OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE KANSAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Pub. 12 2023 Issue 2

Legislative Leadership Panel Senate President Ty Masterson, Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins, and House Minority Leader Vic Miller participated on a panel moderated by KBA AVP–Government Relations & Staff Attorney Kelly VanZwoll. Legislative leaders talked about state issues impacting the Kansas economy and the banking industry. They covered various topics, including taxes, water, medical marijuana, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).

Harold A. Stones Government Relations Conference

The rebranded Harold A. Stones Government Relations Conference (formerly called Public Affairs Conference) concluded on Wednesday, February 8 at the Topeka Country Club and had record high attendance! More than 150 Kansas bankers convened in Topeka to hear and talk about state and federal legislative and regulatory policy affecting the banking industry. The conference started

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2023 Bank Leaders of Kansas Class Convenes for Session 1

KBA started the Bank Leaders of Kansas (BLOK) program in 2006 with a vision of developing Kansas bankers and exposing them to a wide range of topics that influence the industry while building a collaborative networking community. The 17th BLOK class convened for their first session in Topeka at the KBA Office on Feb. 7,

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Washington Update: Meeting in the Middle(ware)

For community banks seeking to remain competitive in today’s crowded financial services marketplace, innovation is imperative. A relationship with a core provider can make or break an institution’s innovation goals, and for too many community banks, legacy core technologies are holding them back. This is a critical challenge that ABA set out to solve through

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