Tag Archives: Kansas

Trump-Backed Congressman Charged With Voter Fraud Loses Primary In Kansas 

Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner soundly defeated Rep. Steve Watkins on Tuesday, making Watkins the fourth Trump-backed candidate to lose a GOP primary this year.

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Kris Kobach projected to lose Kansas primary, despite backing from Peter Thiel 

Shelly Yang/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Decision Desk is projecting that Rep. Roger Marshall will win the Republican primary for Senate in Kansas, a huge blow to contender Kris Kobach. It’s also a blow to the political ambitions of billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, who had enthusiastically supported Kobach, offering public sup […]

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Conservative Kris Kobach Projected To Lose Kansas GOP Senate Primary 

Trump ally and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach was defeated by Rep. Roger Marshall, calming Republican leaders’ worst fears in the race against Democratic state Sen. Barbara Bollier.

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Feds to execute 1st inmate in 17 years for Arkansas murders 

The federal government is planning to carry out the first federal execution in nearly two decades, over the objection of the family of the victims and after a volley of legal proceedings over the coronavirus pandemic

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Sixth GOP senator says unlikely to attend RNC 

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, joins a growing list of GOP senators who say they are not planning to attend the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida next month.

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Patrick Mahomes signs 10-year extension with Kansas City Chiefs 

NFL star Patrick Mahomes signs a 10-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs reported to be worth a record $503m (£403m).

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New York, Connecticut, New Jersey add 3 more states to mandatory quarantine restriction list 

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced that individuals traveling to their states from Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma will be required to quarantine for 14 days — after the three states experienced a recent surge in coronavirus cases.

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Giant’s Chair’s 2020 Summer Playlist 

With everyone sequestered and self-quarantining due to the coronavirus, we’ve asked our favorite artists to come up with playlists that keep you entertained. Here is Kansas City emo band Giant’s Chair. Staying safe in the COVID era doesn’t have to mean playing safe when it comes to your sonic elixirs! Here’s a reckless…

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A Kansas newspaper published a cartoon likening the state governor’s compulsory face-mask order to the Holocaust 

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly introduced an executive order on Friday, mandating most people in the state to wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus. That same day, local newspaper The Anderson County Review published a cartoon depicting Kelly in a mask emblazoned with a Star of David, before a scene appearing to show Jewish people being deported to Naz […]

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K-State players end threat of boycott over Floyd tweet 

Kansas State football players have called off a threatened boycott in response to an insensitive tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd

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