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UNEMPLOYMENT DIPS AT STATE LEVEL

The unemployment rate for the state of Kansas dropped in the latest report issued by the Kansas Department of Labor - both from month-to-month and year-over-year. Preliminary estimates reported March 26 by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.5% in February.

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Derby school district won’t be removing the Bible from libraries or classrooms, despite challenge

WICHITA, Kansas — A Derby school district committee decided not to remove the Bible from libraries or classrooms despite a challenge that the book contains mature themes. Cheryl Bannon, a former member of the Derby City Council, asked the district’s library committee to review the Bible after the group decided to remove an award-winning youngadult novel from its list of approved classroom materials.

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