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Pandemic Historian To Leaders: ‘Just Tell The Truth’
John Barry’s advice to officials responding to COVID-19 starts simple.

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John Barry’s advice to officials responding to COVID-19 starts simple.

The largest attraction in Abilene has been closed for months, blocking access to the $9 million exhibit space opened in August 2019.
Gov. Laura Kelly and legislative leaders approved Thursday a plan to boost COVID-19 testing in Kansas by 8,000 tests per day.
Here’s a story about a promising young teenager with a heart of gold who fell into some real deep state stuff in Kansas.
KDHE increased by 52 the number of Kansans who died with a positive test for the coronavirus that has plagued the world.
I am the most unlikely of voting rights activists.
The Legislature has struggled with technology breakdowns after COVID-19 forced an early end to the 2020 session.
The court in 1990 opened the door to civil action over wrongful births.
A state task force Wednesday approved a plan for the distribution of millions of dollars in leftover federal pandemic aid.
Like everyone, Karla Fleming was scared when the pandemic hit.
Adkins won a competitive five-person GOP primary in August to earn an opportunity to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids.
KDHE cited a “personal privacy” exemption in state law in rejecting the request to identify all businesses.
Kansas joins more than 30 states who have implemented the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
The governor is in early stages of developing a state budget proposal for the fiscal year starting July 1.
I’ve been an educator for almost a quarter of a century.
A couple of weeks ago, they fought over how much federal help to extend to unemployed Kansans.
Family Crisis Center in Wichita has stretched its resources thin to provide space for survivors of domestic violence.
Gov. Laura Kelly and all eight legislators on the State Finance Council ended an unusually combative meeting Friday.
Lynn, who has served in the Legislature since 2006, sought to be dropped from the ballot to care for a sister in failing health.
I first met Dale Dennis, the legendary Kansas school finance chief retiring this month, in the early 1980s.