Kansas revenue tops forecast for August
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas revenue department said Monday the state collected $6.9 million more in taxes than had been expected for August. The preliminary report put August revenue at $376.8 million. Read more on NewsOK.com read the full story
U.S. Rep. apologizes over `great white hope'
A freshman Republican congresswoman apologized Thursday for telling a gathering in her district that the GOP was still searching for a "great white hope" to stop President Barack Obama's political agenda. Rep. Lynn Jenkins used the phrase during an Aug. 19 forum as... read the full story
Former Mobile resident Dr. Charles E. Wilds Jr. dies
He practiced as a family physician in Monroe, La., and later served as a psychiatrist and director of the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center Dr. Charles E. Wilds Jr., a retired physician and former resident of Mobile, died Tuesday at a health care facility in... read the full story
Lottery chief: Sen. Ensign's father not in Kansas casino plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ? Retired Las Vegas gambling executive Mike Ensign is no longer involved in an attempt to build a casino south of Wichita, the Kansas Lottery?s executive director said Tuesday. read the full story
Kansas prisons chief: Budget cuts may shorten sentences
TOPEKA, Kan. | Kansas' top corrections official said Monday that additional budget cuts for the prison system would make its lockups less safe and force the state to consider lighter sentences for its criminals. read the full story
Kansas celebrating 70th anniversary of Oz
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The 70th anniversary of the release of the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” won’t pass unnoticed in the home state of its central character, the feisty Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale. read the full story
Kansas unemployment hit 7.7 percent in July
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Unemployment in Kansas jumped to 7.7 percent in July, the seventh consecutive month in which the total number of non-farm jobs was lower than during the previous year. But in a monthly employment report released Friday, the state Department of... read the full story
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