Jim McLean
Political Correspondent, Kansas News ServiceJim McLean is a political correspondent for the Kansas News Service, a collaboration between KMUW, KCUR, Kansas Public Radio and High Plains Public Radio.
Jim was previously an editor for the Kansas News Service and news director and Statehouse bureau chief for Kansas Public Radio. He was also managing editor for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He has received awards for journalistic excellence from the Kansas Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Kansas Association of Broadcasters.
You can email him at jim@kcur.org.
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Lawmakers used a one-day special session to approve the bill to allow no-questions-asked exemptions to vaccine requirements and fine Kansas businesses that don't comply.
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Dr. Lee Norman was the face of public health through the COVID-19 pandemic. That also made him a target of criticism from Republicans. He also faced internal tension with Gov. Laura Kelly's administration.
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It appears to be the first time that Kansas lawmakers have called themselves back into special session using a petition.
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Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's call to eliminate the state's grocery tax comes just days after her likely opponent in next year's election did the same.
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Kansas lawmakers are looking for ways to block federal vaccine mandates but Republican-led lawsuits could prove more effective.
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People running for local office in Kansas find themselves in increasingly partisan-like contests settled by an ever more polarized electorate.
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Liquor industry and grocers pushing Kansas lawmakers to lift restrictions on home delivery and online sales.
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Burdett Loomis, known as "Bird," died over the weekend at 76 after being a fixture on the Kansas political scene for decades.
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The Royals' Sluggerrr is brought to life by one of a select group of people who typically work their way up through the ranks from college teams to the minor leagues before landing a gig working for a major sports team.
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The fringe beliefs of right-wing extremists in Kansas, dating back at least to groups like Posse Comitatus, who trained for war against their government 40 years ago have now migrated to the mainstream of American politics.