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If you’re one of those people who think there can only be one “song of the summer,” and that the Hot 100 provides a clear-cut metric for determining a winner, then this year’s race is a statistical dead heat.

As you would expect, reaction to Governor Brownback’s speech depends on who you ask. Conservative Republicans say it was a strong speech that took credit where credit was due. But moderate Republicans and Democrats are criticizing the governor for his show-down rhetoric on public education funding and for ignoring some other important issues. Jim McLean of the KHI News Servicehas that story.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7c8da0004

Are you entitled to a tax refund for attending college years ago? A spokesman for the IRS in Kansas, Michael Devine, says: "No." Devine is warning Kansans about some of the newest scams making the rounds this year. One involves unfamiliar tax preparation services telling clients they can claim the bogus college tax credit, even if they haven't been on campus in years -- or never attended in the first place.Devine says the best course of action is to make sure you're dealing with a reputable tax preparer. If you have questions about particular tax credits, you can contact the IRS toll-free at 888-829-1040, or visit the IRS online at IRS.gov.

One of the "pianos on the pavement" in Emporia (Photo credit: Taryn Siegrist, via Emporia State University Facebook page)EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — Anyone itching to make a little music could head to downtown Emporia, where a dozen specially decorated pianos have been placed along several blocks of sidewalks. KVOE radio reports that the annual "Pianos on the Pavement" event is underway in the eastern Kansas community. The event is timed to the Kansas City Symphony's popular Symphony in the Flint Hills concert. This year's concert will take place June 14 at Gottsch Cattle Company's Rosalia Ranch in Butler County. The pianos will remain on the Emporia sidewalks through the concert weekend. "Pianos on the Pavement" organizer George Milton credits his wife, Gail, for starting Emporia's event after seeing a similar activity in New York City several years ago.

One Wichita school board member said she received "a wave of unsettling feedback" from retired educators that several high schools could be manipulating grades or artificially inflating course credits so that more students graduate.

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On this edition of Conversations, Lawrence J. Haas talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America’s Empire.”

The coming months will bring a 28 Days Later sequel and a new John Wick movie starring Ana de Armas. Midsommar's Ari Aster has a new Western thriller, and Pixar goes intergalactic.

Dignitaries gather in Manhattan for a ribbon cutting ceremony at a federal bio-security lab... four Kansas City area men have been indicted for illegally trafficking firearms... Kansas City's mayor appoints a committee to study reparations for Black residents... and a Missouri mom gets more than 50 years in prison for leaving her two children to die in a hot car. Those headlines and more... here.