October 7, 2024
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Belonging to a group can make you feel safe and supported. But there can be downsides, too.
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The most politically divided time in US democracy coincided with a boom in new communications technologies, confrontational political influencers and widespread disinformation. It wasn’t 2024.
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This summer, Providence Medical Center in Wyandotte County joined the growing list of community hospitals that no longer deliver babies. The for-profit hospital in a residential corner of northwest Kansas City, Kansas, said a decade of declining birth numbers prompted its decision to shutter its labor and delivery department at the end of June. Since…
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Tony Evers’ last-minute budget maneuver increasing funding for Wisconsin school districts for the next 400 years. Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear challenge to governor on school funding is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009.…
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Kansas Sen. Renee Erickson, a Wichita Republican, is aiming for a convincing victory against two challengers. Republicans have won this seat in the past five elections, but the most recent election was the closest. Erickson won with only 51.8% of votes. She now faces Libertarian Olivia Hayse and Democrat Richard Smith. Election Day is Nov.…
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Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson is running for a fifth term representing his district. Wichita resident Sasha Islam is hoping to unseat him. Republicans have won this seat in the past five elections. Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early voting starts Oct. 16. You can…
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Rep. Stephen Owens, a Hesston Republican, is trying to switch chambers as he runs for the Kansas Senate against Democrat Jason Miller. Outgoing Sen. Carolyn McGinn has held this seat in the 31st District since 2005. Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early voting starts Oct.…
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Sen. Mary Ware, a Wichita Democrat, is hoping to keep her Kansas Senate seat blue. Keenen Smith is trying to change that. Republicans have won this seat three times in the past five elections. Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early voting starts Oct. 16. You…
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Republican Chase Blasi won his primary race against J.C. Moore, but Moore is now running under a different party. Democratic challenger Raymond Shore Jr. also is in the race. The Kansas Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Moore will be on the ballot. Republicans have won this district the past five elections. Election Day is Nov.…
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The county’s limited “commercial mining” prohibition puts it at odds with state officials who say local governments can’t stand in the way of state lands management. The post Natrona County moves to block controversial gravel mine in latest battle over state, county control appeared first on WyoFile .