Kansas Reflector

A field of winter wheat in Kansas.

With Weeks Until Winter Wheat Harvest, Drought Plagues Kansas

While the drought has eased in much of the United States, it has gotten worse in Kansas, which expects the winter wheat harvest to decline 20%.

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Kansas state Rep. Kristey Williams, a Republican from Augusta.

Kansas Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Incentivize Private Education with Public Funds

A new Kansas education bill would funnel money into unregulated, unaccredited private schools, with lawmakers saying the legislation would protect parental authority.

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly enters to deliver the State of the State.

Gov. Laura Kelly Argues Kansans Deserve Progress on Tax, Health Care, K-12 Policy

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday encouraged the Republican-dominated Legislature to embrace a bipartisan approach to vexing political issues of taxation, health care and education.

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A farmer works on his planter in a field.

Severe Drought Triggers Assistance in Nearly All of Kansas, Half of Missouri

Almost all of Kansas and nearly half of Missouri are in severe enough drought to activate a federal program meant to help ranchers who have lost grazing acres for their herds, triggering millions of dollars in assistance.

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Evergy's Lawrence Energy Center.

Environmental Group Gives Kansas, Missouri Utilities Low Marks for Clean Energy Transition

Kansas and Missouri’s largest utilities are not moving quickly enough to rid themselves of fossil fuels, according to a national environmental group.

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