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Does a muggy May mean a hotter summer in Wichita?
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‘Our community deserves to be nurtured’: Sapphire Garcia-Lies on Wichita’s new birth justice center
The center, which is run by the Wichita Birth Justice Society, is aimed at reducing racial disparities in maternal and infant mortalities.
Marquetta Atkins is opening the doors of entrepreneurship for Wichita youth
The social justice activist and innovator created a hub for programs to help young people instead of “wagging your finger” at them.
What does it take to erase food inequality in Wichita? Tajahnaé Stocker is working on it.
The anti-hunger advocate fights on two fronts — lobbying for food equality and providing immediate mutual aid solutions.
State Government
Lawmakers want to expand eligibility for free community college in Kansas
Many students who applied for a Kansas Promise Scholarship in the program’s first semester didn’t receive an award, but lack of funding wasn’t a major problem.
Follow the money: How Kansas lawmakers are spending $3.1 billion in budget surplus
Medical education center, money for Envision rehabilitation and an assessment for mental health facilities are earmarked for Wichita.
Here’s what happened during the Kansas Legislature’s veto session. But lawmakers aren’t done yet.
Legislators return to the statehouse later this month. Here is a guide on what to expect and how to follow along when they do.
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Most Wichita board and commission members don’t fill out conflict of interest forms. Here’s what other cities do.
Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Kansas City, Missouri, all require board and commission members to fill out conflict of interest forms.
Tornado provoca conversación sobre alertas de emergencia en español
El condado de Sedgwick y la ciudad de Wichita no tienen una política dedicada a la comunicación gubernamental bilingüe. Pero lo están discutiendo ahora después del tornado del 29 de abril.
Tornado sparks conversation about emergency weather alerts in Spanish
Sedgwick County and the city of Wichita have no dedicated policy on bilingual government communications. But they’re discussing it now after the April 29 tornado.
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