A program that expands unemployment benefits to cover self-employed workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is now available in Kansas.
Applications for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, which allows self-employed workers, independent contractors, gig workers, religious organization employees, and those lacking sufficient work history to qualify for unemployment assistance, opened Tuesday. Since ...
The Kansas State Finance Council has extended the state’s emergency disaster declaration — but for much less time than Gov. Laura Kelly had anticipated, highlighting the widening divide between the governor and the Legislature over the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The nine-member committee that includes Kelly and eight legislative leaders voted to extend the declaration through Memorial Day ...
Sarah Deer, a nationally recognized writer and researcher on the intersection of Native American law and violence against women, was awarded one of 27 Andrew Carnegie fellowships on Tuesday.
The prestigious $200,000 scholarships, created in 2015, are dedicated to research in the humanities and social sciences.
Deer, a University of Kansas researcher, will use the funding to finish a book focused on recent ...
The University of Kansas on Tuesday launched a revamped office dedicated to academic success for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Susan Klusmeier, who was the interim provost for undergraduate studies over the past 11 months, was named vice provost for academic success in conjunction with the office's name change.
Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer said in a news release that the office expanded its ...
If colleges and universities in Kansas can host in-person classes in the fall, they should also be given protections against potential lawsuits over their reopening procedures, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Tuesday.
At a virtual town hall with members of the Lawrence chamber of commerce, Moran also said he was strongly in favor of opening all educational facilities in the fall, including K-12 schools, and ...
Updated at 1:19 p.m. Tuesday
Most cities and counties across the state of Kansas will soon be able to apply for a new pool of federal grants designed to help communities at a local level recover from damages caused by COVID-19, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Monday.
As part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act stimulus package passed in March, Kansas now has access to over $9 million in new money to allocate through ...
