How a dispute between state leaders almost cost 1.3M Kansans their presidential votes
Laura Kelly and Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab could have cost Kansans their vote in the 2024 presidential election. That’s according to records obtained by the Kansas City Star and ...
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Missouri controls Kansas City Police. Now Republicans want the same for St. Louis
The legislation heard in the Missouri legislature would place the St. Louis police department under a governor-appointed board, similar to the Civil War-era system that runs the Kansas City Police ...
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Bill would cancel grace period for ballots
Legislation proposed in the Kansas Senate would end the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots, requiring them to be received by 7 p.m on Election Day. TOPEKA — Legislation proposed in the Kansas ...
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Missouri rarely compensates the people it wrongfully imprisons. A new bill would require payouts
Missouri has little support available for exonerees after they're freed, despite the difficulties of obtaining housing, health care or a job. Senate Bill 36 would allow exonerated defendants to claim ...
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Experts worry that Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also ...
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
Ratcliffe told senators at a hearing last week that the CIA must do better when it comes to using technology like artificial intelligence to confront adversaries including Russia and China.
America Is Divided. It Makes for Tremendous Content.
Jubilee Media mines the nation’s deepest disagreements for rowdy viral videos. But is all the arguing changing anyone’s mind?
Kansas Senate bill would set Election Day deadline for mail-in ballots
Legislation proposed in the Kansas Senate would end the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots, requiring them to be received by 7 p.m on Election Day to be counted, regardless of postage date.
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Scholz’s challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlight
Germany’s opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as ...
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Kan. House bill would use driver’s license records to look for voters who are not citizens
TOPEKA — A bill proposed in the Kansas House seeks to remove people who are not U.S. citizens from the state’s voter rolls through temporary driver’s license records, invoking concern for potential ...
Here's the Chicken N Pickle link in Verimore Bank-Clay County Savings Bank acquisition deal
Verimore Bank plans to boost its presence in Kansas City’s Northland through the acquisition of Clay County Savings Bank, a deal with an indirect connection to Chicken N Pickle. The merger requires ...
Who’s financially supporting Wichita school bond campaigns? You’ll find out months after
Two campaigns have emerged around the issue: one supporting the $450 million bond issue for USD 259, and one against.