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2024 primary election guide for Lawrence and Douglas County voters
Five countywide elected offices and several state Legislature seats representing Lawrence are up for grabs this election year. Here’s where you can find all our key primary coverage in one place.
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Kansas Rep. Gail Finney remembered as champion for Wichita, warrior for justice
Rep. Gail Finney’s colleagues mourned her death Saturday and remembered the Wichita Democrat as a fierce advocate for child welfare reform, a warrior for justice, a champion for her community, and a shining example of a public servant.
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Kansas recount affirms early trend: Johnson narrowly defeats Tyson in GOP treasurer’s race
State Sen. Caryn Tyson conceded the Republican Party’s nomination for state treasurer amid a recount she sought in six counties that barely nudged the needle in an extremely close primary.
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Kansas kicks off sports betting Sept. 1, a week before the NFL season
People in Kansas can start legally betting on sports Sept. 1, with gambling beginning in time for the start of football season.
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Kansas governor nominates three to fill vacancies on state Board of Regents
Gov. Laura Kelly nominated a banker, educator and a chamber of commerce official Tuesday to vacancies on the Kansas Board of Regents and completed a process of placing her imprint on all nine positions of the higher education coordinating board.
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Kansas counties start recounting abortion amendment votes. But it won’t change the blowout defeat
Douglas and eight other Kansas counties must hand recount the soundly defeated vote on the constitutional amendment after anti-abortion advocates raised $120K to pay for the effort. County Clerk Jamie Shew said the county expects to be reimbursed for the cost of the recount from the bond.
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Kansas anti-abortion activists secure $119K for 9-county recount on abortion amendment, including Douglas
Anti-abortion activists incredulous about defeat of a Kansas constitutional amendment dropped plans for a statewide recount of votes by earmarking $119,600 for a ballot-by-ballot review in populous Sedgwick, Johnson, Shawnee and Douglas counties and 5 others.
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Kansas woman says effort to recount abortion vote depends on ‘God moving in people’s lives’
Melissa Leavitt says her ability to raise money to pay for a statewide hand recount of votes on the constitutional amendment on abortion rights will “have a lot to do with God moving in people’s lives.”