Tag: Kansas State Legislature
Kansas House member pleads not guilty in incident at school
A Kansas House member who was arrested after videos began circulating online of him arguing with teenage students and pushing one of them...
Push against trans athletes in girls’ sports fails in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a proposed ban on transgender athletes...
Kansas House member arrested after incident at local school
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas House member was arrested for possible misdemeanor battery in what authorities said Friday was an incident involving a student...
Kansas governor vetoes ban for transgender school athletes
TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a Republican measure that would have made Kansas the latest state with a GOP-controlled...
Passage of Kansas bill on trans athletes won’t be veto-proof
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas conservatives appeared likely Friday to push a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl's and women's school sports through the...
Kansas Senate GOP leader charged with DUI faces ouster vote
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republicans will vote on removing a powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with drunken driving from his leadership job following the release of...
Kansas lawmakers likely to pass bill on transgender athletes
TOPEKA, Kan. — LGBTQ-rights advocates in Kansas are relying on the state's Democratic governor or the courts to block a ban on transgender athletes...
Records: Kansas lawmaker’s blood alcohol twice legal limit
LIBERTY, Mo. — A powerful Kansas lawmaker accused of drunken driving had a blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit and taunted...
Asian American Kansas lawmaker says he was threatened at bar
TOPEKA, Kan. — The only Asian American lawmaker serving in the Kansas Legislature says he was physically threatened in a western Kansas bar by...
Proposal to ban transgender athletes advances in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republicans advanced a proposal Tuesday that would ban transgender students from girl's and women's sports in Kansas schools and colleges,...