Musician James McMurtry has never shied away from controversy. Recently, he's taken to raising his voice against anti-drag laws and what he sees as other threats to the LGBTQ community. He's even appeared in drag a time or two himself. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin recently spoke with McMurtry and has more.
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The Kansas Board of Regents approved tuition hikes Wednesday for all six state public universities.
- The controversial Grain Belt Express power transmission line could begin construction next year in Kansas and Missouri after approval of an amended agreement.
- Sedgwick County is eyeing the Murfin building as a potential new home for its administrative offices.
- Nurses at St. Joseph hospital have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike.
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced Wednesday that she has breast cancer.
- Regenerative agriculture is a movement that takes a conservation approach to farming with practices that are often influenced by Indigenous knowledge.
- Long-time Sedgwick County Counselor Mike Pepoon will retire later this year.
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