Plenty of analysis explains why the 1% sales tax failed. The Journal is focused on what comes next. Led by reporter @steflugli.bsky.social, this series explores real paths forward on the issues at the heart of the campaign.
#SolutionsJournalism #CivicInformation
Big conversations @ KLC.
People from across the region gathered to explore how data centers are shaping communities & what it means for the future.
Thanks to the Regional Economic Area Partnership, Greater Wichita Partnership and Central Power Systems & Services for making this convening possible.
To everyone partnering with us & doing this work in their own communities: thank you for being part of it.
📰 Our profile: go.kansasleadershipcenter.org/innovation
🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSybkJrEwRs
This moment belongs to a lot of people.
KLC received a Wichita Business Journal Innovation Award for work across Kansas and beyond – bringing people together across differences, strengthening workplaces & communities, and helping organizations tackle complex challenges.
Art and music education is expensive, and youth residential facilities often lack resources beyond basic needs. Juniper Arts sends weekly instructors and volunteers to teach art and music, helping reignite children’s spirits and trust in adults.
✍️ @steflugli.bsky.social
📸 Jeff Tuttle
Want to speak at a city council or school board meeting but don’t know where to start?
Join us for a FREE Empowering Public Speaking Workshop.
📅 April 28 | 6–8 PM
📍 Wichita City Hall
🎟️ Space limited – Reserve your spot today: www.KansasLeadershipCenter.org/workshop
A survey that allows Wichita residents to weigh in the future of parks and recreation closes March 13.
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Thank you to Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation for helping sponsor the Leadership in Healthcare Summit.
📅 April 7, 2026
⏰ 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍 @wsutech.bsky.social | Wichita, Kansas
Register today: gettrained.wsutech.edu/courseDispla...
#HealthcareLeadership #HealthcareInnovation
Workforce shortages. Changing demands. Pressure across the healthcare system.
At the Leadership in Healthcare Summit, participants will explore how leadership can help people make progress on healthcare’s toughest challenges.
#HealthcareLeadership #HealthcareInnovation
How do healthcare organizations move forward when the challenges keep evolving?
The Leadership in Healthcare Summit on April 7 will bring administrators, educators and practitioners together to share insights and collaborate on solutions.
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At a time when the fissures of polarization affect local governments more and more often, is any setting capable of being seen as holding neutral ground anymore?
✍️ Jerry LaMartina
📸 David Kaup
#ksleg
Some people bring energy wherever they go.
Camille Scott is one of them.
Our partner manager has been recognized as a 2026 Young Professional by the Wichita Business Journal. 👏 Well deserved!
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#KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene
“It was clear to me that while there are remedies in the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, some of those remedies are not accessible or usable for people without means. They can’t get an attorney to try to challenge their landlord,” he said. #ksleg
Sharp style. Strong relationships. Real impact.
Congratulations to KLC's director of business partnerships Darryl Kelly on being selected for the Kansas Chamber of Commerce 2026 Leadership Kansas class.
Learn more:
kansaschamber.org/kansas-chamb...
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Innovation only matters if it improves lives.
Honored to be recognized with a Wichita Business Journal Innovation Award.
One idea that resonated in the room: fulfilled employees become engaged community members.
We’re grateful for organizations like Fidelity Bank that invest in these conversations and the people who carry them forward.
At Fidelity Bank, courage, integrity and service shape how people show up for customers, colleagues and the communities they serve.
When organizations take time to reflect on those commitments together, it creates stronger teams and deeper engagement.
Recently, Fidelity Bank invited Kaye Monk-Morgan, president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center, to speak with their team as part of their Values in Action lecture series.
The conversation focused on what it means to live values in everyday work — not just display them on a wall.
Ideas, encouragement and honest career advice.
Members of our team joined professionals from across Wichita for the Wichita Business Journal’s Mentoring Monday last week — an afternoon of mentoring, networking and conversations about navigating careers and opportunities.
What’s driving the growing strain on Kansas homeowners’ property tax bills? The answer goes back decades.
✍️ Dale Hogg / Kansas Reflector
Here’s what Wichita voters had to say.
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Explore notes from public meetings across the city at WichitaDocumenters.org
What were Wichita voters thinking on Election Day?
Wichita Documenters visited polling sites across the city, asking voters open-ended questions & gathering reflections.
The initiative trains & pays residents to attend local meetings & publish notes so anyone can stay informed.
Final unofficial results from the Sedgwick County Election Office showed 9,143 voting in favor and 41,097 voting against, a margin of nearly 82% against to about 18% in favor.
March may come in like a lion — we come in coordinated. 🦁
Matching sweats + a team getting ready to welcome participants back March 17.
#KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene
Kansas is one of only two states without a statewide housing code – and now lawmakers are debating whether decades-old laws are holding renters and communities back.
✍️ Stefania Lugli
#ksleg
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KLC in the house at United Way of the Plains.
Board chair Pete Nájera joined Jason Bosch & Lydia Santiago this week as our team helped make important recommendations to support community needs.
Leadership in action – with just a little college flair. ☘️
#KLCstaff #CivicEngagement #BehindTheKLCene
We shot something bold. Stay tuned.
With a pivotal vote looming, Leavenworth is wrestling—publicly and passionately—with whether a dormant prison should reopen as a 1,000-bed immigration detention center.
✍️ Zane Irwin/Kansas News Service
