Tag: covid-19
Medicaid expansion states have worse COVID-19 results
One of Governor Kelly’s closest allies in the Legislature, state Sen. Barbara Bollier, a retired Mission Hills physician, said one…
Kansas Chamber releases plan to restart economy
As Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced she was extending the state-wide stay-at-home order until May 3, the Kansas Chamber of…
COVID cases trending down in many counties but Kelly extends lockdown
Kanas Governor Laura Kelly yesterday extended her statewide lockdown order through May 3, even though many counties have decidedly downward…
COVID cases trending down, states without lockdowns do better
COVID-19 cases are trending downward in Kansas and the states that aren’t on mandatory lockdowns have fewer cases and deaths…
Kansas faces huge state budget deficits due to COVID-19
Late last week, Kansas Policy Institute released a report showing the state of Kansas is facing potential state budget deficits between…
Kansas senators concerned about state’s use of Unacast GPS tracking
Last week the Sentinel reported that the State of Kansas was using GPS data from aggregator Unacast to track Kansans’…
COVID-19: massive unemployment, except in government
Last week a record 55,428 people filed for unemployment in Kansas, and nationally the number stands at 7.14 million due…
Kansas, Missouri far below national average on COVID-19 cases
Many media reports on COVID-19 cases focus only on the total number of cases in each state, but the population…
Kansas waives penalty, interest on 1Q 2020 estimated tax payments
The Kansas Department of Revenue this morning announced the waiver of penalty and interest for the first quarter 2020 estimated tax…
Cell phone tracking system raises privacy concerns for Kansans
The Kansas Justice Institute on Wednesday warned of potential privacy issues surrounding the use of data from a cell phone…
Pelosi coronavirus stimulus bill would cripple private business with union giveaways
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus stimulus bill is loaded with union giveaways that would cripple private employers that accept stimulus funding…
Coronavirus statistics update
Update May 3 at 9:00 am: Final results for May 2 Kansas has 1,591 cases per million of population vs.…
Covid-19 coronavirus statistics encouraging so far
While caution must be exercised to control the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the statistics on the number of severe…
Gov. Kelly allows restaurants to remain open during coronavirus scare
Update 8:35 am. Johnson County says its 15-day closure of restaurants and bars will remain in place. Kansas Governor Laura…
Kudos to KC Star on the courage to say ‘we were wrong’
Give a tip of the hat to Kansas City Star Assistant City Editor Maria Martin. Last week the Star ran…