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Recent Kansas editorials Question of the Day The Topeka Capital-Journal, Dec. 26 As soon-to-depart President Trump flails about attempting something - anything - to change the election results from November, we should note a pillar of democracy that has stood strong. Our judicial system. Judges and Supreme Court justices on both the state and federal levels have given precious little oxygen to the president’s nonsensical claims of election malfeasance. They have weighed evidence, considered legal arguments and, in case after case, shut down the president. That’s far from a parti...

City of Wichita/YouTube Wichita City Council member James Clendenin has resigned, the latest politician to leave office after becoming entangled in an attack video from the 2019 mayoral campaign. Clendenin, who represents District 3, made his announcement during Tuesday’s council meeting. He said he will resign Dec. 31. "I recognize that I have become a distraction from the critically important work of this council and from this city that I love and have served for nearly a decade,” he read from a prepared statement. “I cannot in good conscience allow that to continue. "There are too ...

Two elected Kansas officials awarded a total of $495,200 from CARES Act. Did they need it? Chance Swaim, The Wichita Eagle Dec. 13—As the U.S. economy faltered under the coronavirus pandemic and Congress unleashed a torrent of federal spending to protect businesses and save American jobs, two Wichita elected officials signed up for help. Michael Capps, a state legislator, and James Clendenin, a Wichita City Council member, appear to have submitted false information to get federal money for their company. Records indicate they inflated their payroll, asking for money to pay t...