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Kansas lawmakers fall a few votes short of banning transgender athletes from women’s sports

Kansas House lawmakers failed to override a veto from the governor, spelling the end for a ban on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports. by Steve Koranda and Jim McLean, Kansas News Service Topeka, Kansas — Kansas lawmakers failed Thursday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a ban on transgender girls and … Continue reading “Kansas lawmakers fall a few votes short of banning transgender athletes from women’s sports”

Kansas Senate backs gradual elimination of sales tax on food by 2025

Democrats push for immediate elimination by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector Topeka — A Kansas bill providing a multiyear, staggered elimination of the state sales tax on food moved a step closer Wednesday to becoming law. Kansas’ current sales tax on food is 6.5%, among the highest in the nation, and for years has been among … Continue reading “Kansas Senate backs gradual elimination of sales tax on food by 2025”

Omnibus education policy, budget bill creeps toward finish line in Kansas Legislature

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector Topeka — Kansas legislators are inching closer to a compromise on an omnibus education bill to fully fund public schools and enact more than a dozen policy provisions, but a divide over special education funding remains. Public schools in Kansas cover the costs of special education out of their operational … Continue reading “Omnibus education policy, budget bill creeps toward finish line in Kansas Legislature”