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State News May 15, 2024 - 9:53 am

Planned Parenthood is expanding in Kansas with a new clinic in Pittsburg

by Rose Conlon, Kansas News Service

Planned Parenthood Great Plains is expanding in Kansas in the face of immense demand for abortions in the state, driven by a surge of people traveling from states with abortion bans.

State Government May 14, 2024 - 6:54 pm

Kansas AG sues Biden administration over new federal protections for LGBTQ+ students

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced Tuesday he has sued President Joe Biden’s administration over the rewrite of federal rules to protect LGBTQ+ students.

State Government May 13, 2024 - 11:48 am

Traffic tickets in Kansas can cost low-income drivers their licenses. There’s a new law to help

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

Traffic tickets for low-income drivers can snowball into thousands of dollars of debt and revoked licenses. A new law aims to reduce fines and fees to help get them reinstated.

Education May 12, 2024 - 1:12 pm

For many Kansas students, financial aid delays are making it hard to plan for college

by Suzanne Perez, Kansas News Service

Some Kansas high school students are scrambling to decide on a college and pay tuition deposits after errors with the application process for federal student aid kept them waiting months longer than usual.

Crime & Courts May 11, 2024 - 11:03 am

Kansas gets Good Samaritan overdose law. But people on parole are left out

by Kylie Cameron, Kansas News Service

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has signed a bill to include drug overdoses in the state’s Good Samaritan law. But people on parole, probation or work release were left out of the protections.

State Government May 10, 2024 - 4:55 pm

Kansas governor vetoes child support for fetuses

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed legislation that would have opened up a pathway for child support claims to be made on behalf of fetuses, calling it an attempt to “take more control over women.”

Environment May 10, 2024 - 4:15 pm

Hundreds of millions of birds will make the Midwest the migration capital of the U.S. this weekend

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

As many as 100 million or 200 million birds will fly northward along the Central Flyway on Saturday night. Kansas, Missouri and neighboring states lie in the hottest of hotspots.

Environment May 10, 2024 - 2:11 pm

Kansas and Missouri get an unusual chance to catch the northern lights tonight

by Madeline Fox, KCUR

Solar flares are causing a geomagnetic storm that should make it possible for Kansas City and other cities in the middle of the country to see the aurora borealis, which can usually only be glimpsed in northern latitudes. The best views are expected around midnight.

Environment May 10, 2024 - 10:37 am

Trees are spreading across the Great Plains. They’re actually making climate change worse

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they’re heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.

State Government May 9, 2024 - 6:37 pm

Gov. Laura Kelly affirms plan to veto bipartisan $2.3 billion, five-year tax reform bill

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly said there was “absolutely no way” to avoid vetoing the $2.3 billion tax reduction bill approved with bipartisan majorities in the Kansas Legislature, arguing the cumulative year-to-year result of a half-billion-dollar drop in revenue would crack the state’s financial foundation.

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