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Small Town Kansas Takes On Deafening Railroad Engines Horn
Belle Plaine’s work on ‘quiet zone’ about to bear fruit.
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Kansas Bill Could Allow College Athlete Pay For Name and Image
Student-athletes would not be compensated directly by a university for their play.
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Parents, Grandparents of Foster Kids Call For Oversight Office.
The office would have a nine-member staff dedicated to investigating complaints about the well-being of children in state custody.
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Higher Education In Kansas Is In Trouble
Quality education is fundamental to a growing state.
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‘Crown Jewel’ of Kansas Trails Among $16.8M Investment Project
The Flint Hills Trail connects with the Prairie Spirit Trail in Ottawa, which follows a former rail bed for 51 miles south to Iola.
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Coalition of State Treasurers Call for $350 Billion in COVID Aid
Iowa, Kansas officials anxious about deep job losses, vaccinations.
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Residents, Legislators Fight For Oversight of ‘Ugly’ Mega-Poles
A three-mile stretch of 105-foot-tall utility poles in Wichita has galvanized residents and lawmakers to push for increased regulations.
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Feds Ramp Up Emergency Help for Kansas
White House officials have been in close touch with governors in storm-stricken states, including Kansas.
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Rep. Wasinger Derides Public Universities for Falling Enrollment
FHSU president, one of her constituents, defends investment in higher ed.
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34 Kansas House Members Support Abolishing the Death Penalty
Lawmakers whose political views are widely divergent have found common cause based on principle.
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Kansas Bill Applies Modern DUI Approach to Pilots
State law unchanged since 1981; ag pilots skeptical of reform.
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House, Senate Renew Annual Rivalry on Legalizing Sports Gambling.
House bill includes lottery retailers in mix along with casinos, racetracks.
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Regional Power Shortages, Record Chill Force More Blackouts.
The rare, emergency action was a temporary response to skyrocketing natural gas prices, high demand for power and extreme conditions.
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Kansas Takes Second Crack at Banning Psychological Evaluations.
Sexual assault and crime victim advocates are pushing Kansas lawmakers to strike the “archaic” and “misogynistic” law.
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House Bill Seeks To Rehab Kansas Unemployment System, Establish Oversight Council
Since the pandemic began, the Kansas Department of Labor has been flooded by a historic number of unemployment claims.
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Kansas Senate Jettisons Restraint To Transform Modest Tax Bill Into $470 Million Behemoth
Sen. Longbine: Decision to ‘blow up’ tax bill feels like debacle of 2012.
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How One Kansas County Fought The Pandemic By Trusting Science, Listening To At-Risk People And Investing In Public Health
The devastation in Wyandotte County could have been so much worse.
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Restaurants Ask For Property Tax Relief From Kansas Counties That Restricted Business
Wichita restaurant owner John Arnold says it is difficult to avoid feeling vilified by government restrictions placed on businesses.
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What Senate Republicans Are Saying About Trump’s Impeachment Trial
At least 17 Republican senators would need to join all 48 Democrats and the two independents to convict Trump.
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House Panel Considers Controversial Savings Accounts For Kansas Students In Remote Learning
The House K-12 Budget Committee heard testimony on the proposed measure, the second such “voucher bill” the panel has heard.