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The Kansas Chamber, a top lobbying group, invited candidates to speak to its members and other voters.
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The district's new boundaries changed the demographics and political landscape. The race is attracting attention from both parties after sitting Republican Congressman Jake LaTurner said he would not run for reelection.
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Reproductive rights advocates criticized the bill, which would require that doctors give patients medically unproven information.
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The GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature is on a collision course with Democratic Governor Laura Kelly. The two sides have differing views on tax cut proposals as well as private school funding and transgender issues. KPR's Jim McLean sits down with the governor to talk about her views.
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Kansas Lottery officials expect to see a large spike in bets placed for the Super Bowl. But the state will only get a small amount of the revenue generated from the big game — if the state-owned casinos make any money at all.
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The state entered an agreement with Integra Technologies to provide $300 million of incentives for the company to build the plant and create 2,000 new jobs in Wichita. But the deal still hinges on federal funding.
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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly delivered the annual State of the State Address Tuesday night in Topeka (on her birthday). Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson delivered a message from Republicans. Listen to KPR's coverage of the event here.
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With Senate Bill 65, Kansas joins several states where abortion opponents want to give local governments the authority to restrict or ban abortion.
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The Division of the Child Advocate was created in 2021 to oversee the child welfare system. Its most recent annual report is the most detailed case breakdown in the young agency's existence.
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A landslide vote last year kept abortion legal in Kansas, but now the fight continues in the Statehouse — where abortion opponents have already introduced legislation that would further restrict access.
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After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. Several counties have already lost more than half of their underground water. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.