Posts Tagged ‘Topeka’
This 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 | May 3-7, 2021
This Week in Topeka May 3-7, 2021 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session That’s a wrap! The 2021 session of the Kansas Legislature adjourned after a week of overriding vetoes and passing last-minute legislation left over from the main part of the session. Sine Die, scheduled for May 26, is…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | April 5-9, 2021
This Week in Topeka April 5-9, 2021 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session The main portion of the 2021 session ended last Friday evening when the House and Senate completed a flurry of votes on last-minute legislation setting the stage for first adjournment. It was a busy week of conference…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | March 29-31, 2021
This Week in Topeka March 29-31, 2021 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session It was a short week in Topeka as lawmakers in the House wrapped up its work on Tuesday followed by the Senate on Wednesday. The week was dedicated to floor action in both chambers where they decided…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | March 15-19, 2021
This Week in Topeka March 15-19, 2021 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session The Kansas Legislature continues to work toward first adjournment that is now just a couple of weeks away. Committees continue to work through critical legislation, the budget is beginning to take shape and the House and Senate…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | March 1-5, 2021
This Week in Topeka March 1-5, 2021 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session The Kansas House and Senate spent time on their respective chamber floors working through lengthy lists of bills cued up for General Orders – the portion of the calendar where bills are set aside for debate, amendment…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | February 22-26, 2021
This Week in Topeka February 22-26, 2021 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Committees continued to grind through bills – many of which have been covered in previous editions of this report – to get them ready for consideration by the full House and Senate next week. Next week both…
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