Roberts backs Rubio for president in Topeka remarks
Senator Pat Roberts urged support for Marco Rubio at a Topeka Rotary Club event, praising Rubio as an inspirational, unifying speaker who counters Donald Trump. He noted Rubio's farm country appeal, recalled a Florida fundraiser, and said he would campaign if asked, while stressing Senate duties on the Agriculture Committee.
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Roberts
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Trump
United States
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Mike Pompeo
Brownback
Pompeo
U.S
Jerry Moran
Jerry
Moran
Bob Dole
Guantanamo Bay
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
John F Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Jury hears edited audio as Guebara trial resumes
In Finney County, testimony spans gun provenance from Randy Miller to Scott Cordes and Silvia Cordes with Strawder detailing recovery of the weapon. Firearm examiner finds shell casings near a woodpile, while a forensic biologist says no conclusive DNA links exist. Guebara remains jailed on a $2 million bond as the trial continues.
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Spencer
Strawder
Randy Miller
Patty Road
Scott Cordes
Silvia Cordes
Guebara
Miller
Tapia
Paul
Strander
Zachary Carr
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
James Newman
Newman
Garden City
Finney County
Due Process Sparks Debate Over Tenure Rights in Kansas
A panel and several speakers clash over due process in higher education reform. Critics warn measures could chill debate and silence dissent, while supporters from Kansas technical colleges push for easier removal of underperforming faculty and flexible contracts.
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Charles Smith
Pittsburg
Brian Koon
Kansas Families For Education
Koon
Kansas Association of Technical Colleges
Technical College
Greg Goode
KATC
Goode
Linda Fund
Kansas Association of Community Colleges Association of Trustees
Kansas Senate advances welfare reform to tighten TANF rules
Senate Republicans push SB 372 to cut lifetime TANF time from 36 to 24 months, deny benefits if any adult in a household used aid for two years, and expand work rules and fraud probes. The bill also links lottery winnings to possible benefit reductions and tightens card controls while debating mothers’ work exemptions.
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Michael O’donnell
Wichita
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Kansas
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DCF
TANF
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Kansans
Kelly
David Haley
Kansas City
Haley
Anthony Hensley
Sen
Mary Pilcher-Cook
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Tenure Bill Spurs Debate On Local College Fire Options
Kansas legislators discuss a tenure or continuing contracts bill amid college budget and staff firing concerns. Senator Larry Powell cites GCCC's handling of a former computer science instructor under investigation for alleged child exploitation, while supporters say local boards must decide tenure. Swender and Doll offer cautious responses as others weigh impacts.
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Kansas National Education Association
Rodenbur
Larry Powell
Garden City
Powell
GCCC
Steve Thompson
Thompson
Swender
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