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Kansas House Elections: Your guide to voting in Wichita and Sedgwick County

Voters lined up outside a polling place in Sedgwick County.

All 125 Kansas House seats are up for election this year, and Democrats are hoping to break the GOP’s veto-proof majority. Democrats need to flip two seats to break the supermajority, and voting in Wichita could make the difference. The Beacon asked candidates in the Sedgwick County election the same list of questions to see […]

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Abortion issues weigh heavily on Missouri Supreme Court judge retention races

The Missouri Capitol building, seen through a line of columns.

If three Missouri Supreme Court judges had their way, voters would not have a say on whether to legalize abortion statewide on this year’s general election ballot.

This November, those voters will have the option to use a power they’ve never used before — to boot two of those judges off the state’s high court.

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