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Election officials in Kansas expect higher voter turnout at Aug. 2 primary due to abortion amendment

On August 2, Kansans will vote on political parties’ nominees for federal and state offices, as well as an amendment to provide that the state constitution cannot be interpreted to create or secure a right to abortion.

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‘I’m not a radical’: Kansas split ahead of critical post-Roe abortion vote

Tuesday’s vote seeks to overturn state constitutional rights in a midwest abortion haven – which way will it go?

The Guardian - US

Five questions about House primaries in five states - Roll Call

Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington elections feature incumbents facing ouster, battleground challengers being chosen.

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Top election official races feature deniers of 2020 results

An Arizona lawmaker endorsed by former President Donald Trump and another lawmaker who also believes the 2020 election should be overturned are among four Republicans vying to be the top election officer in Arizona

The Independent UK

‘Summer of Mercy’: How protests changed abortion rights and politics in Kansas forever

They called it the “Summer of Mercy.”

Tribune News Service

Kansas referendum will test change in abortion landscape since Roe fell

The ballot measure is the first of many across the country that will decide where and how women can preserve reproductive rights

The Guardian - US

Republican-led states sue Department of Agriculture over nondiscrimination school meal guidance

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R), joined by 21 Republican attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee that aimed to overturn guidance from the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.…

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How the movement to undermine election results is spreading in the US

From Texas volunteers reviewing 2020 primary ballots to objections against absentee drop boxes in Kansas, undermining confidence in elections is metastasizing

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People in stitches over hilarious dog who looks permanently surprised

Belle the rescue dog was born with a birth defect which makes her look permanently shocked - but owner Lieschen O'Connor, 38, from Kansas, US, says it only makes her more adorable

Daily Mirror

Long-awaited statue of Amelia Earhart, Kansas-born aviation hero, unveiled at US Capitol

Amelia Earhart has been grounded in the U.S. Capitol.

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An Amelia Earhart statue joins the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall

A statue honoring the aviation pioneer is now part of the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Aviator Amelia Earhart honored with statue at U.S. Capitol

After years of effort, a statue of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart now stands in the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

What others say about wave elections

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 27, Brew.

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Kansans will vote on the first abortion-related measure on August 2 following SCOTUS ruling

On August 2, Kansans will decide on a constitutional amendment to state that nothing in the Kansas Constitution creates a right to abortion or requires government funding for abortion. It would also say that the legislature has the authority to pass laws regarding abortion.

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Abortion question boosts early Kansas voting for primary

Early voting is surging in Kansas head of next week’s statewide abortion vote and the electorate so far is leaning more Democratic than usual

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Kansas AG tries to tamp down fears about abortion measure

The attorney general of Kansas is trying to get ahead of arguments that an anti-abortion measure up for a statewide vote next week would hinder medical care for patients with life-threatening pregnancies

The Guardian - US

The dystopian American reality one month after the Roe v Wade reversal

In the month since the supreme court’s decision, states have embraced the ability to ban abortion, with both chaotic and predictable consequences

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: On Buck O’Neil’s HOF induction at last: ‘His spirit is going to fill up the valley’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quite belatedly, Buck O’Neil on Sunday will be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

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Kansas attorney general says ectopic pregnancy treatment not abortion; lawmakers could change that

Treatment for an ectopic pregnancy is not considered an abortion in Kansas, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in an opinion released Friday.

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School resource officer ‘likely’ shot principal during scuffle with Kansas student

An assistant principal “was mostly likely shot” by a school resource officer when an 18-year-old Olathe East High School student pulled a handgun from his backpack and started firing at the school in Olathe, Kansas, according to a report released Friday.

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: Shooting at Kansas high school was justified

A prosecuty says a school resource officer who shot and wounded a Kansas high school student after the student shot him four times won’t face charges because he believed his life was in danger

The Independent UK

Conspiracy-promoting sheriffs claim vast election authority

There's been no evidence of any widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines in 2020

Tribune News Service

Missouri Amtrak crash caused $4 million in damage, transportation board report says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A deadly derailment involving an Amtrak train and a dump truck last month in rural Missouri caused an estimated $4 million in damages, according to a preliminary report by the investigating agencies.

The Independent UK

Kansas vote could allow ban, but abortion foes mum on plans

A vote is looming in Kansas that could clear the way for the Legislature to more strictly regulate or ban abortion, but abortion opponents are hesitating to say what they intend to do if they win

Tribune News Service

Officer shot during traffic stop in Kansas City has died, police chief says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A police officer shot during a traffic stop Tuesday morning in North Kansas City has died.

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