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$10 million federal grant to KU Cancer Center like an injection of hope for researchers, patients
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran wrapped a tour of the KU Health System campus Friday by celebrating a federal appropriation of $10 million for the KU Cancer Center and $10 million earmark for acquisition of sophisticated cardiovascular equipment.
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Kansas GOP endorsement flurry emphasizes symbiotic relationship between Schmidt, Kobach
Republican Roger Marshall’s campaign ad for U.S. Senate relied on video of a car exploding in a brilliant fireball, claiming “Everything Kris Kobach touches seems to go up in flames.” Now Marshall’s backing Kobach for AG.
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Research shows social-emotional learning in schools pays off, but conservatives see a liberal agenda
Educators tout social-emotional learning as a way to make children into better students and more empathetic people. Critics see it as a way to push social justice issues.
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Kansas educators recall pain of Brownback era, urge support for Gov. Laura Kelly
Charrica Osborne remembers spending up to $800 of her own money every year on classroom supplies for her students at a Wichita public school as funding eroded under former Gov. Sam Brownback.
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Western Kansas’ economy threatened by reliance on irrigating crops with Ogallala Aquifer
Consumption of groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer continues to outstrip its natural replenishment.
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Kansas women articulate unnecessary economic barriers in parental leave, pay gap, mentorship
Women in Kansas have more education than men but still only make 78 cents to the dollar that men make for the same work. Infant care in the state is 1.3 times more expensive than in-state college tuition. While more women vote than men, only 28% of legislative seats are held by women.
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Kelly nominates first Hispanic Kansan for vacancy on state Court of Appeals
Gov. Laura Kelly nominated a Shawnee County District Court judge to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals who would become the first Hispanic judge on that appellate court if confirmed by the Kansas Senate.
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Here are 7 ways this dry, hot year stacks up against the worst droughts in Kansas history
How bad is the Kansas drought? Among the most severe in recorded history. But some other years were more extreme.
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Defense attorney in Kansas cold case blasts ‘laughable’ last-second emergence of eyewitness
The defense attorney in a high-profile double-homicide case blasted prosecutors for presenting a new witness who emerged at the end of trial to claim for the first time she saw someone who looked like Dana Chandler leave the scene of the crime in 2002.
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House Democrats offer package of state tax reforms to alleviate cost of college education
Under a proposal from Kansas Democrats, a $150 tax rebate would be available to parents of college-age children to help pay for college fees, books and supplies. The initiative also features a business tax credit and a savings account tweak.
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Topeka police detective’s false testimony ignites latest flash of controversy in high-profile trial
A defense attorney on Tuesday questioned the lead detective in a high-profile double-homicide case about why he gave false testimony under oath to help prosecutors convict Dana Chandler a decade ago, igniting the latest flash of controversy in Chandler’s retrial.