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Environmental regulations and commitments to address global warming are certainly not on terra firma. The Trump administration has vowed to ease emissions controls for power plants and to get coal miners back to work.

The Jeffrey Energy Center, in St. Mary’s, Kansas, near Topeka, is one such coal-fired power plant.

Kansas Congressman Ron Estes stopped in Wichita Thursday on a four-city listening tour of the 4th District.

Facing what could be a tough race for re-election, Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder appeared determined to strike a bipartisan tone Tuesday night in his first in-person town hall meeting since last year’s election.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran returned to Washington on Sunday for a classified briefing on North Korea. Speaking to constituents in Topeka last week, Moran said he’s pessimistic about a diplomatic solution.

Moran said he supports continued efforts to get China’s help in brokering an agreement to halt North Korea’s development of a nuclear arsenal and missiles capable reaching the U.S. mainland.

But he said he fears a diplomatic solution is becoming less likely.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is trying to avoid testifying under oath in front on the American Civil Liberties Union. He was ordered to do so as part of a sentence in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU.

From the AP: 

Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday touted his credentials and passion for helping the Trump administration mitigate religious persecution around the globe.

A family-owned manufacturing facility in Moundridge represented Kansas at President Trump’s “Made in America Product Showcase” at the White House on Monday.

Grasshopper Mowers makes zero-turn commercial-grade lawn equipment.

Grasshopper’s Mike Simmon says the company is a perfect fit for the showcase because every mower is designed, manufactured and assembled in Kansas, and sold throughout the world.