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If the tax cut for wealthiest Americans is allowed to expire, those households making over $250,000 would see their income tax rate rise from 33 percent to 36 percent and those making upwards of $375,000 would go from a 35 percent rate to 39.6 percent. But does it make sense for the tax rate for someone making six figures to be the same as for multimillionaires?

Three, jackpot-winning tickets were sold in the multi-state, Powerball lottery drawing last (WED) night. Those winning tickets were sold in California, Tennessee and Florida and will split the top prize of nearly $1.6 billion. Two tickets sold in Kansas that matched five of the six winning numbers are worth a million each.

Week of March 17, 2019: What progress have we made in the fight to end world hunger? What challenges lie ahead? Join us for a conversation with Catherine Bertini, winner of the World Food Prize and former director of the United Nations World Food Program.

It's a literary double-header on this week's KPR Presents: poet Terrance Hayes, National Book Award winner, and Lawrence native Andrew Malan Milward, author of I Was a Revolutionary.

Sally Buzbee, executive editor of the Associated Press and winner of the William Allen White National Citation, talks about why she's optimistic despite the many challenges that face journalists today.

Week of August 5, 2018: Lawrence filmmaker Kevin Willmott talks about his latest film, opening in theaters this week. We'll also hear from retired CBS newsman Bob Schieffer.

Week of March 10, 2019: We celebrate Women's History Month with the first female president of Malawi, Dr. Joyce Banda. Banda, who served from 2012 to 2014, recently announced that she'll run again for president in 2020.

Week of March 24, 2019: Laura Moriarty's "The Chaperone" hits the big screen this week. Join us for a conversation with Lawrence author Moriarty about her 2012 novel, and her conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks.

Week of September 2, 2018: The best new books by Kansans or about Kansas. Kaye McIntyre talks to this year's Kansas Notable Book authors in the first of this two-part series.

It's a challenging time to be in the news business, but there's room for opportunity and optimism. That's the message of Sally Buzbee, executive editor of the Associated Press and recipient of the 2019 William Allen White National Citation.