More than 100 members of the activist group Indivisible KC staged a protest today (TUE) at Republican Senator Pat Roberts’s district office in Overland Park.
Roberts wasn’t there. But members of his staff met with a small group of the demonstrators. Leawood resident Paffi Flood says they want Roberts to support the creation of an independent commission to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election.
Roberts says the Senate Intelligence Committee – not an independent commission – should conduct the investigation. Indivisible KC had scheduled a similar demonstration to take place at Republican Senator Jerry Moran’s office this (TUE) afternoon.
Join us at the Carnegie Building in Lawrence April 30, 6 p.m., for moving discussions of issues facing America's veterans.
A conversation with Vietnam War veteran John Musgrave will be followed by Kaye McIntyre sharing stories from her Kansas Public Radio and Humanities Kansasoral history project.
Description: Are Kansans Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? The Center for Economic Development and Business Research, part of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, invites you to participate in a dialogue about the current economic conditions of households across Kansas. The Center will present its new index that compares households across the state in three broad areas: health, wealth, and wisdom. These areas give an indication of the strengths and weaknesses within the labor market. Multiple state experts will facilitate discussions with business leaders around the issues and strengths identified in the index. Submitted by: Andrea Wilson Center for Economic Development and Business Research
Description: On June 1, 1980, the Cable News Network launched, creating the first 24-hour news channel. It marked the first major departure from the decades old model of television news broadcast twice a day. Then the internet swept the world, splintering not only televised news but print and radio as well. In the span of only three decades, the entire landscape of journalism changed. For most, we only see the external changes, the increasing need to curate our sources of information from an ever increasing number of choices, but what is it like for the people who work in the field? Dole Fellow Ron Marks welcomes his guest Jenna McLaughlin, national security and investigations reporter for Yahoo News. McLaughlin will share her experiences in working in a world-class non-traditional news agency, how she deals with the demands to constantly gather information for the 24/7 news cycle. She will also discuss how she balances the need to get the information out fast and the need to get it right. Jenna McLaughlin is a national security and investigations reporter for Yahoo News, where she focuses on the intelligence community, foreign policy, and other issues. McLaughlin previously covered intelligence and national security for CNN, Foreign Policy Magazine, The Intercept, and Mother Jones Magazine, following her graduation from Johns Hopkins University in 2014. The Dole Discussion Groups are made possible be a grant from Newman’s Own. This program is free and open to the public. No ticket is required. Accessibility: Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend University of Kansas sponsored events. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact the Dole Institute of Politics at least four business days prior to the event date by calling (785) 864-4900 or emailing doleinstitute@ku.edu. To learn more about accessible offerings at the institute, please click here. Parking: The Dole Institute is located in KU’s West District, just west of the Lied Center of Kansas. Plentiful free parking is available in the adjoining lot. No permit is required. Video: A free live stream of this event will be available through the institute’s YouTube channel. Following the conclusion of the program, the event will be archived to YouTube. If any technical issues occur, the video will be re-uploaded within two to three business days. Submitted by: Zac Walker Dole Institute of Politics
