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Kansas Republicans close to banning gender-affirming care for minors
Kansas Republicans are poised to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The bill bans puberty blockers, hormone treatment and gender-affirming surgeries until 18 years old. The proposal also prevents state employees who work with children from supporting someone’s transition,
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 bill would ban 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.
Kansas lawmakers vow to find answers after Wichita plane crash in DC
House and Senate lawmakers from Kansas released a bipartisan statement on the tragic American Airlines crash Wednesday night ...
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Missouri, Kansas GOP officials prepare to help Trump with illegal immigration clampdown
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed two executive orders aimed at combating illegal immigration as part of his official act in office.
Kansas Republicans propose symbolic legislation to ban abortion, give embryos rights
A group of Kansas Republicans want to outright ban and criminalize abortions in the state despite state constitutional ...
Kansas judges hear case on drivers license gender markers for transgender people
The Kansas Court of Appeals is reviewing a Shawnee County District Court case on whether a new law affects transgender rights ...
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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 ...
GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a response
Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender ...
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Kansas GOP donors, officials in D.C. for Trump's second inauguration
This is the third time Wichita businesswoman and Republican donor DiAnne Graham has attended an inauguration of the President of the United States.
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Former Governors Concerned About Power Imbalance at the Kansas Statehouse
Two former Kansas governors are concerned about the imbalance of power in the Kansas Legislature, where one party holds a super-majority in both chambers. KPR's special correspondent, Jim McLean, ...