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State Government January 21, 2025 - 2:56 pm

Kansas senator holds one-sided hearing to urge compliance with Trump immigration efforts

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Sen. Mike Thompson’s hearing on symbolic legislation about immigration laws featured one-sided testimony with dehumanizing language, unsupported speculation about a sex trafficking ring in Wichita, and a comparison between being in the country illegally and robbing a bank.

Health October 29, 2023 - 4:11 pm

Kansans want legal marijuana but a few Republican leaders keep blocking it

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

A new poll again shows Kansans broadly support legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, but it seems as unlikely as ever that lawmakers will launch a new cannabis industry.

State Government February 17, 2022 - 1:27 pm

Kansas Senate committee unable to advance anti-wind bills, chairman says

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

One of a half-dozen bills opponents say are meant to end renewable energy in Kansas won’t make it out of committee, the senator leading the charge said Wednesday. 

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