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Senate Bill Mandates Limit On Local Kansas Governments, School Boards Amid Public Health Threats
Advocates of reform recoiled from emergency actions during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Senate Soundly Shuts Down Year-Round Firework Sales Over Amendment Concerns
The measure failed with only two votes in favor and 34 votes against.
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GOP Earmarks $3.5 Million For Kansas Governor's Race; Moran Draws Ire Of Public Citizen
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking re-election and likely will face Attorney General Derek Schmidt, a Republican.
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Bills Altering Kansas Election Law Raise Questions Of Supporting Groups And Committee Process
Some legislators are not on board with the groups pushing for the measures or the speed they are moving through committee.
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Senate Votes To Extend Kansas Rural Workforce Recruitment And Retention Tool
Designated counties are provided the opportunity to offer income tax credits and student loan repayments to reverse population decline.
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Kansas House Member: Lawmakers Should Compel Domestic Abusers To Relinquish Firearms
Law enforcement uneasy with bill making sheriffs responsible for enforcing gun law.
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U.S. Government Shutdown Days Away As Congress Struggles On Ukraine Aid, COVID-19 Relief
Democrats and Republicans have been working for months to hammer out a final agreement on the dozen annual government funding bills.
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Tax Credit Bundle Promoting Housing, Aerospace, Education Gets Preliminary Kansas Senate Nod
The Kansas Senate gave the tentative green light Thursday to a massive bundle of tax credit incentives.
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A Year After Jan. 6, Attack On The U.S. Capitol Lives On In Hundreds Of Court Cases
Accused of a range of crimes, many revealed themselves through their own boasts on social media.
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U.S. Senator, State Political Leaders Torn By School Shooting At Olathe High School
Olathe superintendent praises first responders, Olathe East community.
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FBI Director Aims At Broadening Cybersecurity Abilities Of Local, State, Federal Agencies
Wray: Terrorism a flashpoint but criminal cases still at core of agency’s work.
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White House Allows Ukrainian Nationals To Stay In The U.S. Without Fear Of Deportation
Temporary Protected Status will shield Ukrainian nationals living in the United States from deportation.
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Contract For Deed: The Promise Of Homeownership That Often Leaves Midwest Buyers Out In The Cold
The buyers in contract for deed agreements usually pay for taxes and insurance and often pick up the tab for improvements and repairs.
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Marshall, Moran Seek Ban On Russian Oil Imports, Urge Expansion Of Domestic Production
Moran: Russia’s attack on nuclear facility in Ukraine sends disturbing message.
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Overhaul Of Kansas Supreme Court Justice Selection Pits Will Of The People Vs. Nonpartisan Board
The amendments would provide two alternatives to the current, merit-based judicial selection process added to the constitution in 1958.
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Kansas Acting Health Director Too Willing To Listen To CDC, Says Senate Committee
Kansas Senate will need to decide whether to confirm Janet Stanek without a committee recommendation.
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White House Wants $10 Billion For Ukraine Aid, $22.5 Billion For More COVID Help
Approving the Ukraine aid may quickly get bipartisan support in Congress, the COVID-19 aid will likely face a more complicated path.
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Fervent COVID-19 Mandate Critics Turning To Like-Minded Republican State Senators
One-sided committee hearing sets table for Senate’s sweeping reform bill.
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‘A Crisis That Is Hiding In Plain Sight': Missing And Murdered Women Of Color
“The epidemic of missing persons of color is not a new topic but one that has been dismissed because society does not care about us.”
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Senate Gives Preliminary Approval To Year-Round Fireworks Sales Despite Wildfire Concerns
The bill would not change the period during which Kansans may shoot fireworks.
