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Kansas panel endorses use of federal aid on $100 million in grants to build commercial infrastructure and $50 million to help children undercut by COVID-19.
TOPEKA — The SPARK executive board of state officials and business advisers agreed to move ahead Monday with allocation of federal funding for $100 million in
States Where the Economy Has Recovered the Most From COVID-19 By Isabella DeLeo, Stacker News On 7/14/21 at 8:00 PM EDT While the full economic impact of the coronavirus can only be revealed in the months and years ahead, one thing is fairly likely: Rebuilding the nation will depend largely on how well America can continue to contain the spread of COVID-19. As of June 2021, nearly 50 percent of Americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, which has allowed states and businesses to more fully reopen, increasing spending and revenue. But even as many states have returned to some...
Gov. Laura Kelly appointed, from left, Wint Winter, Cynthia Lane and Carl Ice to the Kansas Board of Regents to replace three appointees of former Gov. Sam Brownback. (Submitted) TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly moved to place a larger imprint Wednesday on the Kansas Board of Regents by naming a retired railroad executive, a prominent educator and a former Republican legislator to the state’s higher education governance board. The latest nominees combined with three members appointed during 2019 provide the Democratic governor with a majority on the nine-member board. State law requires selectio...
Suzanne Perez / KMUW/File photo The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday appointed Rick Muma as the next president of Wichita State University. Muma had served as interim president since last October after Jay Golden's resignation. He served in a similar role in 2019 following the illness and then death of president John Bardo. Thursday's announcement was met with applause from Regents, students and faculty members gathered in a ballroom of the Rhatigan Student Center. He assumes the presidency as WSU is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and dealing with declining enrollment. Muma ...