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The bill had only one person speak in support with over 50 people testifying in opposition.
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The short-term loans are available immediately and are simple to get. But interest rates are typically very high — with an APR of up to 391% in Kansas and 371% in Missouri. Critics say payday lenders are profiting from people in need, and trap them in debt.
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After a months-long search, the local nonprofit announced this week that it had found a commercial space to hold this year’s holiday shop for low-income Johnson Countians.
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A new report found many families earn too little to qualify for the $2,000 federal benefit, which is tied to a family’s earnings and income taxes. Nearly a quarter of the Missouri children who fall into the gap are Black — higher than the state's overall population of Black kids.
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The attorney’s argument, if successful, could have a far-reaching effect on a two-tiered system of justice in Kansas, in which those who can afford to pay court fines are held to a different standard than those who can’t.
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Since opening its doors on Troost in 2016, The Grooming Project has served over 600 people stuck in cycles of poverty.
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Period products costs are on the rise due to a nationwide tampon shortage. For low-income persons, inaccessibility to menstrual supplies existed well before the shortage.
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The disparities between Wyandotte and its neighbor to the south — Johnson County — remain the most dramatic contrast in the state.
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Officials at Gordon Parks Elementary say the calendar change may put "a crimp" summer plans, but it will allow them to support students throughout the year.
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A Dillons grocery store closed. Three central Topeka census tracts became federally designated food deserts. Now a local movement aims to fill the gap.
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Library users tend to return books in a timely way even when they don't face fines. And libraries might save money by putting less effort into collecting small fees.
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The Jackson County Health Department found that most local schools adequately supply period products, but 67% of surveyed staff said they were aware of students missing school because of their period.