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Chance Swaim

@byChanceSwaim

Investigative reporter at The Wichita Eagle / @kansasdotcom Stories: https://xitter.cf/t.co/UJBumpylla / https://xitter.cf/t.co/8JzHjHUXzj

 Wichita, KS
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Joined June 2018
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Trump announces ‘more goodies’: $8 billion to offset fuel costs for farmers Read more at: kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
Trump announces ‘more goodies’: $8 billion to offset fuel costs for farmers

Trump announces ‘more goodies’: $8 billion to offset fuel costs for farmers

“And when Republicans win, we will pass even more funding for our farmers. We love our farmers.”

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Billionaire boogeymen Charles Koch and George Soros tied to Kansas Supreme Court campaign fight A brief summary: Billionaire-backed special interest groups denounce billionaires and special interest groups in latest ads kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
Billionaire boogeymen — Soros, Koch — tied to Kansas Supreme Court campaign fight

Billionaire boogeymen — Soros, Koch — tied to Kansas Supreme Court campaign fight

Both sides of the question complain about billionaires; both sides got money from them.

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‘Do the work’: Council member challenges Wu to say what she wants to cut in budget kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
‘Do the work’: Council member challenges Wu to say what she wants to cut in budget

‘Do the work’: Council member challenges Wu to say what she wants to cut in budget

Mayor Lily Wu said she doesn’t want to raise property taxes but has not offered solutions.

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Election night means @Knollaspizza pizza @kansasdotcom 😋🍕#Local #electionnightpizza #Election2025
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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-gov…
Who benefits from Wichita tax-cut plan? Not that many property owners, analysis finds

Who benefits from Wichita tax-cut plan? Not that many property owners, analysis finds

Homeowners would see $5.75 in savings for every $100,000 their property is worth, but that would likely be offset by increases to appraised values.

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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 kansas.com/news/local/educat…
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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-gov…
‘Nothing short of a nightmare’: Kansas officials react to Wichita flight crash in DC

‘Nothing short of a nightmare’: Kansas officials react to Wichita flight crash in DC

A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.

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Wichita passenger flight crashes into military helicopter kansas.com/news/local/articl…
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Video of the heated exchange between Rep. Ford Carr and council member Brandon Johnson shows another lawmaker, Rep. Henry Helgerson of Eastborough, trying to intervene and being shoved to the floor by Carr. Story w/ @Matt_Kelly22222 @byChanceSwaim kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
Wichita lawmaker, council member fight at pub over management of chemical spill site

Wichita lawmaker, council member fight at pub over management of chemical spill site

Video of the heated exchange between Rep. Ford Carr and council member Brandon Johnson shows another lawmaker, Rep. Henry Helgerson of Eastborough, trying to intervene and being shoved to the floor...

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Initial story will be updated with more information. Story with @byChanceSwaim kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
Consultant critical of ‘unorganized’ response by city, county in fatal Wichita fire

Consultant critical of ‘unorganized’ response by city, county in fatal Wichita fire

Jensen Hughes presented findings to the Sedgwick County Commission on Monday morning and will make a similar presentation to the Wichita City Council at noon.

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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-gov…
Wichita’s mayor tried to turn down a pay raise. This was the City Council’s response

Wichita’s mayor tried to turn down a pay raise. This was the City Council’s response

Mayor Lily Wu’s annual salary is set at $131,008 while council members will be paid $57,985.

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Live updates: Republicans take seat from only House Democrat west of Wichita #ksleg Read more at: kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
Republicans take seat from only House Democrat west of Wichita, keep supermajorities

Republicans take seat from only House Democrat west of Wichita, keep supermajorities

Every legislative seat was up for election in 2024.

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Wichita police won’t file charges against Kansas GOP House candidate Kyler Sweely in Reddit video Read more at: kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
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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-gov…
Wichita fire union accuses Mayor Wu of ordering firefighter layoffs. She says she didn’t

Wichita fire union accuses Mayor Wu of ordering firefighter layoffs. She says she didn’t

The union has filed an ethics complaint. The mayor denies “any and all allegations.”

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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/journalism/…
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Judge: Jury should decide whether corrections officers are at fault for Lofton’s death With @byChanceSwaim kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
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🌻 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-gov…
‘A breakdown’: Kansas missed signs dead ex-official worked both sides of $425K grant

‘A breakdown’: Kansas missed signs dead ex-official worked both sides of $425K grant

Documents raise conflict of interest red flags over a grant overseen by a former Kansas Department of Commerce official.

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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…
‘A breakdown’: Kansas missed signs dead ex-official worked both sides of $425K grant

‘A breakdown’: Kansas missed signs dead ex-official worked both sides of $425K grant

Documents raise conflict of interest red flags over a grant overseen by a former Kansas Department of Commerce official.

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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

‘A breakdown’: Kansas missed signs dead ex-official worked both sides of $425K grant

Documents raise conflict of interest red flags over a grant overseen by a former Kansas Department of Commerce official.

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

‘A breakdown’: Kansas missed signs dead ex-official worked both sides of $425K grant

Documents raise conflict of interest red flags over a grant overseen by a former Kansas Department of Commerce official.

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