In 2019, Sedgwick County began a concerted effort to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. Five years later, the program is in flux after commissioners cut a key DEI position from the budget. KMUW’s Celia Hack spoke with county leaders about how they’re navigating the rocky political terrain of DEI.
Plus more on these stories:
- About 60% of registered voters in Sedgwick County cast a ballot in this year’s election.
- Kansas Republicans will have a stronger hold on state politics next session after gaining seats in the election.
- The nonprofit HumanKind will run Wichita's emergency winter shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
- A defense program now operating at Spirit AeroSystems will remain in Wichita.
- A new report by a child advocacy group finds that 1 in 6 Kansas mothers do not receive adequate prenatal care while pregnant.
- Voters in the Rose Hill school district approved a bond issue that will significantly upgrade the city’s schools.
- Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based gas station-super store, is one step away from opening a location in Kansas City, Kansas.
- Wichita and Sedgwick County will close facilities and reduce services on Veterans Day next week.
Producers: Haley Crowson and Debra Fraser
Editors: Haley Crowson and Tom Shine
Contributors: Rose Conlon, Celia Hack, Mia Hennen, Zane Irwin, Tom Shine, and Sam Zeff
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Karlee Cooper
