Durante años, los residentes de Wichita han luchado contra el polvo y los baches que vienen con las 84 millas de calles sin pavimentar de la ciudad en vecindarios establecidos. Eso se debe en gran parte a que Wichita históricamente utilizó una política de páguelo usted mismo: para pavimentar una calle en un vecindario ya […]
¿Son las carreteras sin pavimentar de Wichita un problema de equidad? The Wichita Beacon analiza las carreteras sin pavimentar por código postal
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Marquetta Atkins is opening the doors of entrepreneurship for Wichita youth
When Wichita native Marquetta Atkins merges her activism and entrepreneurship, the result creates pathways for youth from underserved communities to thrive. Atkins is the executive director of Destination Innovation, a hub for three programs that focus on youth — Progeny, Camp Destination Innovation and Root the Power. In 2015, she founded Camp Destination Innovation, a […]
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Are Wichita’s unpaved roads an equity issue? The Wichita Beacon analyzes unpaved roads by ZIP code
For years, Wichita residents have battled the dust and bumpiness that come with the city’s 84 miles of unpaved roads in established neighborhoods. That’s largely because Wichita historically used a pay-it-yourself policy — to pave a road in an already-built neighborhood, at least 51% of property owners on a street have to petition the city and […]
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Kansas City charter schools see a shift in who holds them accountable
The Missouri Charter Public School Commission, Kansas City Public Schools and Saint Louis University are each stepping in to sponsor multiple schools that were formerly sponsored by the University of Central Missouri.
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Who represents me in the Missouri state legislature?
All residents are represented by a member of the state Senate and a member of the House of Representatives.
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What does it take to erase food inequality in Wichita? Tajahnaé Stocker is working on it.
When research revealed a disproportionate amount of dollar stores versus grocery stores in Wichita ZIP code 67214, it sparked an ambition within Tajahnaé Stocker: eliminate food insecurity in Kansas. To do so, Stocker practices anti-hunger advocacy through several mediums. She wields social media as a platform to highlight food inequities in Wichita. She lobbies for […]
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Another milestone underway in the Lykins neighborhood’s battle against blight
The Lykins Neighborhood Association in Kansas City is seeking proposals to build at least 15 new homes on more than 2.5 acres of vacant lots
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Sedgwick County election workers’ personal data exposed following data breach
The personal information of at least 30 Sedgwick County election workers has been exposed following a data breach, according to information reviewed by The Wichita Beacon. EasyVote Solutions, LLC, a company that Sedgwick County contracts with to manage election workers, recently became aware that some of its data may have been available online, according to […]
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‘Black Friday in August’: Kansas lawmakers hope to pass new school tax holiday
Sen. John Doll, a Republican from Garden City, hopes the holiday will provide Kansas businesses a boost and prevent the state from losing shoppers to Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
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In his nine-year tenure, Sedgwick County District Attorney has yet to prosecute a police killing
Fifteen men. One woman. No prosecutions. Law enforcement personnel from the Wichita Police Department and Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office have shot and killed 19 people since District Attorney Marc Bennett took office in 2013. Bennett, citing Kansas law, has declined to file charges against officers in 16 of those fatalities. In 15 cases, the officers […]