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Lawrence Municipal Services Manager Named Secretary At IT-Plagued Labor Department
Amber Shultz’ appointment subject to Senate confirmation.
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An Innocent Food Bank Gets Dragged Into Kansas Lawmakers’ Latest Tax-Fighting Debate
When a food bank becomes the enemy, it might be a sign that your statewide property tax debate is not heading in the right direction.
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Mother’s Racist Rants Puts Lawrence Judge In No-Win Position Amid Custody Dispute
Judge weighs father’s domestic battery charge; activists alarmed by recordings of mother’s verbal abuse.
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Kansas 911 Administrator Blames Three-Hour Outage On ‘Technological Anomaly’
Rep. John Carmichael questioned the reliability of the state’s 911 call handling system.
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Kansas House OKs Bills On Drug Treatment, Indigenous People, Abandoned Wells
The legislation would establish a certified drug abuse treatment program in place of criminal proceedings.
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Lawmakers Renew Interest In Policies To Help Reduce Kansas Prison Population
Proposals include enhanced credits for good behavior, drug diversion programs, early release for terminal illness.
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Kansans Have A Chance To Help Prevent Wrongful Evictions From Care Facilities
When residents of nursing facilities are evicted, they have a right to appeal through a fair hearing for both parties.
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Biden Administration Unveils Boost To State COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
Starting next week, a minimum of 10 million vaccine doses per week will be distributed across states, tribes and territories.
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Fitness Club Entrepreneur Flexing Kansas Political Muscle — Again — In Quest For Property Tax Break
Jenkins lobbying for idea killed by GOP-led Legislature in 2014.
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Kansas To Idle Unemployment Benefit Computer System To Install Security Upgrades
Three-day shutdown to counter flood of bogus claims.
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Kansas Lawmakers Consider Ways To Funnel Public Dollars Into Private Schools
Stuart J. Little bristled Tuesday as he listened to testimony in support of a dramatic expansion of a private school tax credit.
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Kansas Bill Proposes Crackdown On Cellphone Use By Drivers In School And Work Zones
A disproportionate amount of motor vehicle accidents in Kansas come as a result of distracted driving.
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Gun Lobby Fighting To Secure Right Of Kansas, Out-Of-State Teens To Carry Concealed Firearms
Package of House bills designed to end state’s under-21 ban.
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Biden To Pause New Oil And Gas Leases On Public Lands In Sweeping Climate Order
President Joe Biden is set to sign a host of executive orders on climate.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Program For State Legislators: Savvy Maneuver Or Line-Jumping?
Members, staff of Kansas Legislature eligible for shots in early February.
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Kansas Senate Postpones Abortion Debate Until Thursday Because Of Absent Legislators
A Kansas legislator’s impromptu medical procedure delayed Senate action Monday over an anti-abortion constitutional amendment.
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Today’s Insurrectionists Echo The 1980s Sound Of Western Kansas
The tree of sedition has many branches, and its roots go deep in the fertile prairie of 1980s Kansas.
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Kansas Democrats Push To End Harmful Narrative Of Columbus Day
Supporters say proposed change to Indigenous People’s Day would show respect, historical understanding.
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Testing Of Donated Blood In Kansas Hints At Vastly Higher COVID-19 Infection Rate
Antibody present in 22% of units donated at blood banks.
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What If We Listened To The People Who’ve Spent 15 Years Protesting The Kansas City NFL Team’s Name
Kansas City’s NFL team should change its name.