AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoKansas Housing & Jobs: The Urban League of Greater Kansas City launched Operation Rebuild, a $1.4 million Jackson County effort to repair 43 owner-occupied homes in the Prospect Corridor, with work like roofs, windows, and driveways and construction-prep opportunities for Project Pathways graduates, targeted for completion by December. Kansas Business/Tech in Education: Wichita State is ramping up AI use after Kansas Board of Regents guidance, building an AI Strategy Council and running surveys on faculty/staff AI awareness, risks, and ethics as it plans a student survey this fall. Fed, Rates & Markets: Markets ended the week lower after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaled inflation is still too high, pushing rate-hike bets higher and lifting short-term yields; the S&P 500 fell while the Nasdaq slid. Food & Labeling Politics: A food-industry group is running ads in Kansas to back more industry-friendly federal ingredient labeling rules, arguing state-by-state requirements raise grocery costs. Local Public Safety: Raytown police are investigating a shooting outside a business on 350 Highway that left a man seriously injured; no suspects are in custody. Sports Betting/Regulation: Prediction market operator Polymarket withdrew an NFL player-availability market after CFTC guidance, while Kalshi continues offering related trades.
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