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Supreme Court’s Landmark Brown v. Board Decision Marks 70th Anniversary

Published   May 18, 2024 03:28AM
Seventy years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Brown v. Board of Education centered on Linda Brown, a young Black student denied admission to her neighborhood elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, due to her race. The ruling overturned the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, which had permitted state-sponsored segregation in public education under the concept of “separate but equal.”

The decision is considered a significant milestone ... Read more

KDOT announces approved April bids

The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place April 17, 2024, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on ... Read more

Today In History: SCOTUS Rules On Brown v. Board Of Educatio

Portrait of nine-year-old African-American student Linda Brown as she poses outside Sumner Elementary School, Topkea, Kansas, 1953. When her enrollment in the racially segregated school was blocked, her family initia...

Portrait of nine- ... Read more

On This Day in 1954 – Brown v. Board of Education is Decid

May 17, 1954: In a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional. The historic decision ... Read more

Dallas Asst. City Manager Tapped To Lead Topeka, Kansas

Published   May 16, 2024 07:50PM
The Topeka City Council in Kansas has chosen Robert Perez, Dallas’ assistant city manager, to become its new city manager.

“I’m extremely honored and excited to begin leading the City of Topeka as its next city manager,” Perez said in a press release. “Public service is important to me, and I look forward to getting to know and serving the community in the near future.”

Perez wears many hats in Dallas. His office administers the Office of Homeless Solutions, 311, Sanitation, Animal Services, and Code Compli ... Read more

Learning for Justice helps connect “Brown” decision to e

Seventy years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. The 1954 decision struck down the notion of “separate but equal” within public education. It declared that school segregation violated the 14t ... Read more

Kansas issues new Medicaid contracts with emphasis on expand

TOPEKA — Kansas health officials have selected three health care insurance companies to manage the state’s privatized Medicaid system after conducting the selection process for the first time in six years.

These managed care organiza ... Read more

Kansas lawmakers will return to Topeka as Gov. Laura Kelly r

Kansas lawmakers will once again go back to the drawing board on tax cuts.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have cut state taxes on income, Social Security benefits and property. She supports many of the p ... Read more

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Issaquah, Washington

Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.