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Kansas House gives incentive package for secret company megaproject stamp of approval

Senate to take up bill Wednesday by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector Topeka — Kansas representatives deflected concerns Tuesday about the secrecy surrounding a bill wooing an unnamed company expected to invest billions of dollars in the state, sending the measure back to the Senate with their stamp of approval. The Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion Act, … Continue reading “Kansas House gives incentive package for secret company megaproject stamp of approval”

Local officials oppose gerrymandered redistricting map

WindowOpinion column by Mary Rupert Wyandotte Countians came together last Friday to support Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a gerrymandered redistricting map that would split Wyandotte County. The effort last Friday saw support from Mayor Tyrone Garner and other officials for keeping Wyandotte County together in the 3rd Congressional District, and not splitting it between … Continue reading “Local officials oppose gerrymandered redistricting map”

Laws against gay sex were ruled unconstitutional long ago, but Kansas won’t drop its ban

A bill pending in the Kansas Legislature would remove language in the state’s criminal sodomy law that targets LGBTQ people. Advocates say action is decades past due. by Blaise Mesa, KCUR and Kansas News Service Topeka, Kansas — Intercourse between same-sex couples technically remains a crime in Kansas even though the provision in state statute … Continue reading “Laws against gay sex were ruled unconstitutional long ago, but Kansas won’t drop its ban”