Jim McLean
Reporter and Editor, Kansas News ServiceJim 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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My Fellow Kansans is back with a new season: People And The Pandemic. -
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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Weeks of political wrangling over Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s authority to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic ended when Republican leaders agreed to a compromise that increased their oversight of emergency orders and $1.2 billion in federal relief funds.
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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 state's plan to phase out economic restrictions intended to control the spread of COVID-19 will become voluntary with the governor's veto of a key bill. Rules will now be left to county officials.
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Five Republicans running for the U.S. Senate debated farm issues in Manhattan on Saturday. They all described themselves as loyalists to President Donald Trump.
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Tens of thousands of Kansas are eager to go back to work as businesses closed by COVID-19 gradually reopen. But for some, it could mean choosing between a paycheck and their health.
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly unveiled her plan for opening up commerce in the state.
