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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today recognized Danielle Thompson of the Kansas Department of Corrections, for her outstanding service to crime victims. In a video presentation as part of this year’s virtual Crime Victims’ Rights Conference, Schmidt announced that Thompson was the recipient of the Outstanding System-Based Advocate Award. At KDOC, Thompson started the first … Read more

Senator Jerry Moran recently made a stop in Arkansas City to tour the future Academic Success Center at Cowley College. Cowley College president Dr. Dennis C. Rittle and College administrators showed Senator Moran how the new congressional dollars the College plans to receive will transform the space into an Academic Success Center. A few Cowley … Read more

Dana Oliver, a 2020 Southwestern College graduate, recently received the Association of Teacher Education Programs of Kansas (ATE-K) Distinguished Dissertation Award. Oliver is an assistant professor of literacy education and reading specialist program director at Southwestern Oklahoma University. Each year, prior to the spring conference, doctoral students are encouraged to submit a synopsis of their … Read more

Six grant programs serving victims of crime across Kansas are open for application, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today. More than $2.5 million in grant funds were awarded last year from six different state programs through the office of the attorney general. Funds are used to assist local and state crime victim assistance organizations … Read more

Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 330 authorizing the construction of a permanent memorial honoring Kansas Gold Star families on Statehouse Grounds. This legislation comes after Governor Kelly directed LTG Perry Wiggins, Executive Director of the Governor’s Military Council, to explore the process to install a permanent monument and to spearhead the formation of … Read more

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today asked the EPA to allow the sale of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol – known as E15 – this summer to ease prices at the pump. “Doing so will give the citizens of our states relief from the volatile and record-high gas prices, … Read more

Governor Laura Kelly announced that March’s total tax receipts continued their positive pattern. Total tax receipts were $679.6 million, which is $80.2 million, or 13.4%, more than the November 2021 revised estimate. The four major tax sources continue to perform well nine months into the 2022 fiscal year. Individual income tax collections were $298.2 million. … Read more

Buildings and bridges across Kansas will be lit up in orange lights to help raise awareness of work zone safety for the week of April 11-15. Numerous KDOT buildings across the state will be lit in orange as well as the Governor’s Mansion in Topeka, the Visitors’ Center in the Capitol, the Front of the … Read more

Students in Cowley College’s Theatre Department recently brought to the stage Eudora Welty’s novella, The Robber Bridegroom April 8-10 in the Robert Brown Theatre. The story was set in 18th Century Rodney, Mississippi where the audience found themselves face-to-face with the Jamie Lockhart, the Bandit of the Woods and a band of characters more farcical … Read more

Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $100 million is going toward 35 infrastructure investment projects associated with economic development across the state. This funding is made available through the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) grant program. As approved by the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Executive Committee, the BASE grant program offers matching funds … Read more