Tag: Kansas state government
Patient influx from other states increases Kansas abortions
TOPEKA, Kan. — The number of abortions performed in Kansas increased by 9.1% last year, largely because more women traveled from other states to...
Kansas House member pleads not guilty in incident at school
A Kansas House member who was arrested after videos began circulating online of him arguing with teenage students and pushing one of them...
Push against trans athletes in girls’ sports fails in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a proposed ban on transgender athletes...
Kansas House member arrested after incident at local school
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas House member was arrested for possible misdemeanor battery in what authorities said Friday was an incident involving a student...
Top Kansas court upholds law barring ‘wrongful birth’ suits
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas' highest court on Friday upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in which a...
Kobach signals intent to run for Kansas attorney general
TOPEKA, Kan. — Polarizing conservative Kris Kobach has appointed a treasurer for a run for Kansas attorney general, a strong signal that he plans...
Kansas agency’s lost $72K: 4 years of probing, few answers
TOPEKA, Kan. — Sometime after a January 2017 drug bust near Interstate 70's main exit for President Dwight Eisenhower's boyhood Kansas home, $72,000 in...
Kansas governor vetoes ban for transgender school athletes
TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a Republican measure that would have made Kansas the latest state with a GOP-controlled...
Passage of Kansas bill on trans athletes won’t be veto-proof
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas conservatives appeared likely Friday to push a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl's and women's school sports through the...
Kansas Senate GOP leader charged with DUI faces ouster vote
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republicans will vote on removing a powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with drunken driving from his leadership job following the release of...
