Marc Short has spent weeks debating Trump with students. And with himself.

Pence's former COS led a discussion group at GU this semester. It touched on a lot of the reasons he feels alienated from the GOP -- but isn't ready to vote Democratic, either notus.org/trump-2024/mar…

NEW: Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, Kansas House Majority Leader Chris Croft weighing campaigns for Congress after Rep. Jake LaTurner decides against running for reelection

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BREAKING: Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner won’t seek re-election, creating race for open seat

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A federal judge in D.C. has ordered an Independence man to jail for violating probation in his Capitol riot case.

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Missouri gets the third most of any state under this program…

Josh Hawley outraises Kunce, buys a $73,000 car*.

*said car, likely an SUV, will likley be nowhere near as iconic as the Billy Bus from 2022.
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This is not a new GOP idea. Kansas enacted a proof of citizenship law more than a decade ago and it was blocked by a federal judge. Kansas was unable to show evidence of non-citizen voting and it wound up putting registration of 30k Kansans in jeopardy. documentcloud.org/documents/4521…

Kansas AG Kris Kobach and SOS Scott Schwab have taken opposing positions on whether a state law requiring the regular destruction of old ballots can be ignored if a criminal investigation is underway

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey files lawsuit to block Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness plan

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And in rural Kansas, state lawmakers are pushing for a border crackdown as local farmers beg Congress to pass bipartisan immigration reform that would resolve a desperate shortage of agricultural labor. kansascity.com/news/politics-…

Immigration reform can’t pass Congress. Here’s how that’s hurting Kansas, Missouri farmers. A story by ⁦Daniel Desrochers⁩

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Beyond the U.S. southern border, a new wave of migrants is reshaping communities across the country, fueling economic growth in the heartland and upending local politics from its smallest towns to its largest cities. A special @McClatchy series spotlights immigration in America.

A Missouri Capitol rioter listed as a fugitive since late January after failing to show up for a probation violation hearing in Washington, D.C., has been arrested.
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a stunning piece of journalism from Dan Zak: washingtonpost.com/style/of-inter… h/t Daniel Desrochers

BREAKING: Missouri ex-Proud Boy who wore “Right Wing Death Squad” cap to Capitol on Jan. 6 is found guilty of three felonies. With Daniel Desrochers
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BREAKING: A Missouri House committee has approved a bill that critics say would unravel a 2021 law that implemented regulations on Christian boarding schools. 'No institution that is responsible for children should ever be allowed to 'self-regulate.''
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A southeast Missouri Christian boarding school under investigation for allegedly abusing students is now closed as the state’s child welfare agency is looking into whether hotline calls about the school were properly investigated.
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Karine Jean-Pierre about the MTG motion to kick out Speaker Johnson: 'Get your popcorn, sit tight, and watch what's happening'

Congratulations to the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, KS, which is receiving $17.5M in this latest spending tranche courtesy of Sen. Moran, for campus improvements and “modernization.” Congress evidently likes Ike!