Author: Bob Weeks
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Freestanding emergency room in Wichita closes
The conversion of a medical facility should receive city scrutiny due to tax breaks granted based on its original use.
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Wichita city council to consider COVID-19 response measures
The City of Wichita may spend to create a COVID-19 expense tracking project and to bypass normal purchasing processes.
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Small area income and poverty estimates
An interactive visualization of household income and poverty data for states and counties.
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Kansas tax revenues not yet affected
Through the end of March 2020, Kansas state tax revenues have not seen the effect of the economic slowdown due to COVID-19.
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Kansas jobs, February 2020
Employment and the labor force rose in Kansas in February 2020 compared to the prior month, although employment growth was smaller.
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Kansas personal income
For 2019, the rate of personal income growth in Kansas was near the middle of the states.
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Wichita jobs and employment, January 2020
For the Wichita metropolitan area in January 2020, the labor force is up, the number of unemployed persons is down, the unemployment rate is down, and the number of people working is up when compared to the same month one year ago. Seasonal data shows increases in labor force and jobs from December.
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Kansas jobs, January 2020
Employment and the labor force rose in Kansas in January 2020 compared to the prior month. Kansas outperformed the nation in job growth the past two months.
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At Naftzger Park: ‘Sunflower Exclusive’
“Sunflower Exclusive,” a poem by Chinyere G. Okafor, is featured at Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita.

