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Between 1999 and 2019, the increase in Indigenous pregnant women dying in Kansas was among the worst in the country. Kansas women are training more doulas to help expecting Native moms through pregnancy and birth.
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Residents of The Brooks neighborhood say the triplexes would create traffic and parking problems.
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Saturday kick-off time has been adjusted due to expected extreme temperatures.
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Eddy Zerbe at the 40th annual Election Center conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Zerbe's the deputy director of the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition, which works to engage college-aged voters.
They spoke about some of the barriers that college-aged and first-time voters commonly face and how election administrators can work directly with students to educate and empower them to use their vote.
They spoke about some of the barriers that college-aged and first-time voters commonly face and how election administrators can work directly with students to educate and empower them to use their vote.
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