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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 Republicans revive gender-affirming care ban for trans youth
Two hearings on Jan. 28, 2025, on identical bills attempting to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths drew large crowds and more than 400 pieces of written testimony. (Grace Hills/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Identical bills in the Kansas House and Senate are attempting to ban gender-affirming care for minors in a renewed effort from Republicans to clamp down on
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.”
Kansas bill would ban gender-affirming care for children
Some Kansas lawmakers think they have the votes this year to ban gender-affirming care for young people. They have introduced Senate Bill 63, called the Help, Not Harm Act. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order against gender-affirming care,
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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Kansas House a step closer to sending anti-transgender bill to Democratic governor
Kansas House offers preliminary approval of Senate-passed bill to ban gender-affirming care of minors statewide.
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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.
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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, ...
Calmly competent Republican recovers millions for Kansas insurance consumers | Opinion
The department recovered $11.8 million for Kansas insurance consumers in 2024, according to figures released Friday. Johnson ...
Fear and loathing in the Kansas Statehouse: Explaining the GOP’s new press restrictions
Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins has repeatedly lied about the news media. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that after he ...
Kansas unveils a mural honoring ‘rebel women’ who campaigned for voting rights
Kansas has a new mural in its Statehouse honoring women who campaigned for voting rights for decades before the 1920 ...
‘Reckless and shameful’: Kansas Rep. blasts Trump’s comments on fatal D.C. plane crash
President Trump’s comments assigning blame in last night’s deadly plane crash prior to a thorough investigation, are being slammed as “wrong and irresponsible,” by experts. Retired Lt. Col. Amy ...