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HPPR Government & Politics

Governor Kelly Keeps Her Veto In Her Back Pocket

KCUR | By Jim McLean

Published March 16, 2019 at 8:00 PM CDT

Just after approving the school funding Gov. Laura Kelly asked for, the Kansas Senate turned around and gave the final okay to a tax relief package she opposes, daring the new governor to issue her first veto.

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Jim McLean is an editor and reporter for KCUR 89.3. He is the managing director of KCUR's Kansas News Service, a collaboration between KCUR and other public media stations across Kansas.

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After Kansas newspaper raid, lawmaker proposes taking warrant power away from magistrates

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Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody initiated the Aug. 11 raid of the newspaper office, the publisher’s home, and the home of a city councilwoman under the pretense that a reporter committed identity theft by looking at public records. First Amendment attorneys say the reporter committed no crime and Magistrate Judge Laura Viar should have known the search warrants were unconstitutional when she signed them.
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White powder in letters sent to Kansas lawmakers tested negative for ‘biological agents,' KBI says

A suspicious white powder was sent in letters to dozens of GOP legislators and public officials in Kansas over the last few days. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said that while the substance has not been identified, testing has shown that it is not a risk to public safety.
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Kansas lawmakers want a quicker switch to teaching reading in a way that actually works

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