After the pandemic hit, the largest school district in Kansas set to calculating how much outdoor air it should pull into its buildings. Wichita Public
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The race among Kansas Republicans to see who will challenge Democrat Laura Kelly in the 2022 governor’s race is heating up.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt in 2017. Schmidt announced he s running for governor in 2022, joining a race that already includes former Gov. Jeff Colyer and Gov. Laura Kelly.
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State Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Tuesday that he will run for governor. He has criticized Kelly s handling of the pandemic and recently pushed legislation to give the attorney general a check on the governor s power during future emergencies.
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Two weeks after Kansas said it wouldn’t earmark vaccines for meatpacking workers, the state on Thursday promised shots to thousands of people in those slaughterhouse jobs starting this week.
More than 10,000 people work in the plants, which include massive facilities in Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal vital to the economy of southwest Kansas.
By the end of next week, the state expects to get first doses to all the workers who want them.
“This is crucial and the right path to protect the workers and communities where these plants are located,” said Martin Rosas, president of United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 2 that represents thousands of Kansas meatpackers. “This is one step forward to go back to normal.”
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Samples ready for COVID-19 testing are pictured at a Kansas laboratory.
A year into the pandemic, COVID-19 testing has become easier to get just not necessarily cheaper.
If you go to the right locations, though, you can get a test for free instead of shelling out $100 or more.
For Kansas, sites that offer free testing are listed online, complete with information about wait times and booking.
You don’t have to show any ID or insurance. That eliminates the risk of a wrestling match later over billing.
Price tags matter, even when insurance pays