State of Kansas
Recent News About State of Kansas
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Kansas collected 4% more in property taxes in 2020
Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, $783.3 million came from property taxes, a 4 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Kansas tobacco products sales tax unchanged in 2020
Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, $125.6 million came from tobacco products sales tax, nearly the same amount as in the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Kansas collected $30.1 million in taxes on hunting and fishing licenses in 2020
Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, 0.3 percent, or $30.1 million, came from taxes on hunting and fishing licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Census Bureau: 75.6 percent of people in Kansas were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 2,910,652 citizens living in Kansas in 2019, 2,199,582 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 3.5% of people in Kansas identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 2,910,652 citizens living in Kansas in 2019, 96.5 percent said they were only one race, while 3.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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15 people in 25-44 age group in Kansas are estimated to have died during week ending May 15
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 15 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 15.
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June 10 sees Congressional Record publish “Border Security (Executive Calendar)” in the Senate section
“Border Security (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S4027-S4028 on June 10
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Wichita nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.3% since May 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area was 291,800, a 0.3 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Legislature overrides Kelly's veto to election integrity law: 'It is about voter accuracy and making sure every legal vote counts'
With a 85-38 vote in the state House of Representatives and a 28-12 vote in the State Senate, members of the Kansas State Legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's (D-KS) veto to House Bill 2183.
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Kansas legislature overrides Kelly's veto of election integrity bill
The Kansas Legislature overrode Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2332, an election integrity bill. It is now considered law.
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Wichita sees 290,800 nonfarm payroll employees in May
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Kansas' Wichita metropolitan statistical area was 290,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Topeka nonfarm payroll employees increase by 1.3% since May 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Topeka metropolitan statistical area was 109,700, a 1.3 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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13 people die in Kansas with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending May 29, 2021
There were 13 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Kansas during the week ending May 29, 2021, a 48% decrease from the previous week.
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Topeka sees 108,300 nonfarm payroll employees in May
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Kansas' Topeka metropolitan statistical area was 108,300, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Manhattan sees 38,900 nonfarm payroll employees in May
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Kansas' Manhattan metropolitan statistical area was 38,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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85 people die in Kansas from cancer in week ending May 29, 2021
There were 85 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending May 29, 2021, a 18.3% decrease from the previous week.
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Manhattan nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 8% since May 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Manhattan metropolitan statistical area was 35,800, an eight percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Lawrence nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 4.9% since May 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Lawrence metropolitan statistical area was 46,700, a 4.9 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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22 people die in Kansas from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending May 29, 2021
There were 22 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending May 29, 2021, a 35.3% decrease from the previous week.
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Rental vacancies in Kansas down 1.2% from Q2 to Q3 2021
Rental vacancies in Kansas were 7.1 percent in the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of 1.2 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.