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Wichita LGBTQ+ advocate Jackie Carter: Parents are ‘just terrified’ for their children
A Q&A with a Wichita pastor offering safe spaces for the LGBTQ community.
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Local Government
Featured Story
Did a cost-cutting move reduce voter turnout in 2022?
A decision to stop automatically mailing all voters an application to request advance ballots saved about $100,000. It also led to a steep dip in voting by mail. Was it worth it?
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Education
‘Library of Things’: 12 things you can borrow (besides books)
The Wichita Public Library offers free borrowing of telescopes, microscopes, radon detectors, laptops and more. All it takes is a library card.
DIY Democracy: How to run for school board in Wichita
What should you consider before you run a school board campaign? Here are rules and tips on how to run for public office.
How Kansas lawmakers want to change K-12 education in 2023
Proposed laws in the Kansas Legislature would create a back-to-school-tax holiday, extend the school year and make it easier for families to send children to private school.
Wichitans You Should Know
Cindy Coughenour taught thousands of women to protect themselves after one friend couldn’t
She started Fearless and Female to teach women self-defense as a response to her childhood friend Julie Ladd being murdered in 1977 in her college dorm.
Kansas songwriter Toby Tyner tells story behind ‘Already Gone’
Sometimes a few lyrics contain the story of an entire life, and poetry and music can transform a painful past into something beautiful.
Kimmie Pahdocony-Zotigh works to keep her Kiowa story alive
Returning to Wichita after 20 years away, she found the once-thriving indigenous community unlike what she remembered. Now she is working to restore it.
State Government
Is support for legal medical marijuana in Kansas coming in 2023?
Kansas is one of three states where medical marijuana is illegal. These bills could change that, but time is running out.
These laws could curb fentanyl deaths. Why won’t Kansas lawmakers enact them?
Harm reduction policies are gaining popularity nationwide, but Kansas lawmakers rejected them last year based on falsehoods about promoting drug use.
Tuition, sports and free speech: How Kansas lawmakers want to change higher education in 2023
Not all bills are created equal. To become law, a proposal would need to be approved by both houses and the governor — unless the Republican legislature can override a veto by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
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More Stories
How are you spending 3-16? Wichitans asked to donate that day
United Way of the Plains and the city of Wichita are co-sponsoring a 316 Day of Caring as a bid to engage new people in volunteerism.
Uninsured? A free colon cancer screening is available
Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in Kansas. Ascension Via Christi is offering help.
‘You become what you grow up around,’ says Youth of the Year
The 2023 Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas Youth of the Year, Khaai Wilson credits good parents who gave him a better life through adoption.
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