Threats to public media update
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A series of White House actions have been taken in recent days aimed at eliminating all federal support of public broadcasting and undermining the continued operations and independence of over 1,500 local public radio and TV stations across the country, including HPPR.
High Plains regional news
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A bipartisan Senate panel on Wednesday voted to toss out two rules backed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters that dealt with monitoring student immigration status and that would require teachers to take the U.S. Naturalization Test. -
A lawyer says Denisse Parra Vargas was stopped last week for having expired tags and told to report to a processing center Tuesday. Her family is now in Mexico. -
In "The Psychology of Liberty: Reclaiming Everyday Freedom," University of Kansas professor Dr. Barbara Kerr defines freedom as having the time to play, gossip and create in community — all activities our ancient ancestors prioritized. -
Despite OCC pushback, utility bill that would boost natural gas plants in Oklahoma heads to governorSenate Bill 998 passed through the House on Tuesday with a 51 to 39 vote. -
A Texas Senate bill under consideration would lower the current age from 16 for juveniles already in the system and commit a second felony.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
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Jocelyn Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Hi, I’m Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m delighted to explore a poem by a favorite Kansas poet of mine Melissa Fite Johnson. -
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Before humans walked the Panhandle dinosaurs and other creatures walked, or swam, through this land. -
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