Kansas economy

The nonprofit Community Housing of Wyandotte County has plans to build a 24-unit complex in Rosedale, with rents lower than the area has seen in years. But development got stalled after some neighbors raised concerns about parking and traffic problems.

Interest in Choose Topeka’s relocation incentive has spiked among first-generation Latino immigrants. Program officials say the city's established Spanish-speaking community is a big reason why.

Republicans in the Kansas Senate will need more votes to override a potential veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

Kansas passed one of the country's broadest laws restricting transgender rights in public spaces. Critics say the economic fallout could be vast.

The newest Kansas Speaks survey shows significant worries among potential voters about the economy along with views that tilt left of the policies of the people that Kansans tend to elect to public office.

The first few weeks of legal sports betting saw high interest from people in Kansas but decades ago, placing a bet involved a whole network of shady characters.

Kansas legalized wagering on sports just in time for football season. At Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kansas, fans filled the sportsbook room eager to place bets.

Anthropologist and author Lucas Bessire says the influence of corporate agribusiness over the political process in Kansas has prevented policymakers from saving the Ogallala Aquifer.

City officials say the small city of De Soto, Kansas, is preparing for the influx of people and infrastructure that will arrive with the construction of Panasonic's battery plant.

Governor Laura Kelly announced last week that Kansas will legalize sports gambling in September.

Locals say De Soto needs to improve its infrastructure before thousands of people potentially move to the town. The Panasonic battery plant slated for development on the site of an old toxic ammunition plant gives them pause.

Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted global food supplies, driving up demand and prices for wheat. But after months of drought, many western Kansas farmers won’t have a crop to sell.