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Category: Economics

The Wichita Beacon provides the latest Economics news impacting you and your local communities in Wichita, Kansas.

Speedycash offers payday loans at Douglas and Hillside
Posted inEconomics

Beyond payday loans: What other options exist when you need financial help?

The Wichita Beacon's Polly Basore Wenzl in pink jacket by Polly Basore Wenzl January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

Sometimes there just isn’t enough money — and when one thing goes wrong, everything else seems to follow. A car breaks down. Plumbing begins to leak. Someone gets sick.  Such emergencies demand an urgent response — perhaps a visit to the nearest payday lender. But what you do to get out of that financial jam […]

Volunteers at United Way of the Plains get trained to assist Wichitans with taxes. Kansas Social Security taxes could change.
Posted inState Government

Kansas wants to ease taxes on retirees

The Wichita Beacon's Polly Basore Wenzl in pink jacket by Polly Basore Wenzl January 23, 2023July 27, 2023
Picture of various groceries purchased at a Walmart
Posted inState Government

Kansas lowers sales tax on food, but not everything you eat is eligible for savings

The Wichita Beacon's Polly Basore Wenzl in pink jacket by Polly Basore Wenzl January 4, 2023April 24, 2023
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Posted inHow To

Can’t pay your utility bill? There is help for keeping the heat on this winter

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