Kansas Supreme Court appoints two to committee
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed two new members to the Municipal Court Judges Education Committee.
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New standard Kansas license plate to begin appearing on vehicles
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Revenue has announced that the new standard license plate design, “To the Stars,” is now available.
As Kansas begins its school year, mental health experts say to watch social media use by teens
Mental health professionals say it’s important for teens to limit their time online and develop healthy social media habits.DERBY — High school senior Maggie Elliott likes talking to friends on Snapchat and getting inspiration for art projects on Instagram.But she says it’s easy to spend too much time on social media.“I’m like, ‘Oh, just one more video.
Only pedestrians at zoo over weekend
Lee Richardson Zoo will be open to pedestrians only (no vehicle traffic) beginning at 4 p.m.
U.S. House Dems ask OSHA to respond to reports that state agencies tipped off employers
WASHINGTON — Leading Democrats on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and its Workforce Protection Subcommittee demanded answers on Tuesday from Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su regarding allegations that certain state Occupational Safety and Health Administration agencies possibly misused federal funds and gave advance notice to employers of workplace safety inspections.The letter from the respective ranking members of the committee and subcommittee — Reps.
With Harris on the ballot, Democrats work to build momentum for bigger youth vote
WASHINGTON — Democratic and left-leaning youth organizing groups have seized on a new opportunity to rally younger voters now that Vice President Kamala Harris is their party’s presidential nominee.Young adult voters — including millions of Gen Zers — could be pivotal in determining the outcome of the race in which the 59-year-old Democrat vies for the Oval Office against former President Donald Trump, 78, the GOP presidential nominee.
Report predicts Kansas population will grow by half-million in 50 years
TOPEKA — Kansas’ population is expected to grow by nearly 500,000 people in the next 50 years, and non-white residents are predicted to drive that growth, a research center forecasts.A report from Wichita State University’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research said the state is predicted to add more than 469,000 residents by 2072, which will amount to a 16% increase from the state’s 2022 population.It’s a sign that Kansas’ population is breaking out of a period of stagnancy, said Jonathan Norris, a research economist at the center, which is a part of the university’s W.
Kansas bipartisan coalition applies political pressure to end marijuana prohibition
PRAIRIE VILLAGE — Inga Selders watched the Kansas Legislature repeatedly fumble bills opening the door to legal sales of medicinal or recreational cannabis.The U.S.
Kansas school principal who helped hand out Bibles to students violated constitution, ACLU says
TOPEKA — A Kansas elementary school principal who invited an evangelical Christian missionary to pass out Bibles to students during their recess in May violated the First Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas warned Monday in a letter to the district.Katie Struebing, the principal of East Elementary School in the roughly 2,000-person city of Belleville in northcentral Kansas, invited a member of the evangelical Christian organization Gideons International, Ben Dreesen, to hand out Bibles to students during recess on May 7, wrote Monica Bennett, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas, in the Monday letter.