Posts Tagged ‘Johnson County’
This Week in Topeka | March 7-11, 2022
This Week in Topeka March 7-11, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Just as things were humming along in Topeka, Mother Nature decided to cut things short with another Thursday snowstorm. While the incoming snow didn’t put everything on hold, it did cause quite a few hearings to be…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | February 28-March 4, 2022
This Week in Topeka February 28-March 4, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Not sure if it was the unseasonably warm weather or not, but action in the statehouse was perhaps a little more quiet than usual for this time in the session. Committees continue to evaluate proposals as…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | February 21-25, 2022
This Week in Topeka February 21-25, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session After a few last-minute committee meetings on Monday, the House and Senate spent Tuesday and Wednesday focused on floor action. They churned through multiple, mostly non-controversial pieces of legislation that had previously been vetted by their respective…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | February 7-11, 2022
This Week in Topeka February 7-11, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Bill introductions hit a fever pitch as deadlines for individual lawmaker and committee bill introductions occurred this week. This doesn’t completely stop the flow of bill introductions as there are still a few ways to bring a…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | January 31-February 4, 2022
This Week in Topeka January 31-February 4, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session What started out as a normal week in Topeka ended rather hurriedly as a looming mid-week snowstorm led to most legislative activities for the week being shuffled around or canceled altogether. Next week several key legislative…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | January 24-28, 2022
This Week in Topeka January 24-28, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Activity in the capitol picked up this week including action on a congressional redistricting map and a new economic development incentive aimed at helping Kansas compete for large “mega” projects. The 2022 Legislature seems to be hitting…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | January 17-21, 2022
This Week in Topeka January 17-21, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session After taking Monday off to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. the Legislature returned to action on Tuesday. A few important measures were worked on the House and Senate floors, but the bulk of the…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | January 10-14, 2022
This Week in Topeka January 10-14, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session They’re Back! Lawmakers returned to Topeka for the 2022 session and while day-to-day operations are more typical of years past, there is still an awareness that COVID continues to be an issue with which we must contend.…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | Nov. 22, 2021 Special Session
This Week in Topeka Special Session – November 22, 2021 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Kansas lawmakers, reacting to vaccine mandates issued by the Biden Administration, reconvened in Topeka yesterday for what turned out to be a one-day Special Session to determine how the State of Kansas would respond…
Read MoreNews Release | Overland Park Survey Verifies Long-Held Community Priorities
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Overland Park Survey Verifies Long-Held Community Priorities Overland Park, Kan., September 21, 2021 – Results of a community scan of Overland Park voters, released today by the Overland Park Chamber Foundation and Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA), indicate priorities are…
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