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Rep. John Carmichael (D-Wichita) said the cost of building electricity substations and transmission lines to accommodate Panasonic would be paid by consumers outside of Johnson County.
Here is your easy-to-read, ad-free news summary of area news. KPR news staffers J. Schafer and Laura Lorson are behind the wheel on today's headlines. This news summary includes the details from Governor Laura Kelly's State of the State address and the Republican response...is free of pop-ups and embedded videos... and made possible by KPR listener-members. Thank you.
Another round of winter weather is headed toward eastern Kansas; this one will feature less snow but bitterly cold temperatures... a bill in the Kansas Legislature makes it a crime to encourage someone to end their own life... and the Prairiefire entertainment venue in Overland Park defaults on loan payments. Find more inside.
From tax cuts to Medicaid expansion, state lawmakers have a big job ahead of them this year.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced the results of a vote on a new standard Kansas automobile license plate... Johnson County's District Attorney has determined that police acted lawfully in killing a suspect who fatally shot a Fairway, Kansas police officer...and the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission split its vote on a permit for development of a massive solar energy facility. This summary of area headlines is updated throughout the day and made possible by KPR listener-members. Become one today!