Jim McLean
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.
Jim was previously news director and Statehouse bureau chief for Kansas Public Radio and a managing editor for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He has received awards for journalistic excellence from the Kansas Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Kansas Association of Broadcasters.
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The Kansas Senate has passed several GOP-backed bills that would lower the state’s tax revenue by more than a billion dollars. But Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has already expressed skepticism. -
Federal money will pay for property tax refunds for some small businesses that lost money in the wake of various efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. -
The right to an abortion is teetering in Arizona, Kansas and Michigan — all states with primary elections on Aug. 2. In each state, the decision may come down to a different election outcome.
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State officials announced that Panasonic Energy chose the northeast Kansas town of roughly 6,000 people for the plant because of the state's tax rates and taxpayer incentives. -
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a food sales tax cut into law Wednesday. -
Kansas House lawmakers failed to override a veto from the governor, spelling the end for a ban on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports. -
Senators voted to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, meaning the ban only needs a House override vote to become law. -
The facility near Manhattan will create 500 jobs and join the animal health corridor in the region. -
The plan, known as the parents' bill of rights, would let parents object to materials being taught in Kansas classrooms or held in school libraries. -
Kansas nearly passed legislation last year that would have legalized cannabis for medical use. If it does so this year, it may be available by early 2024.
