07-1522 Marshall The way Roger Marshall sees it, there are three main issues facing Americans today. They are inflation, inflation and inflation. That was the message the junior U.S. Senator from Great Bend delivered to members of the Congressional Forum who met Friday, July 15 at Davis Hall at Wyandotte County Lake. The Forum is [...]
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt (center) was the featured speaker Friday, March 18 at the Congressional Forum. Also attending were Kim Singleton and Murrel Bland of Business West. Derek Schmidt came to Wyandotte County prepared to comment on two very controversial pieces of legislation. Schmidt, the Republican Kansas Attorney General who wants to [...]
Kansas Legislature to focus on Congressional Redistricting The main issue that the Kansas Legislature will face when its members meet for the 2022 session next month will be Congressional Redistricting. Members of the Legislative Committee learned this when they met Friday, Dec. 10 via ZOOM. The Committee is part of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area [...]
Legislative Committee anticipates 2022 The Legislative Committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce is looking ahead to the 2022 session of the Kansas Legislature in developing its Legislative Agenda. About 25 members of the committee met Friday, Nov. 12 via ZOOM. The Agenda will have many of the same issues as the [...]
Kansas Legislature completes 2021 session The Kansas Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session earlier this month by approving a $28.3 billion budget. About 20 members of the Legislative Committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce were briefed on legislative action Friday, May 28 via ZOOM. The budget allows for an across-the-board state [...]
Antiquated law causes problems for small business Greg Shondell was shocked when he prepared to file his Kansas income return. Normally he would pay Kansas taxes based on 85 percent of his revenue and pay Missouri based on 15 percent of revenue. Unfortunately, Kansas is one of only a few states that would force Shondell’s [...]
Opponents, proponents discuss public funding of private schools It was an interesting discussion about public money being used by private schools when the Legislative Committee met Friday morning, March 12 via ZOOM. The committee is a function of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Alicia Miguel, the Kansas City, Kansas, School District [...]
Kansas Legislature faces many issues The Kansas Legislature is in high gear these days as more than 600 bills have been introduced this session. The Legislative Committee learned the details of several bills Friday morning Feb. 11 as it met via ZOOM. The Committee is part of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce. [...]
Restaurant, bar owners plead for help Melissa Nead said it best. “My back is against the wall and a knife is at my throat.” Nead, the co-owner of The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, explained her desperate situation to the Legislative Committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce Friday, Jan. 8 as [...]
Business West to sponsor meeting about U.S. Census Dr. Alan organ, who taught at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, will be the featured speaker at a quarterly membership meeting of Business West at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 1 in the Community Room of Country Club Bank, 11006 Parallel Pkwy. Dr. Organ is a [...]