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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

When President Trump made deep cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities earlier this year, programs across the country were suspended. In Kansas City, one oral history project for Vietnam War veterans in Kansas had to be scaled back.

Plus more on these stories:

  • Wichita school leaders say a change of terminology could be the difference in selling another bond issue.
  • Leaders of the Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission and Olathe school districts are speaking out against a proposal to launch a federal school voucher program.
  • Weeks after the Trump administration called for the termination of the National Endowment for the Arts, local arts groups are struggling in Kansas.
  • A Kansas advocacy group is traveling across the state using an art project to push for preserving Medicaid.
  • The Downtown Wichita Action Plan is ready for more community involvement.
  • A pilot killed during World War 2 will be buried in Wichita next month.

Producers: Beth Golay and Fletcher Powell
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Contributors: Maddy Busby, Julie Denesha, Jodi Fortino, Mia Hennen, Calen Moore and Suzanne Perez
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Fletcher Powell has worked at KMUW since 2009 as a producer, reporter, and host. He's been the host of All Things Considered since 2012 and KMUW's movie critic since 2016. He also co-hosts the PMJA-award winning show You're Saying It Wrong, which is distributed around the country on public radio stations and around the world through podcasts. Fletcher is a member of the Critics Choice Association.