Politics Apr 07 Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for transgender minors Republican legislators in Kansas have approved a proposal to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Their action capped three days of intensifying efforts to follow other states with GOP-controlled legislatures by rolling back LGBTQ rights.
Health Apr 07 Abortion opponents push pill plan through Kansas legislature, but a veto is likely Kansas has been an outlier on abortion among states with GOP-controlled legislatures because its legal and political climate won't allow a ban on abortion, despite the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June 2022 that states can outlaw abortion.
Politics Apr 06 Kansas approves bill allowing parents to opt kids out of LGBTQ-themed lessons The Republican-controlled Kansas House voted on Thursday to approve a "parental rights" measure that would allow a parent to place their child in an alternative to a public K-12 school lesson or activity that goes against the parent's beliefs.
Politics Apr 05 Kansas bans transgender athletes from women’s, girls’ school sports The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature on Wednesday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's third veto in three years of a bill that applies a ban to school teams and the club sports sponsored by K-12 schools and colleges.
Health Apr 04 Kansas lawmakers approve new abortion procedure bill that faces uncertain legal fate The legislation could subject doctors to lawsuits or criminal charges if they're accused of not providing enough care to infants born during abortion procedures.
Politics Mar 27 Kansas Supreme Court signals continued abortion rights support Multiple justices expressed skepticism Monday during hearings over two abortion-related lawsuits and peppered an attorney for the state with tough questions as he argued that a decisive statewide vote last year affirming abortion rights "doesn't matter."…
Politics Feb 15 Kansas push to define sex decried as erasing transgender people A bill in Kansas and similar legislation in at least seven other states have LGBTQ-rights advocates worrying about a sweeping Republican-led effort to erase the legal existence of transgender men and women.
Nation Dec 20 Kansas Planned Parenthood takes step toward telemedicine abortions A Planned Parenthood affiliate says it has started teleconferences with off-site doctors for patients seeking medication abortions at one of its Kansas clinics.
Nation Dec 11 Keystone pipeline shuts down after oil spill in Kansas creek An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday.
Nation Dec 09 Keystone oil spill in Kansas is largest in pipeline’s history, federal data shows An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas this week is the largest for an onshore crude pipeline in more than nine years and by far the biggest in the history of the Keystone pipeline, according to federal data.