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Wichita’s Homelessness Battle Intensifies | Wichita News
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Wichita’s political and homelessness landscape is shifting fast: two Democratic incumbents lost their primaries, while city leaders grapple with rising encampment cleanups and a housing crisis worsened by potential federal cuts. A new nonprofit now runs the city’s shelter, and council approved municipal IDs to help homeless residents access services — but also backed down from harsher encampment removal rules after public outcry. Amid these tensions, Kansas pushes forward with a bold six-month plan to achieve functional zero homelessness by housing more people than become homeless each year.
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