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Can someone help me with what it means to be a “caucasian” community or “Hispanic” community?
I was at a recent meeting where it was stated that Liberal is a “Hispanic” community.
It’s true that Hispanics make up a majority of Liberal’s population. But what exactly is a “Hispanic” community, and how does that differ from any other community?
The middle of May has filled weekends with high school graduation ceremonies across the state. My calendar was no exception with a niece and nephew donning caps and gowns to cross a makeshift stage and receive their diplomas. I keep telling myself it wasn’t that long ago when I was in those same shoes. The reflection I see in the mirror is a reminder it has been that long.
One of the best things about graduations is they're one of the few events marking an end where everyone from the graduates to those in the audience is looking forward. Receiving a diploma is worth recognizing, but “What’s next?” is the only question anyone asks newly minted grads at the celebrations afterward.
Kansas payrolls for employees at state agencies and universities totaled $2.48 billion in 2023, including $39.5 million in overtime. Compared to 2022, total pay was 5.1 percent greater, and overtime was 4.5 percent greater.
Complete records for total state payrolls and overtime can be found on KansasOpenGov.org. Payrolls for Kansas’s largest cities and counties are also available on the website.
Congratulations to J Brooks Kappelmann on winning best Cameo Performer at the 2024 Jester Awards! In fact, congratulations to all our outstanding students that were nominated.
The Kansas Department of Transportation is pushing hard for public input to let the state tap federal funds for the development of a Kansas electric vehicle infrastructure plan, hoping to access millions of dollars set aside by the Biden Administration to promote EVs. But unlike the movie Field Of Dreams, the unpopularity of EVs so far questions the idea that “if you build it, they will come.”
KDOT circulated a press release this week requesting public feedback on EV charging in order to help create the state’s infrastructure plan to service electric vehicles. Each state is required to develop a national electric vehicle infrastructure (NEVI) plan, funded by the green energy elements of Biden’s massive $2.1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act from 2021. Kansas may receive up to $40 million dollars of those EV targeted funds over 5 years, and localities can apply for extra cash through $2.5 billion in additional discretionary programs.
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This is a developing story… K-State students and other followers of the TurningPoint USA “X” site were reacting Friday afternoon to what they alleged was […]
OTTAWA – Kansas State University Frontier District Extension officials have released a disputed segment of county fair records they denied weeks ago for publication in […]
New voter registrations in Presidential election years are higher than other years, often with a huge surge before the filing deadline. A voter file from […]
The lobby organization that does the bidding of Kansas Farm Bureau apparently believes high fuel prices, high chemical costs and other profit killing farm input […]
