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Masterson Steps Aside for Governor | Topeka News
Senate President Ty Masterson is stepping away from his dual role as director of Wichita State’s GoCreate makerspace to focus full-time on his gubernatorial campaign, taking a leave starting August 17. The move comes amid intense political scrutiny over his university position, which critics have labeled a “no-show job” paying him over a million dollars — despite Masterson’s defense that it’s a philanthropy-funded program helping non-traditional students launch businesses. A failed Senate amendment to block state funding for the role only deepened the controversy, with Masterson dismissing it…
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