Primary reasons to show up
The world belongs those who show up. That simple idea has become one of the cardinal rules in my life.
July 2022
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KU research finds association between a state’s generosity with food benefits, child welfare
University of Kansas researchers and colleagues at two other universities reported every 5% increase in enrollment in the federal nutrition assistance program for low-income families could reduce the number of children a state placed in foster care or protective services from 7.6% to 14.3%.
Poetry Rendezvous to take place in St. John
The 34th annual Poetry Rendezvous will be Aug. 6 and 7 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library, 406 N. Monroe, St. John. This is an informal “come-and-go” event. Friends of poetry are welcome to come and read, or simply come and listen for as long or short as they like. Poets will have books available to sell and autograph. All events are free.
SBA supports Buy American partnerships
Recently in Seattle, SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman noted, “President Biden’s successful leadership has guided our economy from high levels of pandemic job loss to the strongest job recovery in history, with all private sector jobs now fully recovered.”
Trand, Inc. flies American flag high for Pratt County Fair
Kids of all ages had an opportunity to climb aboard Brutus, a large hydraulic crane flying a large American flag at the 2022 Pratt County Fair. The sight extended more than 35-feet up into the sky above the fairgrounds throughout fair week, July 19-23.
Governor creates Wildfire Task Force
Three months of extreme fire danger and threat in Kansas left their mark as hundreds of acres burned in separate fires in Reno and Harvey County this spring. Pratt and Kiowa County firefighters also had their share of grass and field fires to battle, while lighting strikes caused three massive grass fires in Stafford County last April.
AG Derek Schmidt: Medical treatment for ectopic pregnancy, fetal demise not ‘abortion’ so not affected by ‘Value Them Both’ Amendment
TOPEKA -- ( July 22, 2022) - Medical treatment for ectopic pregnancies or fetal demise is not ‘abortion’ under Kansas law and therefore would not be affected by passage of the proposed Value Them Both constitutional amendment, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said last Friday in a formal legal opinion.
Police chief, city manager suspends Wichita police officers involved in racist messages
After reopening a case about racist and violent text messages sent by Wichita Police officers, Interim Police Chief Lemuel Moore announced last Thursday that three officers have been suspended without pay in Wichita.
Evergy pays $500K to settle consumer protection investigation into worthless warranties
Kansas’ largest electric utility, Evergy, must pay $500,000 for allegedly violating consumer protection laws by sponsoring home electrical warranties that provided no benefit. Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office announced the agreement between prosecutors and Evergy in a news release Wednesday.
More than $11 million has poured into the Kansas abortion vote, and that could drive turnout
The two main campaigns slugging it out over whether to strip abortion rights from the Kansas Constitution reported raising a combined $11.2 million in the run-up to the vote on Aug. 2.