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KBI seeks $114.4 million for new headquarters and exit from ‘horrible’ neighborhood in Topeka
The director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation proposed construction of a $114.4 million headquarters to replace buildings that subjected employees to fire-safety dangers and security threats from “homeless people and drug addicts.”
KBI seeks $114.4 million for new headquarters and exit from ‘horrible’ neighborhood in Topeka
The director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation proposed construction of a $114.4 million headquarters to replace buildings that subjected employees to fire-safety dangers and security threats from “homeless people and drug addicts.”
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Expelled Republican election commissioner condemns politics of voting in Kansas
In more than nine years serving as election commissioner for Sedgwick County, Tabitha Lehman said, she saw several instances of policymakers acknowledging election policies they support could suppress the vote of some marginalized Kansans to benefit their party.
Abigail Censky / KCUR
Why new political maps could give more power to Kansas college towns
For decades, college towns like Lawrence, Manhattan and Emporia lost the political power of their students when it came to state legislative districts. For the first time in more than 30 years, Kansas will count all of its college students in the towns where they go to school for redrawing state legislative districts next year.
Thirteen-year quest for payment of child support exposes Kansas bureaucracy, incompetence
A mother’s testimony about failure of the state’s child support collection system to deliver more than $53,000 owed by her daughter’s father inspired a rousing assault by legislators on state contractors Maximus and YoungWilliams.
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Groups send letter demanding accountability for in-custody death of Wichita teen
Several Wichita clergy members and organizations have sent a letter to local officials following the death of a 17-year-old while in custody.
Kansas lawmaker wants more input on criminal justice reform before final report
A state representative hopes to bring in community stakeholders and organizations to provide additional insights for a criminal justice reform panel’s recommendations.
Crysta Henthorne / KCUR 89.3
Kansas defends its decision to redact whole pages of a $100K drug spending report
A state agency is defending its blacking out of much of a report commissioned with tax dollars. It says it was accommodating a contractor that argued the redactions were needed to protect trade secrets.
Criminal justice stakeholders endeavor to bridge dual supervision communication in Kansas
Kansas criminal justice advocates and stakeholders are ironing out how to best streamline instances in which multiple agencies supervise an offender simultaneously.
Survey of Kansas childcare facilities points to lingering challenges of COVID-19
A new Kansas childcare survey highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stretch the thinning network of providers by exacerbating staff shortages, deepening financial challenges, and amplifying occupational stress and burnout.
Kansans will pay more for natural gas this winter
Your natural gas bill will increase this winter as supply issues drive up market prices.
Health care advocates tie decrease in school COVID-19 clusters to increase in masking
With flu season fast approaching, a panel of education and health care advocates are touting the effect school masking policies have had on an apparent decrease in outbreaks in the classroom.
