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Voters in USD 259 narrowly rejected a $450 million bond proposal in February of last year.
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Kansas lawmakers are on their annual break and will return next week to vote on potentially overriding the governor's vetoes.
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The Wichita musical duo Geo-Joe have a new album called "Where Did We Go So Wrong?" and it found musicians Georgia Sutton and Joey Lemon participating in the annual RPM Challenge in which musicians write and record a whole album across the 28 days of February — but the two also view it as a protest album against the Trump administration.
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A bill approved by lawmakers and headed to the governor would allow 23-hour alcohol sales for a limited time during the World Cup this summer.
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Kelly said her veto wasn't about limiting the ability to practice faith freely, but ensuring Kansans use health plans that cover their medical expenses.
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On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Kansas should remember the accomplishments of Dr. Alan L. Hart, a doctor and author born in Halls Summit in the late 19th century. In 1917, he made history by becoming one of the first known trans men in the country to undergo gender affirming surgery.
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Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones Thursday as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert warning of attacks by Iran-backed militias.
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It has been a year since President Trump announced double-digit tariffs on imports from around the world. So far, those levies have not produced the economic boom the president promised.
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NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey.
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Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.
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The federal housing agency wants to shift money away from permanent housing and toward programs that impose sobriety and other conditions. Advocates warn that would push many back into homelessness.
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FIFA has raised prices for over 40 games of the World Cup in its latest sale that kicked off Wednesday, according to an NPR count. The most expensive tickets to the final now cost $10,900.
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The plan would fund DHS, except for immigration enforcement, through September. Republicans would then try to fund the whole agency for three years using a tactic that would not need Democratic votes.
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Fletcher Powell says a new movie could have been a riot.
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