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Senate unanimously backs bill clearing racial covenant to allow Wichita State Internet exchange project
Summary
Senate Bill 194 would clear an old racial covenant that blocked Wichita State University from using a 1.3-acre parcel for an Internet exchange point (IXP). Sponsors said the $5 million IXP will improve statewide internet speed and provide a training center; the Senate recorded a 40–0 vote in favor on final action.
The Kansas Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 194, a bill the sponsor said would remove a lingering racial covenant on a 1.3-acre parcel owned by Wichita State University so the university can host an Internet exchange point (IXP).
Senator Bowser said Wichita State discovered the covenant while preparing to place an IXP on the site and determined state law was…
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