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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It appears to be the first time that Kansas lawmakers have called themselves back into special session using a petition.
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Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's call to eliminate the state's grocery tax comes just days after her likely opponent in next year's election did the same.
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Kansas lawmakers are looking for ways to block federal vaccine mandates but Republican-led lawsuits could prove more effective.
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People running for local office in Kansas find themselves in increasingly partisan-like contests settled by an ever more polarized electorate.
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Liquor industry and grocers pushing Kansas lawmakers to lift restrictions on home delivery and online sales.
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The Royals' Sluggerrr is brought to life by one of a select group of people who typically work their way up through the ranks from college teams to the minor leagues before landing a gig working for a major sports team.
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The fringe beliefs of right-wing extremists in Kansas, dating back at least to groups like Posse Comitatus, who trained for war against their government 40 years ago have now migrated to the mainstream of American politics.
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By getting off on the wrong foot with Democrats and some in his own party, Roger Marshall of Kansas may have limited his effectiveness in a closely divided U.S. Senate.
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In 1957, residents of the southwestern town Protection set an example by being the first in the U.S. to be fully inoculated against polio. Now locals are divided on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the politics that surround it have triggered an exodus of local public health workers in Kansas.