UG committees to meet tonight

The Unified Government Public Works and Safety Committee and the UG Administration and Human Services Committee will meet tonight. The Public Works committee will meet at 5 p.m. July 25, followed by the Administration and Human Services meeting. According to the agenda, the meeting will be in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 512, at … Continue reading “UG committees to meet tonight”

Fifty Schmidts and a few Schmitts put name behind Gov. Laura Kelly’s reelection bid

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Topeka — The Kansas Democratic Party tracked down more than 50 Kansans with Schmidt-sounding surnames who endorsed Gov. Laura Kelly’s reelection rather than support Republican frontrunner Derek Schmidt in the 2022 campaign. The partisan roster, including dozens of Schmidts and a sprinkling of Schmitts, offered endorsements used Monday by the … Continue reading “Fifty Schmidts and a few Schmitts put name behind Gov. Laura Kelly’s reelection bid”

Kansas landed a $4 billion Panasonic factory in De Soto that will make batteries for Tesla

by Dylan Lysen and Jim McLean, KCUR and Kansas News Service Topeka, Kansas — A subsidiary of Japanese industrial giant Panasonic Corp. announced plans Wednesday to build a $4 billion plant to make batteries for electric vehicles on the site of a former ammunition plant at the western edge of the Kansas City area. Officials … Continue reading “Kansas landed a $4 billion Panasonic factory in De Soto that will make batteries for Tesla”