U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of the New York, the Senate majority leader, penned a letter to the Senate Democratic Caucus on Monday vowing to force a vote on possibly changing rules in […]
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Kansas Organization Seeks Statewide Removal of Racist Language from Property Documents
The Kansas chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is urging the governor to issue an executive order aimed at stripping discriminatory language from residential property […]
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Material Opulence Clothing Brand Looking to Set the Trend
Renauld Shelton and his brother Maurice Thomas began their clothing brand Material Opulence in 2013, hoping to create a stylish product that uplifts and instills confidence and perseverance. The two […]
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An Update on the Missouri House Redistricting Plan
The only solution offered Monday for the disagreement over Jackson County’s districts in the Missouri House would end the use of Troost Avenue as a boundary for seats in western […]
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Mark Bennett Says Homicide Ruling Could Not Lead to a Prosecution
Sedgwick County District Attorney Mark Bennett says he’s looking into the death of Cedric Lofton at the county’s Juvenile Intake Center but that the ruling by the coroner of CJ’s […]
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Marc Bennett’s Comment on the Lack of Prosecution in CJ Lofton Homicide
On Tuesday, December 28, 2021, attorneys and investigative staff with the Office of the District Attorney met with agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigations and detectives with the Sedgwick […]
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Missouri Offering Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests
If you live in Missouri and can’t find an appointment for a COVID-19 test, the state is offering free, at-home PCR COVID-19 tests that can be shipped directly to you. […]
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Governor’s Task force Outlines 120 Ideas for Improving Equity, Justice
TOPEKA — The final report of Gov. Laura Kelly’s racial equity and justice task force calls for repeal of state laws disproportionately preventing families of color from eligibility for full […]
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KDHE Reporting 10,000 Delta Cases, Two Dozen Omicron Cases of COVID-19 in Kansas
Testing confirmed emergence in Kansas of more than 10,000 cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 and documented 25 instances of the Omicron mutation, while public health reports showed more […]
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Omicron’s Rapid Spread Puts Missouri on Track for COVID Cases ‘Worse…Than it Has Ever Been’
Missouri’s two largest counties will continue their efforts to overturn a court ruling that severely limits the powers of local health departments at the same time health officials warn the omicron variant […]