Kansas jobless rate rises to 4.5 percent in June
Kansas unemployment climbed to 4.5 percent in June, marking the third straight monthly rise as total nonfarm employment increased by 5,700 jobs, 0.4 percent, with 4,300 in the private sector. State Labor Secretary Lana Gordon called June a positive month for private jobs. Local rates varied: Wichita 5.2 percent, Topeka 4.6, Douglas County 4.3, Kansas City area 4.3, Manhattan 4.1.
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Toppeka
Kansas
State Department of Labor
Lana Gordon
Douglas County
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Manhattan
Lifelong education drive organizer builds aid from memory
Hernan Nieto, a longtime United Way volunteer, coordinates a school supply drive for impoverished children in western Honduras and Douglas County. Born in Honduras, he has lived in the United States 30 years and volunteers through Plymouth Congregational Church to ensure basic school materials reach needy students.
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Hernan Nieto
Appalachia
Nieto
Honduras
United States
Plymouth Congregational
Indig
United Way School Supply Drive
Douglas County
Get Involved With Community Supply Drive
Supplies will be collected today and July 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Walmart stores on 3300 Iowa St. and 550 Congressional Drive and at Office Depot 2525 Iowa St. United Way location 2518 Ridge Court No 200 accepts drops 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteers needed to staff the drive and register at volunteer douglascounty.org.
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Nick Krug
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
Hernan Nieto
United Way
Lawrence Walmart
Office
Walmart
Iowa St
Congressional Drive
Office Depot
Ridge Court No
Affordable housing conference seeks new Lawrence options
Lawrence leaders and advocates at a one day conference examined housing cost pressures with 40 percent of residents spending over 30 percent of income on housing and half of seniors unable to meet typical costs. They noted a 60 percent federal funding cut and urged local investment to establish an affordable housing trust fund for homeless and low income residents.
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Lawrence
Rebecca Buford
Tenants To Homeowners
Buford
Mental health panel weighs Medicaid expansion push
A Kansas panel, led by Gov. Brownback appointees, leans toward recommending Medicaid expansion exploration as part of the states behavioral health reform. The Adult Continuum of Care Committee approved language urging study of expansion models, despite the governors initial resistance.
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PERA
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Topeka Capital Journal
Neeli Bendapudi key to KU business building effort
The Kansas University School of Business will gain a new building named Capital Federal Hall funded by a combined $60.5 million project cost with a total around $70.5 million. Neeli Bendapudi, the dean since 2011, is credited with driving the private fundraising that made the project possible.
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Kansas University School of Business
Capitol Federal Hall
Capitol Federal Foundation
Dicus
Topeka
Allen Fieldhouse
Journal-World
EU Endowment Association
Dale Seuferling
Association
Kurt and
Sue Watson
KAEA
Bernadette Gray-Little
Bill Self
Individu
Als
Neeli Bendapudi
KU School of Business
University
Venkat Bendapudi
School of Business
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Taylor Cain
United Way of
Douglascounty.org
Seuferling
Capitol Federal
Watsons
KUEA
Kevin Corbett
KU Alumni Association
Stan Ana Remer
Stai
Stanley Steemer
Douglas & Shawnee County
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