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 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    May 3, 2024 

Kansas legislators expect Kelly to veto their latest tax cuts and call a special session

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers approved a new, slightly smaller package of tax cuts before adjourning their annual session early Wednesday, expecting Gov. Laura Kelly to veto it and call a special legislative session to push for a plan more t...

 

Democratic US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife are indicted over ties to Azerbaijan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges and taken into custody Friday in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into the couple's ties to the former S...

 

Arizona governor's signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th century law remains in the past. Current and former state lawmakers, a...

 
 By THALIA BEATY    Regional    May 1, 2024

In unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work 'early'

A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and access to voting around the country. And usually, those funds flood into counties and cities right before Election Day....

 
 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    April 26, 2024

How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican-led states are rushing to give broader immigration enforcement powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the country illegally as the issue of migrants crossing the U.S. border remains c...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 26, 2024

GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor is blocking an attempt by Republican legislators to give the state's National Guard a "border mission" of helping Texas in its partisan fight with the Biden administration over illegal immigration. Top R...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 26, 2024

Kansas' governor vetoed tax cuts again over their costs. Some fellow Democrats backed it

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed a broad package of tax cuts for the second time in three months, describing it as "too expensive" despite the bipartisan support it enjoyed in the Republican-controlled L...

 

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it. Tennessee became...

 

Migration roils US elections. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention it

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Republican activists gathered in a school lunchroom last month to hear political pitches from candidates and agreed on the top issue in the Denver suburbs these days: immigration. The area has been disrupted by the arrival o...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 24, 2024

Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law wit...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 19, 2024

Kansas GOP congressman Jake LaTurner is not running again, citing family reasons

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner is not running for reelection this year in his GOP-leaning eastern Kansas district so that he can spend more time with his four young children, he announced Thursday. LaTurner is a...

 

Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total abortion ban to a vote

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state's near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state's highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to u...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 19, 2024

Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law wit...

 

Semiautomatic firearm ban passes Colorado's House, heads to Senate

DENVER (AP) — Colorado's Democratic-controlled House on Sunday passed a bill that would ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, a major step for the legislation after roughly the same bill was swiftly killed by Democrats last year. The b...

 

Dubious claims about voting flyers at a migrant camp show how the border is inflaming US politics

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A humanitarian organization in northeastern Mexico said it did not create flyers urging migrants to vote for President Joe Biden that were filmed at its shelter in a viral video that sparked a firestorm of conservative o...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 12, 2024

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a "vague" bill making it a crime to coerce someone into h...

 

Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy, a change triggered by a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that found officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except w...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 10, 2024

A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under one of several proposals pushed through the Republican-controlle...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 5, 2024

Tax cuts pushed by GOP leaders and the governor advance, but a tough vote is ahead

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor in Kansas advanced their compromise plan to cut the state's taxes Thursday, but the last vote the measure faced involved a large and bipartisan group of critics. The state S...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 5, 2024

Kansas lawmakers scuttle a plan for cutting taxes, defying the governor and GOP leaders

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers in Kansas scuttled a plan for cutting taxes Thursday, with Republicans defying GOP leaders and Democrats ignoring a personal appeal from the state's Democratic governor. The state H...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 5, 2024

GOP lawmakers are using the budget to pressure Kansas' governor on DEI and immigration

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans are likely to approve a proposed state budget for Kansas with provisions aimed at forcing the state's Democratic governor to restrict diversity initiatives on college campuses and help Texas in its fight with the B...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 5, 2024

Kansas lawmakers approve a tax bill but the state still might not see big tax cuts

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are struggling to overcome political divisions that have prevented their state's residents from seeing major income tax cuts over the past two years even as other states have slashed income tax rates. The R...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    April 3, 2024

Kansas GOP lawmakers revive a plan to stop giving voters 3 extra days to return mail ballots

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have revived a proposal to stop giving voters three extra days after polls close to return mail ballots after making key concessions in a bid to get enough votes from rural GOP lawmakers to o...

 

Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden's student loan repayment plan

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a federal l...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    March 29, 2024

Kansas lawmakers race to solve big fiscal issues before their spring break

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Legislature is scrambling to address tax cuts, funding for disability services and immigration issues ahead of its annual three-week spring break starting next week. Most bills that don't pass by then won't be c...

 

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