Kansas jobless rate dips to 4.3 percent in November
Kansas added an estimated 4,100 nonfarm jobs in November mainly due to weaker retail seasonal hiring while the seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent. The Lawrence area jobless rate rose to 3.5 percent as area employment dropped 687 jobs. Wichita saw 4.8 percent while the Kansas City metro area on the Kansas side rose to 4.1 percent. Officials note hours and earnings rose, signaling ongoing labor demand.
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Lawrence train death ruled nonaccidental
Lawrence police say a person struck by a train Sunday at Seventh and Maple streets died at the scene. Investigators and responders closed the tracks most of Sunday while the coroner prepared a report. witnesses helped determine the death was nonaccidental.
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McKinley
Law on filling vacancies as counties expand commissions
Saline County enlarged its county commission from three to five, with the new seats to be filled by voters, not party conventions. Gov. Brownback appointed two members, amid questions of whether the process respected voter rights and local input. State Rep. Claeys backs a bill to give voters a direct line to choose new representatives.
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Salina County
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Kansas
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