Carlos Moreno
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KCUR
Kansas SB 180 will bring a host of changes, including limiting trans residents’ access to bathrooms. Much is still unknown about how it'll be enforced.
Environmental Protection Agency
Evert Nelson
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Topeka Capital-Journal
Blaise Mesa
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Kansas News Service
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed portions of a school budget bill that could hurt some rural districts. That line-item veto could set up a court fight between Kelly and the Kansas Legislature over the governor’s powers to tweak a funding bill crammed with policy changes. -
Officials unveiled a new nonprofit organization to lead the charge in Kansas City’s preparation to host the men’s FIFA World Cup in 2026. Kansas and Missouri are spending money on the event, which is expected to bring fans from around the world to Kansas City.
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The pandemic allowed people to receive prescriptions for mental health and opioid addiction through telemedicine. Now Kansas clinicians want those flexibilities to be permanent.
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The bill would have clamped down state public health officials' ability test and quarantine Kansans for infectious diseases.
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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto leaves the state’s tax policy largely unchanged, unless lawmakers make an unlikely return to Topeka for a special session. Both Kelly and Republican leaders called for tax cuts this year but did not land on an agreement.
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Swamp white oak makes a great street tree. Pagoda dogwood is a good option near power lines. These local sources have more Kansas and Missouri tips.
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About one-third of Overland Park's street trees are maples. Experts say cities must diversify their canopies, or pests will keep devastating them.
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City, county and state elected officials condemned the state’s communication surrounding a contaminated site northeast of downtown Wichita and called for improvement going forward.
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Almost 30 years after its discovery, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment conducted a health survey in several historically Black neighborhoods located above contaminated groundwater.
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