Kansas

Kansas Gets C- For Infrastructure

Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:47:09 +0000

Civil engineers have given Kansas' infrastructure an overall C-minus grade.

The regional chapters of the American Society of Civil Engineers released their report card Wednesday.

It's an evaluation of the state's aviation, bridges, roads, dams, drinking water, energy, levees, railroads and schools.

The engineers found the most faults with the state's bridges and dams, rating them a D-minus. They say Kansas has nearly 3,000 structurally deficient bridges.

They awarded the highest grades for the state's roads and schools; both got a C-plus.

Kansas Just Missed April Revenue Expectations

Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:21:23 +0000

State revenue officials say Kansas missed its expected revenue projections for April by less than $5 million dollars.

The monthly report was released Tuesday.

Kansas collected $764,800 dollars in taxes, though it expected just over $769 million for April.

Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan says Kansas collected $25 million dollars more in individual income taxes this April compared to last April.

Tourism Is Big Business In Kansas, $8 Billion In 2011

J. Schafer — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:25:54 +0000

State officials say travel and tourism in Kansas generated almost $8 billion in 2011. Becky Blake, the state director of tourism, says 32 million people visited Kansas in 2011 -- and each visitor spent about $236.

New Kansas Park Proposed

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:29:45 +0000

The budgets proposed by the Kansas House and Senate include a plan to buy land in northeast Kansas for a new park.

The state parks department says it wants to buy 824 acres in Jefferson County for a park that would be used primarily for hunting and hiking.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports the three parcels of land in southern Jefferson County, east of Perry, have an appraised value of $1.2 million.

Which Kansas Counties Are Healthiest?

Chandra Stauffer and Bryan Thompson — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:00:05 +0000

The latest Kansas County Health Rankings have been released and Johnson and Riley counties have the healthiest residents in Kansas again this year.

Wyandotte County and a cluster of counties in southeast Kansas remain among the least healthy.

Sedgwick County came in at 72 out of 102 counties ranked.

Richard Crowson: Political Climate Change

Richard Crowson — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Stuck as we currently are, in the white-hot heat of another political campaign season, it seems a good time to think for a moment about this climate of ours. Not our global climate but our political climate. It’s out of whack.