News & Issues
Kansas Governor Vetoes GOP Congressional Map, Calls for Bipartisan Compromise
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a GOP-drawn congressional map that would divide the Kansas City metro and place Lawrence into a rural district that stretches to the Colorado border.
Regional Skate Park, Artworks, Could ‘Enhance’ New Buck O’Neil Bridge
By Kevin Collison Creating a regional skate park beneath the approach ramps to the new Buck O’Neil Bridge is among the ideas in a report prepared by a group tasked to enliven what’s now a bland infrastructure project. Work is well underway on the $220 million replacement span that will carry US 169 traffic over…
‘Highway to Hemp’: Building, Making and Dreaming Big with Hemp Fiber
Manufacturers are finding new ways to make sustainable products using hemp fiber.
River Bluff Brewing Opening Soon at Second and Main
(Editor’s note: River Bluff Brewing will officially open March 5) By Kevin Collison River Bluff Brewing, the latest addition to the greater downtown microbrewery scene, expects to open in mid-February on a cozy street near the Town of Kansas Bridge at the foot of Main. “We feel like with Second Street, we’re in the heart…
Feeling the Effects of a Widening Wealth Gap
A recent study from WalletHub ranked 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of wealth gaps by ethnicity. When you add it all up, Black families are still getting the short end of the stick nationwide.