Kansas House Republicans renew effort to ban gender-affirming care for minors
As promised, Kansas Republicans are trying again to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths after last year's bill was vetoed.
Kansas Legislature passes bill that bans gender-affirming care for children
The Kansas bill prohibits health care providers from providing gender transition care to children who want to change from their biological sex. Providers could not give children puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or surgery. If they did, it would be considered unprofessional conduct, and they could be sued.
Kansas Senate easily adopts bill blocking gender-affirming health care for minors
Kansas Senate passes bill to ban gender-affirming health care for minors, but critics say politicians are inserting themselves in family medical decisions.
Kansas lawmakers kick off hearings on gender-affirming care ban
Kansas Republicans are renewing their push to ban gender-affirming care for minors, and plan to vote on moving it to the floor one day after hearings.
Potential ban on gender-affirming care in Kansas sparked debate at latest hearing
Lawmakers in Kansas continue to discuss a potential ban on gender-affirming care for Kansans under 18, also know as the “Help Not Harm Act.”
Transgender Kansans urge lawmakers to reject bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
In packed hearings Tuesday at the Kansas Statehouse, lawmakers heard testimony on legislation that would bar doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and other gender-affirming medical care to transgender minors.
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Kansas lawmakers fret about future spending. They are trying to keep the budget lean.
The 2026 budget projection for Kansas isn’t great. The state is about $480 million short of funding all of its expenses.
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Kansas Legislature sends bill to governor that would prohibit puberty blockers, hormone drugs and surgery for minors
The Republican majority in the Kansas Legislature sent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly a bill Friday that would prohibit health ...
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GOP-Led States Are Emboldened to Keep Rolling Back Trans Rights. Democrats Struggle With a Response
GOP-Led States Are Emboldened to Keep Rolling Back Trans Rights. Democrats Struggle With a Response TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Kansas agree that concerns about the economy ...
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A GOP lawsuit to limit people in the US illegally from the census count will be harmful, voters say
The lawsuit filed more than a week ago by the GOP attorneys general of Kansas, Louisiana, Ohio and West Virginia seeks to exclude people in the country illegally or temporarily from the numbers ...
Kansas lawmakers eye resolution urging governor to work with Trump on immigration
A pending Kansas Senate resolution asks for Gov. Kelly to cooperate with federal immigration officials, including sending the ...
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Calmly competent Republican recovers millions for Kansas insurance consumers | Opinion
While other Kansas GOP politicians rail against the Affordable Care Act, Schmidt tells you how to get the most out of it. Her approach to public service stands in stark contrast to more ambition ...
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Kansas senator questions why passenger jet, military helicopter could not directly communicate
Sen. Roger Marshall, Kansas Republican, wants to know why a military helicopter that crashed into a commercial jet carrying passengers from his state was allowed to occupy the same airspace ...
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GOP-led states like Kansas are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights; Democrats struggle with a response
“It carries so much more emotional weight,” said Republican state Rep. Ron Bryce, a doctor from southeastern Kansas. “We’re talking about children and our future.” As lawmakers have gone ...
Kansas secretary of state endorses bill nullifying AG’s refusal to affirm school bond vote
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and Secretary of State Scott Schwab take contrasting views on legality of Greeley County ...