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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.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill banning sex-change surgeries for minors
Kansas' Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that would prohibit the provision of body-mutilating sex-change surgeries and hormone drugs to trans-identified minors.
Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors; Republicans ready for override
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Republican-led legislation Tuesday that attempts to ban gender-affirming care for minors, a move a top GOP lawmaker called “reckless and senseless.”
Trans youth care ban vetoed by Kansas governor again
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 63, which would have restricted gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Kansas legislature aims to override governor’s veto of child gender transition bill
Gov. Laura Kelly (D-KS) vetoed the Help Not Harm Act, which passed only one vote shy of a two-thirds majority in the state House of Representatives.
Bill banning gender transition procedures for minors vetoed by Kansas governor
Several Kansas Republican lawmakers called Gov. Laura Kelly’s decision overly partisan and vowed to override her veto of the measure that would prevent state funds from being used to
Kansas governor again vetoes ban on gender-affirming health care for minors. Is the bill legal?
Republicans currently have enough votes to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto and ban gender-affirming health care for minors. But Democrats and the ACLU says it violates Kansans' constitutional rights.
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Governor’s proposed education spending pared back
The House budget-writing committee is paring back Gov. Laura Kelly's education spending proposals, including money for ...
Public schools and school choice: Advocates of each take to Kansas Statehouse
Private school students rallied at the Kansas Statehouse for National School Choice Week, while lawmakers honored some public high school programs.
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly proposes Medicaid expansion in another budget. What else did she include for 2025?
Laura Kelly is taking a cautious approach to spending ... Kelly’s K-12 proposals include some expected expenses, like fully funding special education. Democrats contend Kansas is not providing ...
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announces budget for fiscal year 2026
Laura Kelly on Thursday announced her annual budget ... Kelly’s budget “also invests in early childhood services and special education and addresses both short and long-term water needs ...