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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By getting off on the wrong foot with Democrats and some in his own party, Roger Marshall of Kansas may have limited his effectiveness in a closely divided U.S. Senate.
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In 1957, residents of the southwestern town Protection set an example by being the first in the U.S. to be fully inoculated against polio. Now locals are divided on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Marshall’s win over Democratic state Sen. Barbara Bollier keeps intact Republicans’ winning streak in Kansas U.S. Senate races, which dates back to 1938.
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Kansas Republican voters say they're worried about a "radical" shift to the left if the Democrats win back the Senate. And Kansas Democrats say democracy as a concept is at risk if Republicans stay in power.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall calls his Democratic foe, state Sen. Barbara Bollier, a "radical." She believes Marshall is a "yes man" for the president. Here's where they stand on taxes, trade and immigration.
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Wins by conservatives over GOP moderates could mean more conflict between lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
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U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall of western Kansas will face Democrat Barbara Bollier in November. The other congressional races also took shape, with U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins losing his bid for re-election in the 2nd District to the state treasurer.
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A retiring incumbent with no clear replacement, a pandemic and a president who's slipping in the polls creates a rare opportunity for Democrats – and trouble for Republicans.
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The balance of power may shift in the Kansas Statehouse depending on whether conservative Republicans can win back legislative seats lost to GOP moderates in 2016.
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Bond is remembered as a politician who worked across the aisle and with various factions in the Republican Party.