Author: John Hanna
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Kansas could soon make doctors ask patients why they want abortions and report the answers
Kansas would require abortion providers to ask patients why they’re terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state under a measure moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature
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Kansas City mom and prominent Hispanic DJ dies in a mass shooting after Chiefs’ victory parade
A woman who died in the mass shooting after a parade for the Kansas City Chiefs and their Super Bowl victory DJed around the area and was a music lover who hosted an hourlong Tejano music radio show
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At least 6 US states are considering tougher penalties for killing police dogs
Lawmakers in at least six states are considering longer prison sentences or bigger fines for harming or killing police dogs despite questions about how the animals are used and a fraught history
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Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law
TOPEKA, Kan. • Republican legislators in Kansas have enacted what might be the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S. on Thursday, overriding the Democratic governor’s veto of the measure without having a clear idea of how their new law will be enforced. The vote in the House was 84-40, giving supporters exactly the…
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Amid U.S. TikTok bans, a few balk at writing its name in law
TOPEKA, Kan. • Banning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S., but a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding one imposed by their party’s governor because they don’t want a state law to target a company by name. The Republican-controlled Kansas House voted 109-12 on Thursday to pass a bill…
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White Kansas lawmaker says blacks ‘responded worst’ to drugs
TOPEKA, Kan. — A white Kansas state lawmaker arguing against the legalization of marijuana suggested that it and other drugs were originally outlawed in part because blacks were predisposed to abusing drugs because of their “character makeup — their genetics and that.” State Rep. Steve Alford, a 75-year-old Republican from Ulysses in the state’s southwestern…
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Female congressional candidate leaves Kansas race after sexual harassment allegations resurface
TOPEKA, Kan. — A female congressional candidate dropped out of the Kansas race Friday over a 12-year-old lawsuit accusing her of sexually harassing a male subordinate, an unusual case of a woman facing the sort of misconduct allegations that have forced numerous men out of their jobs in recent weeks. Andrea Ramsey announced in a Facebook…
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Obama victory sparks speculation about Kansas gov
TOPEKA, Kan. – Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential race has intensified speculation that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will join his Cabinet, and she didn’t rule it out Wednesday.”I’m always flattered to have my name in circulation,” she said during a news conference. “I want to be helpful any way I can.”Even before Tuesday’s election, fellow…