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Kansas Politics · KansasKansas Senate President Ty Masterson entered the race for governor on Sunday as the 2026 Republican primary field gets more crowded. Republicans are keen to recapture the governor’s office in GOP-leaning Kansas after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won a second four-year term in 2022. Kelly is term-limited and cannot run again.
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Kansas Republican senate president announces 2026 gubernatorial bid
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Craighead County · Craighead CountyBy Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, Ark. (KHBS, KHOG) — An Arkansas man who told police he drunkenly impregnated a child in 2024 took a plea deal last week to avoid jail time, according to court records. Mason Lee Gipson, of Jonesboro, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault last year. He pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was sentenced to a year of probation. Gipson told police during an intervie…See the Story
Arkansas Man Who Police Say Admitted to Impregnating a Child Takes Plea Deal, Gets Probation
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