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Republicans in Washington and Topeka are skeptical of billions of pandemic relief dollars that could flow to Kansas, as well as its counties and cities.
'Doesn't seem quite fair': Kansas business owners seek tax refund for COVID-19 shutdowns Sydney Hoover, The Kansas City Star Feb. 18—TOPEKA — Ryan Bramhall said the money his Manhattan sports bar has lost in the last year is "sickening." Tubby's, his Aggieville bar, closed like most other businesses last March as the coronavirus spread and the state locked down. Even when they reopened over the summer, Bramhall and other restaurateurs struggled as county governments restricted their hours or capacity. "I'm just trying to make it," he said. Now, business owners like Bramhal...
Arizona Drag Tour Making Stop In Yuma Valentine’s Day Weekend YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA/KECY) - Keep an eye out this weekend because royalty is on its way to Yuma...not the Buckingham Palace royals but rather the royals of the Imperial Court of Arizona. This monarchy of drag queens, drag kings, and performers are turning the Yuma American Legion #19 into their palace on Saturday night as part of their Arizona Drag Tour, a multi-stop drag show raising funds for Arizona Pride organizations. As the entire nation shifted its focus on finding a way to combat the deadly virus, the Imperial Court of Arizo...
Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector photo by: Screen capture of Kansas Legislature YouTube by Kansas Reflector Scott Schneider, who represents the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association, tells lawmakers during a hearing Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, that governments should understand they have to compensate businesses when wielding their policing powers. TOPEKA — Wichita restaurant owner John Arnold says it is difficult to avoid feeling vilified by government restrictions placed on businesses in the interest of public health. The pandemic treated his industry differently, Arnold explained to l...
Businesses in Kansas and the U.S. have suffered during the pandemic, with countless businesses having closed, many of them permanently. In particular, sectors where remote work wasn't possible and where businesses weren't deemed essential had an especially rough time, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. One Kansas business even sued the state, seeking compensation for economic damages caused by the state's COVID-19 shutdown. Now, state lawmakers are now looking at targeting the government restrictions related to COVID-19 with a bill heard Tuesday that would give some p...