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  • Young takes over as KPA president

    April 23, 2020

    Following a unique online voting process this past week, new officers and board members have taken over the administrative duties of the Kansas Press Association. Members elected Joey Young, owner...

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  • Hall of Famer Seaton remembered

    April 23, 2020

    By the CourierTraveler staff Long-time Winfield Courier publisher and newspaper owner Dave Seaton is being remembered as a bold journalist, dedicated community leader and devoted family man. Seaton...

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  • Media groups ask Congress for assistance

    April 20, 2020

    A media consortium has called on the U.S. Congress to direct existing and future government advertising to local media across large, media and small communities to ensure that the public has the...

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  • Journalists are front-line workers, too

    April 8, 2020

    From America's Newspapers We're in the midst of a global pandemic, but its impact on America’s communities is local. First responders are our neighbors helping our neighbors, rushing to addresses...

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  • AG Schmidt advises public bodies to keep meetings open, available

    April 6, 2020

    TOPEKA – (March 20, 2020) – The Kansas attorney general’s office has proposed formal rules for state and local governments to ensure their meetings remain open to the public during "social distancing...

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  • FAQs about coronavirus's effect on newspapers

    April 6, 2020

    A number of questions swirled around the Kansas Press Association world this week as extreme measures were taken to try to get a handle on the coronavirus outbreak in Kansas. Below are answers to...

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  • Legislative issues sidelined by shortened session

    March 26, 2020

    By Doug Anstaett, KPA lobbyist There’s good news and bad news from the 2020 session of the Kansas Legislature. The bad news: nothing much got done. The good news: nothing much got done. That may...

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  • AG Schmidt advises public bodies to keep meetings open, available

    March 20, 2020

    TOPEKA – (March 20, 2020) – The Kansas attorney general’s office has proposed formal rules for state and local governments to ensure their meetings remain open to the public during "social distancing...

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  • KPA CONVENTION POSTPONED; new dates are June 18-19

    March 12, 2020

    Due to the rapidly shifting landscape due to COVID-19, the Kansas Press Association has decided to postpone all activities associated with this year’s golf scramble, annual conference and awards...

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  • Sunshine Week is March 15-21

    March 9, 2020

    The struggles of the local news industry affect not just the ability to cover the news, but also the traditional watchdog roles that newspapers and other local media outlets have traditionally filled.

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