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Posted inEducation

Scholarships, tuition, transgender athletes: What’s changing in Kansas education law

Maria Benevento headshot on teal background. by Maria Benevento May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

New Kansas education laws will allow private school and home-schooled students to access more publicly funded resources and will create a new scholarship for adult learners in high-demand fields.

Posted inState Government

Fentanyl test strips will finally be legal in Kansas. Here’s why that matters.

Miranda Moor headshot with blue background. by Miranda Moore May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Nearly 30 bills received a Gov. Laura Kelly veto in the 2023 Kansas legislative session, including a tax bill that would have resulted in major revenue cuts for the state. Kelly is pictured at a podium in an elementary school announcing her veto of the tax bill.
Posted inState Government

2023 Kansas legislative session: What passed, what didn’t, what was vetoed

Miranda Moor headshot with blue background. by Miranda Moore May 3, 2023May 3, 2023
Posted inState Government

‘I trusted her wholly.’ After breaking from Gail Finney, can Rep. Ford Carr earn constituents’ trust?

Miranda Moor headshot with blue background. by Miranda Moore April 21, 2023April 21, 2023
People share affirming messages in observance of Transgender Day of Visibility at the Chainlink Gallery in Wichita on March 31. Trans Day of Visibility aims to celebrate transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness for the challenges they face. The day comes amid a wave of legislation introduced in Kansas and in statehouses nationwide that would restrict the rights of transgender people. (Trace Salzbrenner/The Beacon)
Posted inState Government

It took three years for Kansas lawmakers to ban trans athletes from girls’ teams. What happens now?

Miranda Moor headshot with blue background. by Miranda Moore April 12, 2023April 12, 2023
Ashley Alexander holds a photo of her fiance Dustin Gotham who died of fentanyl. She wants to changes to laws to prevent Kansas fentanyl deaths.
Posted inWichitans You Should Know

How a Kansas woman emerged from the storm of addiction to fight fentanyl

The Wichita Beacon's Polly Basore Wenzl in pink jacket by Polly Basore Wenzl March 20, 2023July 30, 2023
Posted inState Government

Is support for legal medical marijuana in Kansas coming in 2023?

Miranda Moor headshot with blue background. by Miranda Moore February 28, 2023July 27, 2023
A high school hallway.
Posted inEducation

How Kansas lawmakers want to change K-12 education in 2023

Maria Benevento headshot on teal background. by Maria Benevento February 9, 2023February 9, 2023
Posted inState Government

These laws could curb fentanyl deaths. Why won’t Kansas lawmakers enact them?

Miranda Moor headshot with blue background. by Miranda Moore February 8, 2023May 24, 2023
A student studies for finals at a desk.
Posted inEducation

Tuition, sports and free speech: How Kansas lawmakers want to change higher education in 2023

Maria Benevento headshot on teal background. by Maria Benevento February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

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