Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius just delivered her seventh State of the State address. I don't blame you if you watched 24 instead. Lots of "we" talk. It wasn't a thriller, but if you want to read the whole thing, it's after the jump.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (otherwise known as "the bailout," "the stimulus plan" or "Porkulus," depending on whom you ask) is very clear in its requirements regarding the funding of road and bridge projects. The Missouri Department of Transportation will receive $577 million of this stimulus cashola to distribute to projects, if: (1) the projects can get under way in 90 days or less, (2) they will take no more than three years to complete, (3) they create jobs and (4) they are
Courtesy of the Kansas City Convention & Visitors AssociationForbes hasn't always been so kind to Kansas City. Just a couple of months ago, they called KC a ghost town. Buck up, KC. You are now a part of the "zone of sanity." I had no idea. But since housing prices only dropped 7 percent and the job market has only experienced a "ratcheting down" without the job losses of the coasts, KC is looking pretty sane. That's what columnist Joel Kotkin writes. He celebrates the organic growth of the
