Kansas News Service
The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
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Kansas voters had a choice between reelecting the only Democratic incumbent governor in a state where Donald Trump won in 2020 or a Republican challenger who's aligned himself with the former president.
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Kansans approved an amendment that allows county sheriffs to be elected and recalled, while an amendment to allow a legislative majority to revoke executive orders is narrowly failing with 99% of precincts reporting.
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The race featured a Democratic political newcomer against a Republican who lost the general election race for governor in 2018.
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White test takers are far more likely to pass the licensing exam than people of color or older test takers.
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Abortions at Kansas clinics rose 36% after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — and the number of Kansans ordering abortion pills from overseas doubled.
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Kansas 2nd District Republican Congressman Jake LaTurner and his Democratic challenger, Patrick Schmidt, clashed Thursday during their only televised debate of the campaign.
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In the race to represent the Kansas 3rd Congressional District, incumbent U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids promises to protect abortion rights. Republican Amanda Adkins says she’ll fight inflation. Joe Biden and Sam Brownback come up all the time.
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Democratic Governor Laura Kelly and Republican challenger Derek Schmidt present differing visions for the future of Kansas.
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An advisory group created by the Kansas Board of Education wants the board to recommend ending Native American mascots statewide — a move sure to trigger anger and defensiveness in communities long wedded to school traditions.
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No Democrat has won a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas since George McGill in 1932. Former Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Mark Holland hopes to end that trend with his challenge to Republican incumbent Senator Jerry Moran.