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We all desire a place to call home, but is affordable, quality housing out of reach for many Wichitans? The members of the Wichita Journalism Collaborative are working together to investigate and report on this issue. Learn more
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Abandoned home solutions suggested by local leaders
Zena Taher/KSN WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Abandoned homes are an issue in several neighborhoods in…
Kansas Senate Republicans’ property tax plan borrows liberally from California | Opinion
By Dion Lefler/The Wichita Eagle Here’s a sentence I never expected to write: Kansas Republican…
Kansas Gov. Kelly opens door to property tax cuts amid GOP pressure. But she’s reluctant
By Matthew Kelly and Jonathan Shorman/Kansas City Star TOPEKA – Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly opened the door…
Wichita to begin stronger enforcement of illegal camping law despite concerns from some
Seniors face housing squeeze: A lifetime of work can’t guarantee some older adults their own home
By Sherry Graham Howerton/The Active Age If souls ministered to translated into dollars earned, pastors…
Low-income renters in Kansas live in poor conditions because they fear landlord retaliation
By Dylan Lysen/Kansas News Service Kansas law prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants for reporting…
Wichita City Council approves expanded enforcement on homeless encampments
The Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to allow more city employees the ability to cleanup encampments,…
Wichita finds about 6,000 water lines that will need to replaced under new federal lead pipe rules
By Celia Hack/KMUW Federal rules under the Biden-Harris administration require cities to inventory and replace…
Local laundry programs help fill hygiene needs for Wichita’s unhoused community
Piper Pinnetti/Wichita Journalism Collaborative Three programs are helping to meet the demands for clean clothes…
Homeless advocates urge City to not pass new illegal camping ordinance
by: Carina Branson, Aditi Lamba/KSNW-TV WICHITA, Kan. – The debate over illegal camping in Wichita is set to…
La historia de un hombre de Wichita sobre las casas de dos familias revela las barreras inesperadas para salvar casas antiguas en el 67214
Las demoliciones, a menudo por intereses privados, son más frecuentes en el código postal 67214,…
Sedgwick County residents unlikely to see significant property tax relief anytime soon
By Kylie Cameron/The Wichita Eagle Property owners in Sedgwick County are unlikely to see any significant…
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