Kansas, GOP and Governor Kelly

Kansas bans gender-affirming care for minors after GOP lawmakers reverse the governor's veto
Kansas became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors Tuesday after the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode the Democratic governor's veto of the measure. Kansas is the 27th state to ban or restrict such care.
Kansas GOP overrides governor’s veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors
All Posts Kansas’s GOP legislature voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, becoming the 27th state to restrict
Kansas Republicans override the governor and ban gender-affirming care for minors
After several years of failed attempts, Kansas Republican lawmakers mustered the votes necessary to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto and force a gender-affirming care ban for minors into law.
Kansas' Democratic governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
Kansas' Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a proposed Republican-backed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The GOP-controlled Legislature's members had expected Gov. Laura Kelly's action because she vetoed two similar bills previously.
Kansas lawmakers succeed in passing youth gender medicine ban over a veto
Banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries has been a Republican priority for years, but they got enough support to overturn a veto.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is youth gender-affirming care ban
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is a bill from the Republican-led Legislature that would ban gender-affirming care for kids.
Advocates celebrate override of Dem governor’s ‘misguided’ veto of protecting kids from gender transitions
The Kansas state legislature overrode a veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to pass a bill protecting minors from gender transition surgeries.
Kansas lawmakers override veto of ban on gender-affirming care for kids
Kansas lawmakers on Tuesday overrode Governor Laura Kelly's veto of a measure that bans gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
Kansas lawmakers override veto of ban on gender transition procedures for minors
The “Help Not Harm Act,” prevents the state of Kansas from using funds to “promote gender transitioning.” Healthcare officials who provide such services to minors could be subject to legal action
Hays Post11h
‘Everyone needs to breathe’: Intense confrontation on Kansas House floor forces two-hour recess
TOPEKA — An intense confrontation between a Republican and Democrat on the Kansas House floor Thursday during a gun debate forced the chamber into a two-hour recess as leadership worked to deescalate ...
Kansas State GOP chair Mike Brown won't seek reelection after one term
Mike Brown, who leaned into a populist and conservative approach as the Kansas GOP chair, won't seek a second term.
Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law
Republican state attorneys general have declared their continued support for a landmark civil rights law that protects ...
Tony's Kansas City4d
GOP Promises Abortion Push Back But What If They FAIL?!?
An abortion crackdown needs a good salesperson and the angry white dudes of the Missouri GOP don't seem like the right guys ...
thepitchkc6d
Loud Light Kansas Politics Recap: Leaked Republican call, roleplaying political violence, and more
The Pitch has partnered with a local political awareness organization called Loud Light. Their goal is to engage and empower ...
Abortions resume in Missouri as GOP lawmakers strategize possible repeal
Abortions resumed in Missouri over the weekend following a ruling blocking regulations that clinics said made it impossible ...
KCUR 89.3 FM6d
Kansas lawmakers push to resurrect 'Food for Peace' amidst efforts to dismantle USAID
Food for Peace buys about $2 billion worth of American milo, wheat, rice and lentils every year and distributes that food to ...