Chance Swaim

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The first unofficial results of the 2025 General Election have been posted. View here: sedgwickcounty.org/elections/elec…

Election night means @Knollaspizza pizza @kansasdotcom 😋🍕#Local #electionnightpizza #Election2025

The city of Wichita is proposing a half mill reduction in the mill levy, but at the rate appraisals keep going up, only 1% of homeowners would see relief. From @byChanceSwaim kansas.com/news/politics-…

A $450 million Wichita school bond initiative appears to have failed by a wafer-thin margin, with “No” votes holding a nearly 300-vote lead. w/@byChanceSwaim @kansasdotcom #storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">kansas.com/news/local/edu…

Kansas officials react to Wichita flight crash in DC. A commercial flight carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter. kansas.com/news/politics-…

Wichita passenger flight crashes into military helicopter kansas.com/news/local/art…

Initial story will be updated with more information. Story with @byChanceSwaim kansas.com/news/politics-…

Wichita Mayor Lily Wu tried to turn down a pay raise. The city council wouldn't let her. Read more w/@ByKylieCameron kansas.com/news/politics-…

Live updates: Republicans take seat from only House Democrat west of Wichita #ksleg Read more at: #storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">kansas.com/news/politics-…

Wichita police won’t file charges against Kansas GOP House candidate Kyler Sweely in Reddit video Read more at: #storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">kansas.com/news/politics-…

In an ethics complaint, the Wichita Firefighters' Union accused Wichita Mayor Lily Wu of ordering the fire chief to lay off 45 firefighters, a charge she denies. kansas.com/news/politics-…

The #SHJAwards winner for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring Edward Willis Scripps, goes to @KCStar and @kansasdotcom for their investigation, "Marion Record Raid." Read more about their reporting: scripps.com/fund/journalis…

Judge: Jury should decide whether corrections officers are at fault for Lofton’s death With @byChanceSwaim kansas.com/news/politics-…

🌻 Kansas Dept. of Commerce hired a financial felon to run its BASE grant program. 🦬 It then failed to resolve a conflict of interest that gave him a $400K grant through a small-town community foundation he founded. #ksleg 👇by me & @jonshorman kansas.com/news/politics-…

NEW: A deceased ex-official at the Kansas Department of Commerce suspected of embezzling funds was overseeing a $425k grant for the agency at the same time he was helping lead the group that received it, records show @byChanceSwaim & me #ksleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

Our in-depth story on the missed conflict of interest that in 2022 let a then-official at the Kansas Department of Commerce oversee a $425k grant for a group where he was secretary-treasurer. From @byChanceSwaim and me kansascity.com/news/politics-…

“A breakdown’: Kansas missed signs dead ex-official worked both sides of $425k grant via ⁦@byChanceSwaim⁩ and ⁦@jonshorman⁩ kansascity.com/news/politics-…

NEW: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Wednesday that an outside investigation is reviewing the awarding of federal pandemic aid after a now-dead former official at the state Department of Commerce alleged he helped manipulate the process. w/ @byChanceSwaim kansascity.com/news/politics-…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the state's BASE grant program is under investigation after allegations the awards were manipulated at the direction of the commerce secretary in coordination with the house speaker and senate president. w/@jonshorman kansas.com/news/politics-…