Some Kansans Wanted To Turn Their Part Of The State Into West Kansas

Today in 1861, Kansas became the 34th state in the Union. In the 1990s, a dispute over school funding led to a plan to turn part of the state into a new state of West Kansas. Plus: New York City has said goodbye to MetroCards as a payment system for bus and subway rides, but you can relive the glory days of those plastic fare cards in a new exhibit at the New York Transit Museum. Parts of Kansas once tried to secede and form 'West Kansas.' It helps explain our politics today (KAKE)NYC’s Transit Museum Pays Homage to the MetroCard (Hyperallergic)Want more shows about would-be states? Back our show on Patreon today