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Posted inLocal Government

How to request public records in Wichita and Sedgwick County

Avatar photo by Celia Hack April 28, 2022December 12, 2022

Journalists often request public records as part of their jobs, but anyone can do it.  Court records. Government salary databases. Policies. Reports. Budgets. All that information and more can be requested by the public.  In Kansas, public records can be requested under the Kansas Open Records Act. All records of public government bodies within the […]

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How to be a Wichita whistleblower: What to do when things go wrong

Avatar photo by Stefania Lugli August 10, 2021December 12, 2022

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