
- Coal battle moves to court
- May 22, 2008
- House Speaker Melvin Neufeld on Wednesday declared there would be no attempt to override Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ veto of legislation that would have authorized construction of two coal-fired power plants.
- Sebelius vetoes third bill allowing coal-fired plants
- May 17, 2008
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has for the third time vetoed a bill to allow two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas and limit the power of the regulator who has blocked their construction.
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