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County: Petition to investigate Kobach valid By Roxana Hegeman Associated Press
Wichita — A Douglas County official said Thursday that enough signatures were gathered to allow a grand jury to criminally investigate Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s handling of Kansas’ online
But ACLU, League of Women Voters say there’s no evidence of criminal conduct voter registration system. But even Kobach’s harshest critics say they have seen no evidence he committed a crime. The petition, filed last month by Democrat Steven
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Area House candidates look toward November By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com
With the primary elections behind them, local candidates in Kansas House races are now turning their attention to the general election ahead. Two members of the Lawrencearea delegation, Democratic Reps. John Wilson and Boog Highberger, can relax through November. They had no challengers in either the primary or general elections. But the remaining candidates will have to work for their seats LEGISLATURE in a year when, based on the primary election results, many voters are saying they want state government to move in a different direction. Democratic Rep. Barbara Ballard and Republican Rep. Tom Sloan both face challenges from the other party, while in the 42nd District, which includes parts of Douglas and Leavenworth counties, there will be a battle between two newcomers to state politics.
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CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTRAL DISTRICT PROJECT, PICTURED JULY 20. The project includes a new student union and integrated science building, as well as more student housing facilities.
City set to discuss Sports Pavilion court policy
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certainly understand how a pickup basketball game can lead to a discussion. (Lawyers in the room kept calling it a “deposition,” but whatever.) Well, city commissioners are set to have a discussion that has pickup basketball games at its core — kind of. If you remember, city officials caught some heat last week for an administrative decision that allowed all eight basketball courts at Sports Pavilion Lawrence to be used by the organizers of the large basketball tournament, the Hardwood Classic, which attracted about 300 youth basketball teams
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to the city. That administrative decision ran contrary to the promises that a previous city commission made
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Topeka — Kansas lawmakers told officials with one of the contractors for the state’s Medicaid program that they and their constituents are frustrated with the service the company is offering. During a tour Thursday of
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42nd House District Moderate Republican Jim Karleskint of Tonganoxie, a retired school superintendent, succeeded in unseating five-term incumbent Rep. Connie O’Brien in the primary election Tuesday. He now faces Tonganoxie City Councilwoman Kara Reed in the general election. “Kara will be a very tough competitor,” Karleskint said Thursday. “It’s Karleskint going to be a lot of hard work between now and November.” On paper, there aren’t many major issues that separate Karleskint and Reed. Both have been critical of the sweeping tax Reed cuts that Gov. Sam Brownback championed in his first term, and both say they want to provide more funding for public education.
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are often lost and that the contractor, Maximus, does not communicate with them, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported. “We’re talking about life and death issues here,” said complained frequently about Sen. Michael O’Donnell, Rhow long it takes to get their Wichita. Medicaid applications pro> KANCARE, 2A cessed. They said documents
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the state’s Medicaid clearinghouse in Topeka, members of a KanCare oversight committee said constituents
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