More and more schools are offering students fresh, locally grown food in their cafeterias. It’s the big idea behind the Farm to School movement. And there’s a lot of federal investment behind it. Those dollars aim to reshape school lunch menus and strengthen local farm economies.
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- Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas says he would consider a government shutdown this fall unless there are cuts to federal spending.
- Researchers at the University of Kansas are studying ways to shorten a years-long waitlists for state disability services.
- Some downtown Wichita parks and spaces will get public restrooms and hydration stations pending a city council vote tomorrow.
- A former Kansas lawmaker has been appointed to the Kansas Corporation Commission.
- A Kansas man pleaded guilty this week to a crime related to the January 6th riot at the U-S Capitol in 2021.
- Climate change means the fall season is getting warmer in Kansas.
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