Kansas

City Council

Ambulance ‘late calls’ discussed at Topeka City Council meeting | #citycouncil

Ambulance response times appear to be getting worse in Topeka. That’s according to a Wichita State University study, but American Medical Response is pushing back on those claims. The percentage of “late calls” by AMR, Shawnee County’s ambulance service, nearly doubled between 2020 and 2022 in “Zone 1,” which covers most of Topeka, Topeka City […]

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City Council

Wichita city council member shares plan tackling issue surrounding homeless encampments | #citycouncil

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Following a story in which FactFinder spotlighted an issue in the city concerning homeless encampments, a city council member steps forward to discuss a plan she has to fix the issue. Wednesday, 12 News spoke with people in the community who are fed up with the encampments leaving parts of the […]

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City Council

Wichita City Council to vote on landlord retaliation ordinance | #citycouncil

“Staff wanted to go over that and didn’t feel comfortable having the final version on December 19, that we had wanted to vote on,” Johnson said. “And I agreed with pushing it off to the second as well because there were opportunities to make this a little stronger than it was. We have to show that, […]

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Mayor

Marion Mayor Not Sure What Cops ‘Did Wrong’ in Newspaper Raid

Despite the national backlash over his police department’s raid of the office of a local newspaper and the home of its 98-year-old co-owner, who died the following day, Marion Mayor David Mayfield still isn’t “sure exactly what they did wrong.” With his Kansas town still feeling the fallout over last month’s infamous raid of the […]

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Mayor

Political expert breaks down crowded Wichita mayoral race

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – As voters in Wichita go to the polls Tuesday, the race drawing the most attention has a crowded field vying to be Wichita’s next mayor. Eight candidates are trying to unseat incumbent Mayor Brandon Whipple. Tuesday, voters will narrow the field down to two finalists that will appear on the ballot […]

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City Council

Wichita city council to vote on leasing downtown land to WSU and KU for biomedical campus | #citycouncil

News 7 hrs 42 mins ago written by Jackson Overstreet WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – Right now the parking lot at the corner of William and Broadway in downtown Wichita is just that, a place to park your car. However in a few years it could be the home to a project city leaders say will […]

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Alabama

Texas Bans Gender-Affirming Care For Minors—Here Are All The States With Similar Bans Or Restrictions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Topline Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill Friday restricting access to gender-affirming care for transgender children, making it the latest in a growing list of states—including over a dozen this year—that have passed legislation targeting transgender healthcare. Most states have issued restrictions this year. The Washington Post via Getty Images Timeline June 2, […]

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Alabama

Nebraska Becomes Latest State To Restrict Gender-Affirming Care—Here Are All The States With Similar Bans Or Restrictions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Topline Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed a bill Monday restricting access to gender-affirming care for minors and banning abortions after 12 weeks following months of heated debate, making the state the latest in a growing list of others—including 16 this year—that have passed legislation targeting transgender healthcare. Most states have issued restrictions this year. […]

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Alabama

Nebraska Likely Next State To Restrict Gender-Affirming Care—Here Are All The States With Similar Bans Or Restrictions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Topline The Nebraska legislature approved a bill Friday restricting access to gender-affirming care for minors, following months of heated debate combining restrictions with a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks, as Nebraska is expected to join a growing list of other states—including 16 this year—with legislation targeting transgender healthcare. Most states have issued restrictions […]

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Alabama

Texas Likely Next State To Restrict Gender-Affirming Care—Here Are All The States With Similar Bans Or Restrictions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Topline The Republican-led Texas legislature approved a bill Thursday banning gender-affirming care for minors in the states, following a call by Gov. Greg Abbott to investigate hospitals providing similar care, as Texas is expected to join a growing list of other states—including 15 this year—with legislation targeting transgender healthcare. Most states have issued restrictions this […]

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