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Some say Wichita’s new city website still poses problems for people with disabilities

by Meg Britton-Mehlisch
A screengrab of the City of Wichita's website shows new accessibility tool reading alt text of website image.

Staff at Wichitia’s City Hall weren’t happy with their virtual footprint. In 2022, they described the city’s website, www.Wichita.gov, as “suboptimal,” “outdated” and “confusing.”  So the city spent $312,000 on a website refresh intended to flip that description and create a welcoming and easy-to-use virtual gateway to local government. The city’s communications staff say the […]

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Kansas’ top election official suggests drop boxes over USPS for your mail ballot

by Blaise Mesa
A photo of a ballot drop box in Douglas County

Kansans should think twice before mailing their ballots this election, the state’s top election official said.   The warning comes after Scott Schwab, the secretary of state, said the U.S. Postal Service likely won’t address problems that led to nearly 1,000 ballots — about 2% of mail votes — being thrown out during the primary election.  […]

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Jeffrey Jarman, Debby Potter and Kent Rowe seek open Kansas Board of Education seat

by Blaise Mesa
A photo of all three candidates in the race.

Two locally elected officials and a former substitute teacher are running for an open seat on the Kansas Board of Education after a three-term incumbent didn’t run for reelection.  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 and […]

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Michigan bets on EVs to revive its economy — and hopes jobs will follow

by American Public News
Assembly line workers in yellow vests and masks work on an electric motor.

The swing state’s Democratic leaders want to channel historic manufacturing prowess toward clean energy. Success will hinge on the November election.

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City Cracks Down on Vendors in Shadow of Kingsbridge Armory

by American Public News
Vendors sold shoes outside the Kingsbridge Armory.

Unlicensed vendors who have long sold their wares in front of the massive and long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory say law enforcement officials have been pushing them away over the last two months, hollowing out what had been a bustling streetscape. “It’s stupid. What motive would you have?” a vendor who asked to be identified as Maria […]

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Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton at Crux of Big Deals Boosting Struggling Commercial Landlords

by American Public News
State Senator Jesse Hamilton joins a City Hal press conference denouncing the Trans Pacific Partnership.

By June 2023, nearly 60% of the office space in the 21-story tower at 215 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan’s Kips Bay was vacant, yet another casualty of the pandemic-triggered collapse of the commercial real estate market in New York. Soon, however, city taxpayers would come to the rescue to fill at least some of that […]

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