The Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its legislative success, issuing its ‘’scorecard” at a luncheon meeting of its Congressional Forum Friday, July 21 at Legends Field. Areas of legislative concern included early education and workforce development, economic development, transportation, K-12 and post-secondary education, the University of Kansas Medical Center and the crime [...]
Dave Mehlhaff wants everyone to know that they should appreciate the work that Congresswoman Sharice Davids does for the community. Mehlhaff, who is the chief spokesman for the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, expressed that sentiment at a meeting of the Congressional Forum when it met Friday, June 16 at Donnelly College. Rep. Davids [...]
About 70 members of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area of Chamber of Commerce and their guests attended the monthly meeting of the Congressional Forum, a division of the Chamber, to hear the new County Administrator, David Johnston, speak. He was chosen by a unanimous vote of the Unified Commission; more than 30 candidates sought the [...]
One of the major concerns of Wyandotte County employers is having a qualified workforce. Likewise, one of the major issues in having such a workforce is having affordable quality daycare. That was quite apparent in discussion Friday, March 10 at a meeting of the Public Policy Committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of [...]
Congressional Forum Mayor Tyrone Garner came to the Congressional Forum Friday, Feb. 17 to give a talk. He was careful to let the more than 50 persons who attended know that his presentation was not a speech. The Forum is a committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce that meets monthly, usually [...]
Jeff Pittman urges the Kansas Legislature, now in session, to use caution as it decides how to spend its estimated $2 billion surplus in state funds. Pittman, the Democrat Senator from the Fifth State Senate District, was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Congressional Forum Friday, Jan. 20 at Children’s Mercy Park. [...]
The hope is that construction will begin next spring on the downtown campus of Kansas City, Kansas, Community College. It will be a $62 million project. The College will cooperate with Community America Credit Union, the Kansas City, Kansas, School District and Swope Health. That was the message that Dr. Greg Mosier brought to about [...]
The Public Policy Committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce met Friday, Nov. 11 to assess the recent General Election results and worked on its Legislative Agenda for 2023. U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, the incumbent Democratic Congresswoman for the Third District, was successful in winning a third term. She was able to [...]
It appears that the Kansas Legislature will be even more conservative next year. That was the opinion of John Federico, a lobbyist who spoke Friday, Oct. 21 at a meeting of the Congressional Forum at Children’s Mercy Park in Village West. About 50 persons attended. The Forum is a division of the Kansas City, Kansas, [...]
There were a couple of basic reasons why Panasonic chose to build a new electric vehicle battery plant in Johnson County. That was the message that David Toland had for members of the Congressional Forum Friday, Sept. 16. The Forum is a division of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce that meets monthly [...]