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The Kansas Leadership Center equips people to lead. Join us. #WhenEveryoneLeads #KLCimpact | Enroll in our virtual & in-person programs through our website: https://KansasLeadershipCenter.org
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What does it look like when a community explores disagreement with curiosity? 🤔 KLC’s first Braver Angels debate offered a glimpse: balanced perspectives, thoughtful questions and a room willing to listen — and learn — across differences.

#CivicEngagement #BraverDebates #CivilDiscourse
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Denied new protections, Wichita renters are building their own safety net.

✍️ Maleah Evans / Wichita Journalism Collaborative
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
Group emerges alongside debate for tenant protections
A new group is geared toward informing Wichita tenants of their protections and educating them about their rights. Members of ICT Tenants Union spoke at a recent City Council meeting, in […]
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November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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In a time when conversations can divide, these students are learning how to bridge. 🌉

#YouthLeadership #WhenEveryoneLeads #CivicEngagement
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Today we honor all who’ve served—including our colleagues Diego Cortes Rios and Darryl Kelly, and board member Peter Nájera.

Your courage and commitment inspire the work of building stronger, more engaged communities.

#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Independent journalism depends on people who care about truth and community.

Through Dec. 31, your support for The Journal goes twice as far during #NewsMatch — every new monthly gift is matched 12x and every one-time donation is doubled up to $1,000.

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November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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🗣️ Do you agree that the U.S. should end birthright citizenship?

We’re looking for a few participants to speak in favor of the resolution at this Thursday’s Braver Angels Debate at the Kansas Leadership Center in Wichita.

📅 Thursday, Nov. 13 | ⏰ 6–7:30 p.m. | 📍 KLC
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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As Kansas City food pantries braced for rising need, Journal reporters hit the streets to see the impact of a SNAP freeze. Then, on Friday, word came that full payments would go out—at least for now—offering brief relief amid deep uncertainty.

✍ Dawn Bormann Novascone, Jerry LaMartina, Chris Green
Not expecting a reprieve, Kansas City food pantries busily prepared for SNAP to disappear
Federal food assistance began flowing again in Kansas on Friday. But battles over the SNAP program continue in court.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Seventy students. Seven universities. One day to strengthen voices for free expression.

#WhenEveryoneLeads #CivicEngagement #YouthLeadership
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Kansas students are showing what civic engagement looks like in action.

1️⃣ Watch this 90-second recap by Fayola Oyatayo capturing the highlights & energy of the Kansas State Finals of the #NationalCivicsBee, hosted at KLC in June.

#YouthLeadership #CivicEngagement
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Just after winning a landslide re-election, a Kansas mayor faces felony charges for allegedly voting illegally.

✍️ Morgan Chilson | Kansas Reflector

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Kansas mayor charged with alleged voter fraud; state leader says ‘hundreds’ more cases expected
A south-central Kansas mayor has been charged with committing fraud by voting in elections despite not being a United States citizen
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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No special session, no new map—yet. The fight to reshape Kansas politics returns in January.

✍️📸 Zane Irwin / Kansas News Service

#ksleg #redistricting #gerrymandering #ksgop
Kansas Republicans fail to get support for redistricting. But their plan isn't dead yet
The redistricting debate over the 3rd District is not over and will return when lawmakers start the regular session in January.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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🎉 Celebrating 2 years with KLC! 🎉

Kathy Lefler, WJC project coordinator, says the best advice she’s received: “Don’t be afraid to experiment.”

What keeps her inspired? “Working with people dedicated to making Kansas better.” That—and the endless animal crackers! 🐘🐻

#KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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In cities and counties across Kansas, voters showed that local choices still shape our shared future. Read a round up of what happened in some of Tuesday's biggest local elections.

#ksleg
Analysis: Who won and who lost in Kansas local elections
Here are the candidates, issues and trends that were winning and losing after the votes were counted in Tuesday night's Kansas elections.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Helicopters, footballs, friendship, space stuff – it all connected at the first-ever Cosmo Bowl.

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📸 Jeff Tuttle
Rural, urban locales connect through science and youth-football
The Cosmo Bowl sought to raise funds for a science-themed early childhood center in Hutchinson and to bridge social divisions through sports.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Ready to cheer on the next generation of changemakers? 🎉 On Tuesday, Nov. 11, finalists from 39 states will gather in D.C. for the 2025 #NationalCivicsBee Championship. 🐝 Wichita student Tanya Ramesh will represent Kansas. 🏆

Register to watch live: uschamberofcommerce.swoogo.com/ncbchampions...
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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See how KLC is helping people and organizations make real progress across Kansas and beyond.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Today kicks off our #NewsMatch campaign!

There’s never been a more critical time to stand up for nonprofit newsrooms like ours. Through 12/31, the impact of your donation is DOUBLED!

Will you show your support today?

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November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Shoutout to Dioane Gates, our fearless chief civic leadership officer, who’s been turning uncertainty into progress with us for one year! 💪✨

What keeps him coming back every day? 💛 “The conviction that this work matters—not just for Kansas, but for the world.”

#KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene
November 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Kansas organizations are building a civic culture that’s ready to take on tough challenges & thrive. 💪

The KLC’s 2026 Leadership Transformation Grant partners are working to inspire & equip people, together, to do difficult things for the common good.

#KLCpath #KLCImpact #KansasCultureChange
Announcing Recipients of Leadership Transformation Grants for 2026
The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 76 organizations across Kansas as 2026 recipients of Leadership Transformation Grants.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Behind every budget debate are people like Melvin and Ella — finding purpose, connection, and community in Sedgwick County’s senior centers.

✍️📸 @caudillkmuw.bsky.social / KMUW

#ksleg
As Sedgwick County ages, commissioners look for the best way to fund senior centers
Members of the Sedgwick County Commission agree senior centers are essential services but cannot agree on how to fund them.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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From diversity to dollars, Wichita’s District 1 school board candidates clash on what matters most for local classrooms.

✍️ Allison Campbell
📸 Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle
DEI, teacher retention and bond issues: What two Wichita school board candidates say
School board candidates Mackenzi Truelove and Diane Albert had contrasting responses when asked about DEI in Wichita Public Schools.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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What does accountability look like at City Hall? Wichita’s District 1 candidates had very different answers.

✍️ Chance Swaim
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
Wichita City Council candidates debate development incentives, taxes
Wichita City Council candidates Joseph Shepard and LaWanda DeShazer clashed Tuesday over taxes, food deserts and economic developmen.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Kansas leads the nation in rural hospitals on the brink—and a federal shift may push them closer to collapse.

✍️ Noah Taborda / Kansas News Service

#ksleg #KShealth #Kancare #Medicaid
Medicaid cuts are a ticking time bomb for rural Kansas hospitals. One change may help
Federal changes could further reduce revenue for Kansas rural hospitals at risk of closure. But a change to a state tax provides a cushion
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October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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A split Wichita City Council voted down new tenant protections — but the debate isn’t over. Change may still be coming for Wichita’s housing code.

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Wichita rejects tenant protections and landlord registry, pushes vote on code enforcement
A split council rejected proposals Tuesday to protect tenants from income discrimination and to establish a registry of landlords with serial housing code violations.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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What if the key to performance and retention isn’t perks—but purpose?

Through its partnership with the Kansas Leadership Center, the Charles Koch Foundation is helping organizations build stronger, more adaptive workforces.

👉 #KLCImpact + #KansasCultureChange
Kansas Leadership Center: Fueling Mutual Benefit By Changing The Way Companies Think About Talent - Charles Koch Foundation
While there are many quotable lines from the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz,” one spoken by Glinda the Good Witch to Dorothy may best articulate the principles that animate the Kansas Leadership Center ...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM