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“Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere” was the theme of the 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, at the Jack Reardon Convention Center, 5th and Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. The theme was a quotation from a letter from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Several elected officials … Continue reading “MLK Day celebration addresses topic of injustice”
Gov. Laura Kelly today announced the state government would coordinate efforts of state agencies in a response to planned layoffs of 2,800 employees at the Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita. Kansas Labor Secretary Delia Garcia was directed to coordinate the state’s available resources for affected workers and businesses. Garcia will lead the coordinated response from state … Continue reading “Officials react to Spirit AeroSystems layoffs in Wichita”
Kansas legislators from Wyandotte County expressed their opinions on Medicaid expansion and other issues at a town hall meeting on Wednesday night at the West Wyandotte Branch of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, 1737 N. 82nd St. On Thursday morning in Topeka, Gov. Laura Kelly announced a compromise agreement between Democrat and Republican lawmakers … Continue reading “Local lawmakers weigh in on Medicaid expansion issue, as movement on the issue announced in Topeka”