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Hundreds of people turned out today for the 35th annual Kansas City, Kansas, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration at the Reardon Convention Center, 5th and Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. The theme of the day was “Empowering People to Live in Harmony, Love, Unity and Commitment.” The guest speaker, the Rev. Dr. Robert Smith … Continue reading “Hundreds turn out for Martin Luther King Jr. celebration”
by Andrea Tudhope, Kansas News Service On what threatens to become the longest government shutdown in history, Kansas Republican representatives tend to agree — Democrats are to blame. It’s the third week of the shutdown, which came after Democrats and Republicans in the Senate failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill that would … Continue reading “As government shutdown continues, Kansas Republicans blame Democrats”
by Jim McLean and Madeline Fox, Kansas News Service Kansas Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids hoped to spend her first day in Congress helping to end a partial shutdown of the federal government. Instead, she got a first-hand look at the gridlock that has characterized the nation’s politics and frustrated voters in recent years. Shortly … Continue reading “New Kansas lawmakers sworn into Congress, vote for and against government funding deal”