Inflation Surges With 7.5 Percent Yearly Rise in Prices
The Labor Department reports consumer prices up 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the fastest since February 1982, with a 0.6 percent rise from December to January. Food, cars and housing costs led the advance, prompting a Federal Reserve rate response.
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Three Regents nominees head for full Senate
The Republican led Senate Education Committee backed only one of Gov. Laura Kelly's three nominees to the Kansas Board of Regents. Carl Ice, former BNSF Railway executive, was recommended for Senate confirmation. Cynthia Lane and Wint Winter were sent to the Senate without recommendation amid tense hearings.
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Lawsuit claims Highland Community College targeted Black athletes
A federal suit filed in Kansas alleges Highland Community College sought to curtail African American athletes by pressuring recruiters and coaching staff to limit Black recruitment. It accuses the president of praising Hitler and comparing a Black player to the Nazi leader.
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Lawrence 2021 home permits fall while 10 million projects rise
Lawrence ends 2021 with a decline in new single family permits to 155 from 168 in 2020. The year saw strong fast-selling homes amid limited building activity, scarce lots, and a smaller local contractor base as some builders shifted to the Kansas City market.
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