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WEB5 days ago · Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab works to build trust in elections in the face of skepticism BY: Grace Hills - September 15, 2024 This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how …
'Ball of rolling fire and smoke': Wildfires rip through north-central ...
WEBDec 20, 2021 · As of Thursday, the Forest Service reported nearly 400,000 acres had burned across the state in less than three days. The bulk of that — almost 366,000 acres — was in the four-county area. Smoke billows from a fire crews worked to put out in Ellis County on Friday. More than 365,000 acres burned in …
Hope springs from Kansas governor’s proposal to restore water …
WEBJan 28, 2022 · TOPEKA — Connie Owen, director of Kansas Water Office, says the governor’s recommendation to restore funding for water projects has given her organization momentum as it considers a wide range of needs. Legislators since 2008 have not allocated the full $8 million that is supposed to go toward a State Water Plan, established in 1989.
What the pandemic taught Kansas teachers, four years after the …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Four years ago, I sat with my hands resting on this same keyboard. I was frozen and baffled. On the bulletin board above my desk, I was planning an absurd semester. COVID-19 meant that my students — all enrolled in the same class — would work on a group project, but they would never be in a ...
Senate panel signs off on Kansas income tax deduction increase, …
WEBFeb 21, 2022 · TOPEKA — A Kansas Senate panel backed two bills Monday providing tax relief for everyday Kansans and teachers using their own money to fund classroom needs. Senate Bill 519 increases the standard deduction by 25% in Kansas from $3,500 to $4,375 for an individual filing as single, $8,000 to $10,000 for …
Senate Republican and House Democrat ousted by primary …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Sherman Smith is the editor in chief of Kansas Reflector. He writes about things that powerful people don't want you to know. A two-time Kansas Press Association journalist of the year, his award-winning reporting includes stories about education, technology, foster care, voting, COVID-19, sex abuse, and …
Bob Dole, Kansas political icon, dies at 98 after battle with lung ...
WEBDec 5, 2021 · Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole died Sunday at age 98 after battling lung cancer. (Pool photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images) TOPEKA — Kansas political icon Bob Dole, who represented the state for decades in Washington, D.C., and was the Republican nominee for president in 1996, died Sunday morning at …
Kansas poll: Gov. Laura Kelly holds narrow lead in gubernatorial …
WEBSep 21, 2022 · Republican and Democratic candidates for governor, attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer, sharing a stage in September, will be decided Tuesday by Kansas voters. the ballot also includes congressional races, judicial retention decisions and constitutional amendments.
Kansas bills eliminating food sales tax offer different approaches …
WEBJan 26, 2022 · TOPEKA — A pair of bills aimed at eliminating the food sales tax on food and groceries in Kansas will help reduce rising food insecurity and aid families in getting food on the table, supporters say. House Bill 2484 would exempt food and food ingredients, including products sold at restaurants, from state retail sales and compensation […]
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