Sherman Smith
Editor in Chief, Kansas Reflector at States Newsroom
Editor-in-Chief at Kansas Reflector
Editor in chief of @kansasreflector.
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2 weeks ago |
communityvoiceks.com | Sherman Smith
House Republicans refused to consider a plea from Democratic Rep. Valdenia Winn to send a message that there is no place for racism in the state of Kansas. Winn, a Kansas City Democrat, proposed an amendment to House Bill 2299, which declares that antisemitism is against the public policy of the state. She wanted to expand the language to condemn all forms of racism and discrimination. “This is not rocket science,” Winn said during a March 19 debate in the House. “This is not trigonometry.
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2 weeks ago |
hastingstribune.com | Sherman Smith
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2 weeks ago |
kansasreflector.com | Sherman Smith
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly’s flurry of last-minute vetoes Wednesday night aimed to eliminate legislation that would trigger income tax cuts that favor higher-wage earners and corporations, empower the attorney general to block local government from suing big businesses, and force school children to watch video of developing fetuses. Those vetoes, along with ones involving health care overreach and line items in the state budget, set the scene for the Legislature’s return Thursday.
Federal prosecutor tells court ex-Saint Francis leader is a flight risk if he travels to El Salvador
2 weeks ago |
hastingstribune.com | Sherman Smith
Federal prosecutor tells court ex-Saint Francis leader is a flight risk if he travels to El Salvador
2 weeks ago |
kansasreflector.com | Sherman Smith
TOPEKA — A federal prosecutor says in court filings that the former leader of a Kansas foster care agency should not be allowed to attend his daughter’s high school graduation in El Salvador because he is a flight risk. Robert “Father Bobby” Smith, the former Saint Francis Ministries CEO who is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, and one count of money laundering, asked the court last month to visit his ex-wife and daughter in June in El Salvador.
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