Jim McLean
Jim McLean is an editor and reporter for KCUR 89.3. He is the managing director of KCUR's Kansas News Service, a collaboration between KCUR and other public media stations across Kansas.
Jim was previously news director and Statehouse bureau chief for Kansas Public Radio and a managing editor for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He has received awards for journalistic excellence from the Kansas Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Kansas Association of Broadcasters.
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U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall of western Kansas will face Democrat Barbara Bollier in November. The other congressional races also took shape, with U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins losing his bid for re-election in the 2nd District to the state treasurer.
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A retiring incumbent with no clear replacement, a pandemic and a president who's slipping in the polls creates a rare opportunity for Democrats – and trouble for Republicans.
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The balance of power may shift in the Kansas Statehouse depending on whether conservative Republicans can win back legislative seats lost to GOP moderates in 2016.
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Bond is remembered as a politician who worked across the aisle and with various factions in the Republican Party.
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Gov. Laura Kelly says the mask ordinance will go into effect just before the Fourth of July holiday weekend. And while a few Republican lawmakers she's clashed with during the pandemic will have to review the order, they can't revoke it.
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A sharp increase in applications for mail ballots shows voters both concerned about, and eager for, this year's primary and general elections.
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People had trouble applying for benefits both over the phone and on the Kansas Department of Labor’s website.
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More than 49,000 businesses in Kansas were able to secure federal Paycheck Protection Loans during the pandemic, ranging from fast-food restaurants to a space museum.
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The party has held both Senate seats in the state since the Great Depression, but ahead of a Monday deadline Republicans aren't confident that any of the candidates are assured of winning in November.
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Republicans have had both of Kansas' Senate seats since the Great Depression. But this year they are worried they could lose them — some state's suburbs have started trending towards Democrats.