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COVID-19 Exposes How City Hall Officials In Kansas Get Cold Shoulder Even In Pandemic
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Kansas Jobless Rate Plummets To 3.8% In December, Still Above Pre-Coronavirus Level
Kansas’ labor force stood at 1.5 million last month, with 1.44 million people holding down a job and 57,000 dealing with unemployment.
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Kansans Have Spent 22 Years Restoring Constitution Hall To Remind Us Of Our Free State Heritage
Constitution Hall is the oldest permanent structure in Topeka and one of the oldest in the state.
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Kansas Legislators Weigh Bills Increasing Penalties For Stalking Minors, Sexual Extortion
Reckless stalking is only a misdemeanor in Kansas, so it is only punishable by up to a year in prison.
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Kansas House Committee Opts Against Formal Consequences For Maligned Representative
Panel of legislators will instead craft a letter admonishing Rep. Aaron Coleman for his actions.
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What One Black Man Wants Kansans To Know About Watching The Insurrection
It’s been more than two weeks and I still don’t know where to begin.
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After Financial Collapse Of Women’s Shelter, Emporia Groups Work To Meet Needs
Plumb Place, which opened in 1921 and offered emergency and traditional housing to women, closed its doors Dec. 31.
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House Rejects Attempt By Democrats To Install COVID-19 Precautions For Kansas Lawmakers
A small contingent of mask-averse Republicans are confined to gallery seating above the House floor.
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Senate Rejects Governor’s Nominee For Kansas Court Of Appeals For A Second Time
Republican members of the Senate who opposed Folsom complained he had singular career experience in public defense.
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Let’s Hope 17 Kansas Senators Never Need A Public Defender
Who believes in second chances — especially when a person has done nothing wrong?
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Buttigieg Puts Greenhouse Gas Reduction At Center Of Biden Transportation Policy
“We need to build our economy back, better than ever, and the Department of Transportation can play a central role in this,” Buttigieg said.
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Kansas House Votes To Put Abortion Amendment On Statewide Ballot
The Kansas House on Friday passed a constitutional amendment declaring women have no right to an abortion.
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How Kansas’ Koch Industries Helped Fuel The U.S. Capitol Insurrection
Earlier this month, when domestic terrorists overran the U.S. Capitol, they did not act alone.
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Kansas Legislators Say Training Is First Step In Addressing High Rates Of Missing, Murdered Indigenous People
While the world faces a global health crisis, advocates say, Indigenous people are facing an epidemic of their own.
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Cancer-Stricken Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Forced Out For Violating IT Policy
Lehman admits to improperly accessing voter registration database.
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KCC, Oil And Gas Associations Push Bill To Accelerate Plugging Abandoned Wells In Kansas
Estimates indicate there are currently about 5,600 wells that require plugging and 10,000 wells plugged to date in the state.
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As An Elder Takes The Oath In Washington, Let’s Listen To Some Young Politicians In Kansas
In the spirit of brighter days ahead for everyone, let’s celebrate inauguration day by looking to Kansas’ horizon.
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Kansas Board Of Regents Exploring 1-Year Policy To Speed University Staff, Tenured Faculty Dismissals
Step follows financial damage from COVID-19, governor’s budget cuts.
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Biden Takes The Oath Of Office With Troops On Guard And Towering Challenges Ahead
Joe Biden has become the 46th president of the United States.
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Kansas Capitol: Loneliest Of Trump, Biden Protesters Mark Presidential Transfer Of Power
Edward Myers, Graham Bonsall offer political signs of the times.