TOPEKA — Republican legislative leaders agreed to pay former Emporia State University president Ken Hush $50,000 to spearhead their efforts to slash spending at public universities. The five Republican members of the Legislative Coordinating Council,…

TOPEKA — CoreCivic signed a new contract valued at $60 million a year with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house migrant detainees at its Leavenworth facility, but the agreement won’t take effect until legal issues…

TOPEKA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement used the pretense of a national emergency to justify a secret, no-bid contract with CoreCivic that would pay the company $4.2 million per month to house detained immigrants…

U.S. health officials are terminating a $590 million contract with Moderna Inc. to develop vaccines for bird flu, a major setback for the company that’s also facing additional government scrutiny over immunizations. Moderna said in…

(AP) — The National Weather Service will resume translating its products for non-English speakers. The weather service paused the translations this month because its contract with the provider had lapsed. Experts said the change could…

GIRARD — Crawford County has signed a contract to begin work on a comprehensive plan, The Morning Sun reports. On Tuesday, the Crawford County Commission signed the contract with Wichita based Adam Jones Law Firm…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have extended the contract of longtime kicker Harrison Butker, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Kansas City Star. Butker’s new deal is four…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold signed an amended contract Wednesday that increased his overall compensation to more than $40 million through the 2029 season while giving him a sizeable pool of…

Allen County commissioners don’t want to renegotiate a contract with the City of Iola for ambulance services. “We negotiated our contract in good faith,” Commissioner Bruce Symes said at the end of a meeting on…

Most workers at Deere & Co. rejected a contract offer Tuesday that would have given them 10% raises and decided to remain on strike in the hopes of securing a better deal. The raises in…