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Kansas Senate passes softened parental rights bill, but public education groups remain opposed

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Senate approved a bill Tuesday aimed at ensuring parents can remove their child from classroom activities to which they object.

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Kansas Supreme Court appears unlikely to budge on state-level abortion rights after 2022 vote

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Supreme Court justices repeatedly pointed to last year’s overwhelming vote to uphold state-level abortion rights Monday, indicating they’re highly unlikely to back off their 2019 decision establishing the right to the procedure in the state.

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Veto of Kansas bill on trans athletes sets up override fight

A Kansas bill banning transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports has been vetoed for the third year in a row

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Kansas nears ban on transgender athletes in women's sports

The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature has given final approval to a ban on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports

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Political newcomer Jeanna Repass becomes first Black woman to lead Kansas Democratic party

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Democrats elected Jeanna Repass state chair Saturday, making her the first Black woman to lead the party.

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Amid U.S. TikTok bans, a few balk at writing its name in law

Banning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding a ban imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly because they don’t want a state law to target a company by name

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Infighting intensifes with Kansas GOP set to pick new leader

Republicans are fighting over who will lead the Kansas GOP for the next two years

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Kansas commits $304M to chip plant to lure federal funds

Kansas plans to give $304 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to a semiconductor company in its largest city to build a huge new factory

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'School choice' is culture-war focus for Kansas lawmakers

Top Republican legislators in Kansas are focusing on helping conservative parents remove their children from public schools over what’s taught about gender and sexuality

The Independent UK

Gov. Kelly says fentanyl tests strips will “save lives.” Will Kansas lawmakers listen?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s call to legalize fentanyl test strips during the State of the State address this week is reigniting a contentious fight after a previous effort to approve the strips collapsed over opposition from Kansas Senate Republicans.

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Kansas Gov. Kelly warns against politics in classrooms, renews calls for medical marijuana

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly in her State of State address on Tuesday night warned the Republican-controlled Legislature that she would oppose “irresponsible tax proposals” and education measures that pit “parents against teachers,” even as the Democratic governor seeks GOP support for her agenda.

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Redistricting litigation updates in five states

Welcome to the Thursday, January 19, Brew.

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States put grocery taxes on ice

As inflation soared in the past year, families in some states suffered a double whammy — paying food sales taxes on top of higher-priced groceries.

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Democratic Kansas Gov. Kelly to start 2nd term; Kobach is AG

Democrat Laura Kelly is preparing to be sworn in for a second term as Kansas governor

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Clash over tax cuts coming in Kansas; abortion foes unsure

Kansas’ recently reelected Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers are headed for a clash over how their financially flush state should cut taxes as the Legislature prepares to open its annual session

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Warning about aquifer's decline sets up big fight in Kansas

Kansas water experts are warning that farmers and ranchers in the state's western half must stop pumping more water out of a vast aquifer than nature puts back each year or risk an economic collapse there

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Kelly signs executive order banning TikTok from some Kansas government devices

WASHINGTON — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday signed an executive order to ban the social media app TikTok from state-issued devices in the executive branch, citing growing concerns about the security of data on the app, which is owned by a Chinese company.

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EXPLAINER: Kansas' Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has become one of the first Democratic governors to ban the use of TikTok on state-issued devices

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Plaintiffs Challenging Kansas’ Congressional District Boundaries File Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court

On November 23, 2022, the plaintiffs in Alonzo v. Schwab filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S.

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly beat the odds to win reelection. Has she become a national model for Democrats?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly was statistically the most vulnerable incumbent governor in the nation heading into the 2022 election.

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Kansas voters narrowly reject amendment to enhance legislative power in win for Gov. Laura Kelly

Kansas voters appear to have rejected a constitutional amendment that would have given the GOP-controlled Legislature more power for the second time this year.

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What went wrong? Kansas Republicans point fingers after Schmidt’s loss to Gov. Kelly

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Oct. 24 received what could have been a useful development in the extremely close contest for governor: National assessment scores measuring math and reading had fallen among Kansas students.

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How the fall of Roe shattered Republicans’ midterm dreams

Women and young people, furious over losing federal abortion protections, helped Democrats defy expectations

WEKU

Kansas voters reelect Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly over GOP challenger Derek Schmidt

After an extremely tight election, Democrat Laura Kelly, governor of Kansas, wins four more years in offer over her Republican challenger Kelly held off Republican challenger Derek Schmidt.

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