The Kansas economy hasn't ever recovered from the 2007-09 recession, said Deputy Secretary of Commerce Patty Clark in Hays on Tuesday. "We're flatlining," Clark said, speaking at a town hall meeting aimed at getting public input on how to fix the stagnant Kansas economy. "A part of the reason we're flatlining is everything is ad hoc at this point; we're sort-of-kind-of doing this, and sort-of-kind-of doing that, and we're chasing this and chasing that," said Clark, speaking to about 20 people attending the presentation and discussion...
