Wichita City Council to consider decriminalizing fentanyl test strips | #citycouncil
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Fentanyl test strips are illegal in Kansas, but on Tuesday, Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple and some city council members hope to approve a new city ordinance that would decriminalize them. Under current state law, fentanyl test strips are considered drug paraphernalia. There was an effort in the statehouse during the last […]
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Mayor Whipple hopes Indiana business will look to Wichita for potential growth
Whipple also acknowledged other recent economic wins for the city, like cybersecurity company, Novacoast, selecting Wichita as its new headquarters and says he won’t be backing off on making sure more eyes are on Wichita. “Whether I’m on Twitter or I’m not on Twitter, I am making those pitches not just to businesses in Indiana, […]
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Farmers Market vendors speak out at City Council meeting | #citycouncil
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The heated debate between Downtown Wichita Falls Development and the Farmers Market Association only continued at the Tuesday City Council meeting. At the Tuesday, August 2 City Council meeting, community members brought up the issue of Downtown Development not renewing the Farmers Market’s lease with the Wichita Falls Farmers Market Association. […]
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Wichita 3rd-grader enjoys being ‘Mayor of a Day’
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Mayor Brandon Whipple had some extra help around City Hall in downtown Wichita on Thursday. Hudson Jacob, a soon-to-be third-grader, won the chance to be “Mayor for a Day” at a Junior League auction. On Thursday, Mayor Hudson took a behind-the-scenes tour of city council chambers and the 13th floor, he […]
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Wichita Mayor, city council back third-party investigation into HR, WPD
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple is responding to a letter written by former Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay. In that letter, Ramsay suggests there is more going on at city hall, and the mayor and council should hire an independent firm to look into unethical behavior by the human resources department and […]
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