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.
Politics Aug 22 Kansas election officials confirm recount results in favor of abortion rights Election officials say a decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights in Kansas has been confirmed with a partial hand recount.
Politics Aug 03 Kansas voters resoundingly defend their access to abortion Kansas voters have sent a resounding message about their desire to protect abortion rights by rejecting a measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abortion restrictions or ban the procedure outright.
Politics Aug 02 Kansas voters protect abortion rights, blocking Republican push for ban Kansas voters have protected abortion rights by rejecting a measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abortion restrictions or ban it outright.
Politics Jun 24 After Supreme Court abortion decision, some fear rollback of LGBTQ and other rights The U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing states to ban abortion is stirring alarm among LGBTQ advocates. They fear that the ruling could someday allow a rollback of legal protections for gay relationships, including the right for same-sex couples to marry.
Politics May 18 In GOP victory, Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map Kansas' highest court has upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation to win reelection.