Next Monday is the last day of open enrollment for Marketplace health insurance coverage. Open enrollment is the window of time in which any person can enroll for coverage in the Marketplace. Once open enrollment…

The search for new employees requires a snazzy sales pitch, not only for your business, but for the community at large.That’s because college graduates, especially, know there’s more to life than just a job. Today’s…

Saturday was a good news/bad news day.It was heartening to see the camaraderie between State Sen. Caryn Tyson and Rep. Kent Thompson at the legislative forum. The Republicans say their friendship is representative of the…

For one Allen County woman John Robertson is as much a knight in shining armor as was Sir Galahad.Robertson, under auspices of Thrive Allen County, works as a navigator to help people obtain health insurance…

The Republican Party should take a cue from Democrats and make its side of primary elections voter friendly. That would be appropriate since all taxpayers have a financial stake in determining candidates for Election Day.…

With less than two weeks remaining in the Marketplace’s open enrollment period it is a good time to look at the penalties for not obtaining insurance coverage and what exemptions are available to avoid those…

A Kansas City man was held at gunpoint and his wife and two children detained while law enforcement officers ransacked their home.When Robert and Adlynn Harte sought an explanation for the SWAT-style raid on their…

Kansas tax collections often are compared to a three-legged stool, in that revenue comes to the state from income, property and sales taxes.The same may be said of how property tax revenue, the primary source…

This week we are going to look at one of the most popular aspects of the Marketplace — accepting all enrollees no matter of a pre-existing condition at no extra cost — and the most…

Despite many hot-button topics at Monday night’s Iola council meeting, tempers never flared. Whether Iolans should be able to raise chickens was fraught with hazards because to say no, seemed to disregard the endearing entreaties…