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County increases rates to state for noxious weed treatment

The Leavenworth County government is increasing the amount it charges to treat the rights-ofway of state highways for noxious weed control. But one county commissioner asked what will happen if the Kansas Department of Transportation does not agree to the price increases.

Abortion rights support helps Gov. Kelly win 2nd term

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won reelection in Republican-leaning Kansas by racking up big leads in the Kansas City area and other places where abortion rights are popular, while her party helped an independent candidate deny the GOP nominee a few crucial votes.

Midterms full of firsts for female, Black, LGBTQ candidates

A Massachusetts Democrat is the country’s first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the office of governor. In Maryland, voters elected the state’s first Black governor. Vermont will finally send a woman to Congress, after being the only state not to ever have female representation in the House.