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Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $15M Available to Connect Kansans to Digital Devices and Public Wi-Fi Governor Laura Kelly announced today that applications are open for the Advancing Digital Opportunities to Promote Technology (ADOPT) program. A total of $14.7 million in grant awards will be available to organizations addressing the challenges of broadband accessibility, affordability, and device availability. Governor Kelly Announces $28.5M for High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $28.5 million in grants were awarded to 12 entities through the Lasting Infrastructure and Network Connectivity (LINC) program. The LINC program provides strategic funding for crucial aspects of broadband connectivity to reduce the cost of internet service, increase availability, and improve performance. Governor Kelly Announces $5M to Expand Access to High-Speed Internet in Rural Kansas Communities Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $5 million has been awarded to eight internet service providers (ISPs) in the latest round of Broadband Acceleration Grants for 2023. The awards will be paired with an additional $6.6 million in matching funds, resulting in an investment of nearly $12 million for high-speed broadband access projects across 10 rural Kansas counties. Commerce Program Opens Employment Pathway for Justice-Involved Kansans KANSASWORKS, a division of the Kansas Department of Commerce, is taking significant strides to empower justice-involved individuals across the state through the Re-entry Specialized Employment Counseling & Training (ReSpECT)WORKS program. This program provides intensive case management and career navigation for eligible individuals released from the prison system in Kansas. View AllOur Department
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Business Resources Community Development Workforce Services Travel Kansas International Athletic Commission Broadband Careers Framework for Growth Strategic Plan Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Minority and Women Business Development News & Events Programs & Services Partners Rural Prosperity TourismThe Mercatus Center at George Mason University released version 2.0 of its research analyzing the volume of restrictions and requirements on individuals and businesses in each state’s regulatory code. Kansas ranked seventh among the states for the fewest number of restrictions and requirements, making it a low friction state to live and do business in relative to other states.
To capture this information, the Mercatus Center uses deep data analysis to find occurrences of words and phrases that prohibit or obligate activity. The top five most-highly regulated states have 3.75 to 5.65 more restrictions and requirements than Kansas.
The heart of Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers’ rural development initiative is the search for a basket of remedies to quality of life challenges eroding communities outside the state’s urban centers. The administration’s new Office of Rural Prosperity intends to grapple with housing shortages, financially struggling hospitals and shuttered businesses on main street. Priorities include boosting […]
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