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윤호중 더불어민주당 원내대표와 임혜숙 과학기술정보통신부 장관 등이 9일 서울 여의도 국회 의원회관에서 한·미 정상회담에 따른 과학기술 이행현황과 향후 계획을 논의를 위해 열린 당·정·청 협의에서 기념...

5·18 당시 성폭력 피해자, 해직 언론인 등도 ‘민주화운동 관련자’로 인정받고 국가 보상을 받을 수 있는 길이 열렸다. 지난 21일 국회 본회의를 통과한 ‘5·18민주화운동 관련자 보상에 관한 법률 일부개정안’은 5·18민주화운동을 ‘1979년 12월 12일과 1980년 5월 18일을 전후해 발생한 헌정질서 파괴범죄와 반인도 - 해직언론인,성폭력,18민주화운동 관련자,성폭력 피해자,민주화 �...

Getty Images Even as the pandemic forced states to shift their policy priorities and grapple with the economic downturn during the 2020 legislative session, governments continued to enact major reforms to economic development tax incentives. And as more states across the country implement processes to regularly produce high-quality, rigorous evaluations of such programs, lawmakers increasingly use findings from these reports to inform policies that ensure that incentives are effective, accounta...

Governor Laura Kelly Signs Several Pieces of Bipartisan Legislation TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today signed several bipartisan bills that will implement meaningful changes for Kansans, communities, and businesses. HB 2071, as amended, would amend the definition of the crime of stalking to include intentionally engaging in a course of conduct targeted at a specific child under the age of 14 that would cause a reasonable person in the circumstances of the targeted child, or a reasonable pers...

Legislative audit pegs Kansas unemployment fraud at $600 million; KDOL says its bunk Dion Lefler and Katie Bernard, The Wichita Eagle Feb. 24—Kansas Legislative auditors are estimating that fraudulent claims accounted for at least $600 million worth of unemployment payments since the COVID-19 pandemic started last year — twice the rate the state Department of Labor is acknowledging. Popular Searches "Of the roughly $2.6 billion in state and federal unemployment benefits paid...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two brothers from Kansas and Idaho were arrested Friday on federal...

A Kansas man and his brother were both arrested Friday on multiple federal charges connected to their alleged involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last month.