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Wichita · WichitaChuck Schmidt and Veronica Gillette both want to flip a Republican seat for Democrats in the Kansas House. The two face off in the Aug. 6 Democratic primary in hopes of challenging Republican Rep. Sandy Pickert in the general election for the seat from the 88th District in southeast Wichita. You can find your polling place here. Both candidates were asked the same questions about their priorities for office and how they would vote on certain i…See the Story
Chuck Schmidt and Veronica Gillette run in Wichita Democratic primary for Kansas House
Primary Elections · WichitaTakeaways
The Kansas Statehouse could become a bit more moderate after the August primary election. Republicans will almost certainly retain their majority in the state House and Senate. The Kansas primary ballot is Aug. 6. You can find your polling place here. Battles over school funding and bans on gender-affirming care could change in the upcoming Kansas Legislature session based on what happens in a handful of primary election races. T…See the Story
The Kansas primary election races that could shift political balance in the Statehouse
Primary Elections · WichitaWe featured 13 candidates of color running for office in our June 7 article “Kansas Candidates of Color Vying Beyond Traditional Districts.” In our goal of highlighting the candidates in that group that had a primary, here are two more of those candidates: Brooklynne Mosley, ShaMecha King Simms and Tonda Hill. Mosley is in one of those races where the primary will decide it all. In the primary, she’ll face off against two other Democrats in th…See the Story
Mosley, Hill & King Simms Face Tough Kansas Primaries
Wichita · WichitaWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A newly posted video of Miss Kansas calling out her domestic violence abuser from the stage the night she was crowned is whipping up a maelstrom of support on social media. Alexis Smith, who works overnight shifts as a cardiothoracic intensive care nurse in Wichita, was crowned Miss Kansas on June 8, but posted the video of her on-stage comments just this past week on the platform now known as X. Her comments are resonating …See the Story
Miss Kansas called out her abuser in public. Her campaign against domestic violence is going viral
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Wichita · WichitaAt just 20 years old, Ephren Taylor III is hoping to bring fresh energy and ideas to the Kansas Senate. The Gen Z candidate is challenging longtime incumbent David Haley to represent District 4, which covers northern and eastern Wyandotte County. Taylor, a community organizer with civic engagement group Loud Light, says he was inspired to run because he doesn’t think Wyandotte County’s progressive politics are represented in Topeka. “I think Wy…See the Story
Meet the Candidate: Ephren Taylor III, A New Face
Boeing · Wichita“Spirit has had a successful ten-year partnership with Bell on this program and we will continue to work with them to deliver on our joint commitments,” Spirit AeroSystems spokesman Joe Buccino said.See the Story
Bell to remove Spirit AeroSystems as FLRAA fuselage maker due to proposed Boeing acquisition
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Wichita · WichitaTakeaways
The North Kansas City School District is ending year-round school in two elementary schools. Some parents are upset they didn’t get more input into the decision or are unhappy with the alternatives the district has suggested. Elsewhere in the metro area, Gordon Parks Elementary School also moved away from year-round school, but a Hickman Mills elementary school has adopted it for the second year in a row. When Natalie Brooks mov…See the Story