Senate passes Congress map derided by state GOP - El Dorado Times

9 February 2012, 10:33 am

Senate passes Congress map derided by state GOPEl Dorado TimesA key issue is that Manhattan, the home of Kansas State University, is now in the 2nd District of eastern Kansas, represented by Jenkins. Manhattan officials want their community to remain in the 2nd, arguing it has strong economic and cu... Read More »

The State of Entrepreneurship: State and Local Governments Hold the Key to ... - MarketWatch (press release)

9 February 2012, 9:02 am

The State of Entrepreneurship: State and Local Governments Hold the Key to ...MarketWatch (press release)WASHINGTON, DC, Feb 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Sch... Read More »

Worker shortage puts billions of ag production in jeopardy - Dairy Herd Management

9 February 2012, 8:35 am

Worker shortage puts billions of ag production in jeopardyDairy Herd ManagementA recent University of Georgia report found a projected loss of $391 million last year in the Peach State due to crop rot from labor shortages. Alabama is also experiencing severe economic losses due to labor shortage. In... Read More »

Huelskamp: Blame Obama for slow economy - McPherson Sentinel

9 February 2012, 7:32 am

Huelskamp: Blame Obama for slow economyMcPherson SentinelThree years ago, President Obama said he should be held accountable for the state of the economy, stating that if the job is not done, "there's going to be a one-term proposition." He probably hoped that he would be able to take credit for... Read More »

Kansas City Fed Chief Predicts Slight Economic Growth - LoanSafe

8 February 2012, 5:35 pm

Kansas City Fed Chief Predicts Slight Economic GrowthLoanSafeThe economy may experience a small percentage of growth this year, but certain issues could hamper a recovery. That was a central theme Tuesday from Esther George, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas... Read More »

Barb Shelly | Kobach slammed in Alabama - Kansas City Star

8 February 2012, 1:26 pm

Barb Shelly | Kobach slammed in AlabamaKansas City StarLet's just say that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is not the most popular politician in Alabama right now. Alabama allowed itself to be used as a guinea pig on illegal immigration so that a Kansas lawyer could build his political car... Read More »

Kansas income tax debate accelerates - CBS News

8 February 2012, 11:08 am

Manhattan MercuryKansas income tax debate acceleratesCBS NewsRepresentatives of the Working Kansas Alliance said the tax cuts and a raft of other employment bills were an attack on workers' rights and would not create jobs. "Blaming working families for the sluggish economy is a poor excuse for ... Read More »

Bad economy may cause men to cheat - New York Daily News

8 February 2012, 8:40 am

New York Daily NewsBad economy may cause men to cheatNew York Daily NewsCash-strapped men may feel a strong biological urge to seek out new sex partners, according to University of Kansas researchers. It may be that they feel bad about themselves — or just that they're wired to think like cave... Read More »

Outlook, inventory and COOL - CattleNetwork.com

8 February 2012, 4:04 am

Outlook, inventory and COOLCattleNetwork.comIn a webinar Tuesday, sponsored in part by Drovers/CattleNework, Kansas State University economist Glynn Tonsor, PhD, offered analysis of several issues affecting beef cattle economics. Tonsor began with some of the underlying trends affecting the ...and m... Read More »

State Senator talks social media, economic issues - Kansas State Collegian

7 February 2012, 7:08 am

State Senator talks social media, economic issuesKansas State CollegianGarrett Love a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate representing the 38th district, speaks in K-State Student Union room 213 to students about the issues that he is concerned with in Kansas. Garrett Love, Republican state... Read More »