Ambulance ‘late calls’ discussed at Topeka City Council meeting | #citycouncil
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- January 14, 2024
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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 […]
Read MoreWichita 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 […]
Read MoreWichita City Council to vote on landlord retaliation ordinance | #citycouncil
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- January 2, 2024
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“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, […]
Read MoreMarion Mayor Not Sure What Cops ‘Did Wrong’ in Newspaper Raid
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- September 2, 2023
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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 […]
Read MorePolitical expert breaks down crowded Wichita mayoral race
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- August 1, 2023
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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 […]
Read MoreWichita city council to vote on leasing downtown land to WSU and KU for biomedical campus | #citycouncil
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- July 29, 2023
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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 […]
Read MoreTexas Bans Gender-Affirming Care For Minors—Here Are All The States With Similar Bans Or Restrictions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- June 4, 2023
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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, […]
Read MoreNebraska Becomes Latest State To Restrict Gender-Affirming Care—Here Are All The States With Similar Bans Or Restrictions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- May 22, 2023
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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. […]
Read MoreNebraska Likely Next State To Restrict Gender-Affirming Care—Here Are All The States With Similar Bans Or Restrictions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- May 20, 2023
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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 […]
Read MoreTexas Likely Next State To Restrict Gender-Affirming Care—Here Are All The States With Similar Bans Or Restrictions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- May 19, 2023
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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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