Local News
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A statewide public opinion survey conducted by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University found support for high-density, mixed-use housing development despite local controversies.
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More than 7 in 10 Kansans support expanding Medicaid, according to the survey from Fort Hays State University. More than 6 in 10 Kansans say women are better-positioned than politicians to make the decision about whether to get an abortion.
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The American Civil Liberties Union joins law firms to argue that capital trial juries in Kansas are racially discriminatory.
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Southwest Kansas has the highest concentration of Latino residents in the state. But the area also has some of the lowest rates of people registered to vote and voter turnout. Young Latinos there are going back to the basics to try to get their communities more involved in politics.
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The city’s much-awaited multiagency center is meant to include a shelter for people experiencing homelessness as well as on-site and nearby long-term affordable housing.
NPR News
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Strategies differ, but with days to the election, both campaigns are working to get out the vote.
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Housing costs are a top issue for many Americans. Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have proposed different ideas for addressing the country's housing woes.
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Sing Sing, a maximum security prison in New York, hosted its first film festival. With the help of the Marshall Project, a jury of incarcerated men weighed the merits of documentaries.
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Across the country, anti-Trump statues having been mysteriously appearing. Anonymous, guerilla art has a long history of mixing with politics.
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Getting Latinos to the polls in representative numbers has been challenging. A concert promoter thinks he’s got an answer using the growing popularity of Mexican regional music as a hook.