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Wichita Mayor Lily Wu used her mayoral powers to call for a special meeting on Wednesday. Wu had hoped to delay a vote on a sales tax proposal until August.
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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is asking for civility and compromise in the face of national political divides. She starts her final session in office with a Republican supermajority that can override her if it holds together. -
Stadium deals in Kansas and Washington — both involving relocations within the same metropolitan area — have set separate records for taxpayer subsidies to sports teams. That's despite decades of research suggesting stadiums are a wasteful use of limited tax dollars. -
Wichita will hold a special election on March 3 on a citywide sales tax proposal. Sedgwick County election officials say that about 26,000 voters will be directed to alternative polling places come election day. -
The Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform, a national policy organization, found 68 rural Kansas hospitals are at risk of closing, including 30 at immediate risk. Revenue isn't keeping up with costs. -
The Chiefs want to build a nearly $1 billion headquarters in Olathe, but the project still needs the city council's approval — because Olathe must chip in a portion of local sales tax revenues to help fund it.
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AP/NASAFour people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue. -
Carlos Giusti/APSpanish prosecutors are studying allegations that Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
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The Department of Homeland Security says the shooting happened after the agent came under attack. Protestors have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, clashing with federal agents, after Renee Macklin Good's killing last week. -
Hannah Natanson had a phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch seized. The Justice Department says this is part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information. -
Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored. -
The resolution would have forced President Trump to get authorization from Congress before launching military operations in Venezuela. It was blocked after having previously advanced with GOP support. -
The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
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