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1 month ago | 
kcur.org | Stephen Koranda
A bill in the Kansas Legislature aims to help fund the state’s roads by adding additional fees for electric vehicles and hybrids, but the proposal would put a much larger fee on hybrid trucks than similar hybrid sport utility vehicles. Under one plan, owners of hybrid trucks, which include both a gas engine and an electric motor, would pay more than double the fees paid by hybrid SUV owners. Automakers often use the same basic building blocks for different vehicles to increase cost efficiency.
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1 month ago | 
www2.ljworld.com | Stephen Koranda
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
kansaspublicradio.org | Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga |Stephen Koranda
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County, with more cases than the entire state recorded last year. In response to questions from the Kansas News Service about the outbreak, a spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed there have been 49 recorded cases of TB in Wyandotte County since the start of the year. She said the federal government had recorded 46 cases in all of Kansas last year.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Stephen Koranda |Zane Irwin
This is a breaking story that will be updatedRepublican Derek Schmidt won his party primary election on Tuesday for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District, while the Democratic race remains too close to call. The 2nd District race is the state’s most competitive in 2024. General elections in Nov. will elevate one of the candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives, where they’ll represent over 730,000 residents of eastern Kansas. Sitting Rep.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
lawrencekstimes.com | Zane Irwin |Stephen Koranda
Share this post or save for laterThe Kansas Legislature Tuesday took an ambitious step toward bringing the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to the other side of the state line. After hours of heated deliberations, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to create special tax incentives for major sports teams to build stadiums in Kansas. The bill will go to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Zane Irwin |Stephen Koranda
The Kansas Legislature Tuesday took an ambitious step toward bringing the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to the other side of the state line. After hours of heated deliberations, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to create special tax incentives for major sports teams to build stadiums in Kansas. The bill will go to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk. The governor seems unlikely to strike down the bill with a veto.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
lawrencekstimes.com | Stephen Koranda |Dylan Lysen
Share this post or save for laterRepublican Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner announced Thursday that he will not run for another term after seeing a rapid political rise in recent years. LaTurner, who is 36, cited the four young children in his family when he announced he would not seek another term in the 2nd Congressional District that covers parts of the eastern quarter of the state, including most of Douglas County outside of Lawrence.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
emporiagazette.com | Stephen Koranda |Dylan Lysen
Republican Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner announced Thursday that he will not run for another term after seeing a rapid political rise in recent years. LaTurner, who is 36, cited the four young children in his family when he announced he would not seek another term in the 2nd Congressional District that covers parts of the eastern quarter of the state. “The busy schedule of serving in and running for Congress has taken a toll,” LaTurner said in a letter announcing the decision.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
republic-online.com | Stephen Koranda |Dylan Lysen
Republican Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner announced Thursday that he will not run for another term after seeing a rapid political rise in recent years. LaTurner, who is 36, cited the four young children in his family when he announced he would not seek another term in the 2nd Congressional District that covers parts of the eastern quarter of the state. kAm“%96 3FDJ D4965F=6 @7 D6CG:?8 :? 2?5 CF??:?8 7@C r@?8C6DD 92D E2<6? 2 E@==[” {2%FC?6C D2:5 :? 2 =6EE6C 2??@F?4:?8 E96 564:D:@?]k^AmkAm(@C< :?
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
themercury.com | Stephen Koranda |Dylan Lysen
Republican Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner announced Thursday that he will not run for another term after seeing a rapid political rise in recent years. LaTurner, who is 36, cited the four young children in his family when he announced he would not seek another term in the 2nd Congressional District that covers parts of the eastern quarter of the state. “The busy schedule of serving in and running for Congress has taken a toll,” LaTurner said in a letter announcing the decision.
