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Morgan, who previously sought the statewide office as a Republican in 2014, said his goal was to make certain the state’s chief elections officer put interests of Kansas voters ahead of any attempt to create partisan advantages in politics. -
Advocates say the federal government's new work requirements and immigration crackdown has limited food stamp participation. The state says the recent decline is part of normal fluctuations in enrollment. -
Colossal Bioscience announced Tuesday it hatched live chicks from a 3D-printed silicone shell. It aims to use the shell to bring back an extinct bird from New Zealand. -
Colorado continues to contend with drought as its moisture deficit gets larger. The state would need 190% of its normal precipitation to catch up by the end of September. -
The voluntary license designation, along with training for police officers, is aimed at making law enforcement interactions safer for people with autism, hearing loss or other disabilities.
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Do you expose your plants to chemicals to help keep bugs away, or do you just deal with the nuisance of insects on your food before you harvest it? Pesticides can make a measurable difference in your garden, but it helps to know what types you’re using. This week, we’ll talk about active ingredients in the products available at your local gardening store, and how to understand which are appropriate for your needs! -
Fm Cx, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsHello. This is Janice Northerns, coming to you from Wichita, Kansas, for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m reading a poem by Hyejung Kook called Holding, which is about a singular moment during the pandemic. Hyejung Kook’s first full-length poetry collection will be published in 2027. She lives in Prairie Village, Kansas, and while her work is relatively new to me, I am already a big fan. -
Settlers in the American west traveled far to reach their new homes, and when they staked a claim, all members of the family, expectedly, became part of the homesteading workforce. Children had many chores – watering and feeding the stock, sweeping the dugout floors, helping with the cooking, washing dishes, or punching clothes on laundry day, an activity requiring the use of a plunger to agitate garments in a tub.
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Analysts say a comparison of the readouts issued by the U.S. and China reveals "minor inconsistencies" on issues such as agriculture, tariffs and rare earths. But, experts argue, those differences are not significant.
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