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Kansas attorney general’s office eager to work with Legislature to dam robocall tidal wave
TOPEKA — Gullible Kansas consumers and the state’s elderly population repeatedly victimized by telephone scammers land on so-called sucker lists sold to unscrupulous marketers, charities and organizations willing to pay for leads on potential victims. “We have some...
Lawrence police work with domestic violence center to prevent and identify human trafficking
LAWRENCE — In the years following a high-profile murder case, the Lawrence Police Department and The Willow Domestic Violence Center joined forces to help victims of human trafficking. The two organizations worked to fine-tune a longstanding relationship with the...
Hiatt opts out of KDP chair race
Kansas Democratic Part Chair Vicki Hiatt has decided not to seek another term leading the party, leaving it to former Treasurer Lynn Rogers and political newcomer Jeanna Repass to run for party chair. In an email to Democrats Sunday night after...
A Kansas woman killed her abuser. At every level, in every instance, the system failed her.
The story of Sarah Gonzales-McLinn is one of incomprehensible abuse and personal redemption. It’s also one of baffling, and repeated, institutional failure. At every step, those who might have been expected to care for and protect a victim of grooming and human...
Senate Districts: How the candidates for governor performed
Here's a look at how Gov. Laura Kelly, former Attorney General Derek Schmidt, state Sen. Dennis Pyle and Libertarian candidate Seth Cordell performed in each of the Senate districts. We got some invaluable aid from Wichita State University...
U.S. House Oversight chair’s agenda: Hunter Biden, COVID origins, classified documents
WASHINGTON — House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer on Monday previewed his priorities for this Congress, which he says will include a heavy focus on the handling of classified documents, the origins of the COVID-19 virus, and what he described...
Support emerges for naming Kansas foster care bill of rights for late Rep. Gail Finney
TOPEKA — Child advocates and legislators rallied behind a Kansas House proposal Monday to name legislation creating a foster care bill of rights to honor the late state Rep. Gail Finney. The reform bill would place into statute 18 rights for children in the foster...
Kansas restaurant industry still struggling for comeback, officials say
TOPEKA — The restaurant industry statewide has been plagued by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and workforce shortages, with new issues making it difficult for restaurant owners to bounce back, officials have said. During a Tuesday House Commerce, Labor and...
Flat tax proposal would cost more than $3 billion over three years
(Will be updated) A proposal to move the state to a flat tax would cost the state more than $3 billion over three years, according to a fiscal analysis released Monday morning. The analysis shows that a bill calling for a 5% flat tax would cost...
Middlewood: Let’s Not Forget Home Rule and Popular Sovereignty
Today’s political culture varies a great deal from place to place within Kansas. Yet a number of bills in the Kansas Legislature seek to override local control–a troubling trend, wrote Alex Middlewood in last week’s column. Like this:Like Loading... Related Posted in...
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