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Wheels are turning to build bike lanes from Kansas to downtown

Wheels are turning to build bike lanes from Kansas to downtown Johnson and Wyandotte counties are helping shape a better way to get bikes and people downtown. By MIKE HENDRICKS The Kansas City Star Portland, we’re not. Compared with Oregon’s main metro, often referred to as the bicycling capital of the nation, Kansas City is [...]

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Kansas on StateIntegrity.org

Kansas: The story behind the score By Peter Hancock  Kansas has a history of enacting major reforms in the wake of scandals. But in the absence of any major uproar, the state is often inclined to leave things as they are, even though there may be significant weaknesses in laws meant to ensure transparency and [...]

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Johnson County Cutting Government Jobs

Johnson County Kansas loves to brag about being one of the richest counties in the United States, but apparently they are not able to get their many millionaires to pay out the taxes needed to keep their county operational. County officials have announced they are cutting approximately 550 employees by offering them a buyout they [...]

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“City of Entrepreneurs”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61rQczKZB0w

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Will Obama embrace the Occupy movement, in Kansas?

Today, the White House announced the president will try to emulate Teddy Roosevelt in organizing his campaign around the theme of “a square deal, fundamental fairness” in America. On Tuesday, December 6, President Obama will travel to Osawatomie, Kansas where he will deliver remarks on the economy. The President will talk about how he sees [...]

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