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Education April 6, 2023 - 1:36 pm

Kansas House passes bill allowing parents to remove children from ‘objectionable’ lessons

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Legislation that passed the House 76-46 would allow parents to withdraw their children from courses they find objectionable under the assumption that teachers are crossing the line into advocating for radical ideas. 

Health April 6, 2023 - 9:41 am

Grieving mom’s plea to Kansas lawmakers: ‘Do something. This epidemic is killing our kids.’

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Crystal Tucker’s 22-year-old son suffered chronic back and chest pain from an old skateboarding accident and decided to buy four oxycodone pills on the black market in an attempt to find temporary relief.

State Government April 6, 2023 - 9:22 am

Kansas lawmakers debate definition of ‘female’ and ‘male’ for county jails

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

A bill meant to help overburdened county jails is still under debate after lawmakers rolled portions of a “women’s bill of rights” into the legislation.

State Government April 5, 2023 - 1:01 pm

Transgender student athlete ban on the books in Kansas, following three years of GOP campaigning

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

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.

State Government April 5, 2023 - 10:56 am

Kansas Republicans vote to bar transgender women from women’s bathrooms, prisons and shelters

by Rose Conlon, Kansas News Service

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.

Education April 4, 2023 - 3:08 pm

Kansas lawmakers plan to use COVID-19 funds to expand voucher program to public school students

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

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.

Crime & Courts April 3, 2023 - 5:17 pm

Kansas House approves childhood sexual abuse law reform, expands timeframe for lawsuits

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

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. 

Lawrence news March 31, 2023 - 8:45 pm

Defiant transgender children, filled with love and rage, march on Kansas Statehouse

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

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.

State Government March 31, 2023 - 5:52 pm

As Kansans celebrate equality, House lawmakers vote against transgender women’s rights

by Sherman Smith and Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansans gathered at the Statehouse this week to celebrate equality while GOP legislators executed their latest attack on transgender people.

State Government March 30, 2023 - 10:19 am

Kansas Republican asserts ‘God-given’ gun rights during debate on concealed carry fees

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Paying for a license to carry a concealed firearm violates “God-given rights,” a House Republican argued during a tense discussion on gun law ethics this week.

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