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Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms that abortion rights are protected by constitution, striking down 2 laws
The Kansas Supreme Court struck down two laws restricting abortion on Friday, affirming its prior interpretation that ending a pregnancy remains a constitutionally protected right in Kansas.
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Transgender student athlete ban on the books in Kansas, following three years of GOP campaigning
Transgender girls are now blocked from playing women’s sports from kindergarten through college, following the Legislature’s successful override of Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a transgender student athlete ban.
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Kansas Republicans vote to bar transgender women from women’s bathrooms, prisons and shelters
Kansas lawmakers have advanced legislation that would bar transgender women from women’s bathrooms, women’s prisons, women’s locker rooms and domestic violence shelters.
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Kansas lawmakers plan to use COVID-19 funds to expand voucher program to public school students
A new form of the long-debated Kansas voucher program for private schools would fund the program with federal COVID-19 dollars and provide $1,000 for public school students.
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Kansas House approves childhood sexual abuse law reform, expands timeframe for lawsuits
The Kansas Legislature overwhelmingly approved a landmark reform to childhood sex abuse law, voting unanimously to expand the timeframe in which survivors can file lawsuits and prosecute abusers.
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Families say Kansas Medicaid red tape cuts off kids from the medical equipment they need
Even when doctors prescribe Kansas Medicaid patients things like wheelchairs, walkers or bath chairs, families can face denials or long waits for medical equipment.
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Defiant transgender children, filled with love and rage, march on Kansas Statehouse
A throng of angry queer and transgender children marched Friday evening on the Kansas Statehouse grounds in joyful defiance of legislators who promote state-sponsored discrimination.
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As Kansans celebrate equality, House lawmakers vote against transgender women’s rights
Kansans gathered at the Statehouse this week to celebrate equality while GOP legislators executed their latest attack on transgender people.