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State Government March 25, 2021 - 5:15 am

Senate, House put seal of approval on liquor bills for state fair and Sunday sales

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

“I do believe the state has gone too far for opening up alcohol sales and encouraging consumption as early as 9 in the morning on Sundays,” one rep said.

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State Government March 24, 2021 - 4:39 pm

Lawrence rep’s bill on missing and murdered Indigenous people headed to governor

by Conner Mitchell

A bill that allows for the Kansas attorney general to coordinate training for law enforcement […]

Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
State Government March 24, 2021 - 8:29 am

House committee considers major changes to proposed Kansas medical marijuana act

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Proposed amendments to a bill creating the framework for medical marijuana legalization in Kansas would loosen the most restrictive regulations on patient-physician relationships and qualifying conditions.

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government March 23, 2021 - 10:33 am

Anderson County property owner compares wind farms to menacing strip clubs, landfills

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Senate Bill 279 would establish state-crafted regulation of wind generation facilities from the turbine to power line.

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government March 22, 2021 - 11:51 am

Wind energy advocates argue Senate bill pulls plug on growth in $14B industry in Kansas

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A Senate bill scheduled for public debate Monday would heap an unprecedented level of government regulation on Kansas’ thriving wind industry that in two decades attracted $14 billion in investment to a state economy struggling to find new opportunities for growth.

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State Government March 22, 2021 - 5:15 am

KU researcher says hostile policies impact well-being of LGBTQ youths

by Miranda Davis, Kansas Reflector

A researcher at the University of Kansas who studies mental health in transgender and LGBTQ youths said there is ample research showing how some legislation can have a negative mental health impact on trans kids. 

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State Government March 20, 2021 - 8:21 pm

Kansas measure creating penalties for infrastructure damage prompts questions of intention, necessity

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

A Kansas bill creating new crimes for damage of critical public or private infrastructure prompted inquiries into the need for more stringent protection of these sites and possible restriction of free speech.

Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
State Government March 19, 2021 - 2:00 pm

Gov. Kelly denounces Kansas Senate’s budget plan as ‘sabotage’ of K-12 education system

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly responded with contempt to a feeling of deja vu after the Kansas Senate voted to rely on federal COVID-19 funding rather than Kansas tax dollars to cover as much as $568 million in public education obligations in a proposed two-year state budget.

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State Government March 18, 2021 - 10:00 am

Kansas Senate passes transgender sports ban after ‘incredibly insulting’ debate

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Originally published by Kansas Reflector on March 18, 2021: TOPEKA — As tensions boiled over […]

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State Government March 17, 2021 - 10:43 pm

Children of exoneree Olin ‘Pete’ Coones plead for judicial reform to prevent similar tragedy

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Melody Bitzer shared deeply personal appeals for judicial reform on behalf of her father, because the former prison inmate can no longer speak for himself.

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