February 2022

Local students graduate from Emporia State University

Eight local students were among more than 400 students who graduated from Emporia State University in December 2021. Graduates from this area are: Courtney LaceAnn Evans, Ottawa, Kansas, Master of Arts in English; Rachell Gracein Freeman, Ottawa, Bachelor of Science in Sociology with a minor in Crime and Delinquency Studies; Brian Hutton, Ottawa, Master of Arts in English; Whitney J.

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Constitutional amendment providing Kansas Legislature oversight of executive branch fails in House

TOPEKA — House Republicans failed Thursday to gather sufficient support for a constitutional amendment that could provide legislators with new oversight of the executive branch. The resolution, if passed by a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers and approved by a popular vote of Kansans, would add a new section to the state constitution providing the Legislature the authority to set and revoke new rules within state agencies housed in the executive branch.

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