Gas prices continue an upward trend. Missouri remains amongst the most affordable, yet also amongst the biggest increases nationwide.
Gas prices jumped three cents in a week – a pump price not seen at the national average since mid-July. https://t.co/wy6LcM8Yp1 pic.twitter.com/LSV0PyTShr
— AAA Kansas (@AAAKansas) October 3, 2018
The nation’s top 10 least expensive markets are: Mississippi ($2.57), Alabama ($2.57), South Carolina ($2.58), Louisiana ($2.59), Virginia ($2.62), Arkansas ($2.62), Tennessee ($2.63), Texas ($2.63), Missouri ($2.68) and Delaware ($2.69).
The nation’s top 10 largest weekly changes are: Florida (+10 cents), Michigan (+10 cents), California (+8 cents), West Virginia (+7 cents), Missouri (+7 cents), Ohio (-6 cents), Delaware (-6 cents), New Mexico (+6 cents), Iowa (+6 cents) and Nebraska (+5 cents).
A ten-cent gas tax increase might help maintain your vehicle.
Here’s how much driving on bad, congested roads is costing you in Kansas City: report https://t.co/OdnlKW9CCv
— The Kansas City Star (@KCStar) October 4, 2018
Rough and congested roads and bridges that lack some safety features are costing Kansas City drivers nearly $2,000 a year, according to a report released Wednesday by a Washington-based transportation research group.
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The report, released by the research group TRIP at a news conference at Union Station, found that Missouri’s deteriorating and congested roads and bridges cost motorists a total of $7.8 billion annually.
GOP Representative Kevin Yoder faces trouble in Kansas’ third district. Hillary Clinton garnered more votes than President Donald Trump in the district.
Both Cook Political and Sabato’s Crystal Ball are moving KS3 in their ratings from Toss Up to Lean D. Following the Inside Elections move the other day from Toss Up to Tilt D, this means that all 3 big national raters see Yoder as likely to be defeated (as of today). https://t.co/ytBkeJqLgp
— Patrick Miller (@pmiller1693) October 4, 2018
If she becomes Governor, how would Laura Kelly address the financial situation in Kansas?
Laura Kelly: “You can cut government, but at some point you’re into the marrow, and we’ve gone way beyond. So we’ve got a lot of work to do.”
Once finances are stable, Kelly outlines needs for schools, health care, transportation, social services. https://t.co/PasnQ4KrAO
— CJOnline (@CJOnline) October 4, 2018
“It’s not something we can do overnight,” Kelly said. “It will take years.”
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Kelly’s campaign is built around the premise that former Gov. Sam Brownback’s supply-side tax policy obliterated government services that now need to be restored. Kobach supports the Brownback tax policy, saying it failed because declining revenues weren’t offset by more severe cuts to government spending.
Speaking of spending in Kansas:
“We’re a nation of immigrants,” Paul Davis said. “People who are contributing to our economy, that are playing by the rules, that are paying taxes, that are learning English should be given a pathway to becoming an American citizen.” https://t.co/eT8GLXB8lg
— CJOnline (@CJOnline) October 4, 2018
“You can’t talk about access to health care without addressing the issue of cost,” Davis said. “Right now, Washington, D.C., is playing politics with your health care day in and day out.”
Watkins, who has a father and wife who work as physicians, said the problem was rooted in the imposition of Obamacare and an obsession among liberal politicians to impose unnecessary regulations on doctors. He said the remedy to the flawed health care system was to let capitalism take over.
A flood warning continues for the region, and may get worse.
Frontal boundary brings heavy rain to portion of the Midwest over the next week. River flooding possible. pic.twitter.com/duBLefcuPk
— NWS MBRFC (@NWSMBRFC) October 4, 2018
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