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07.04.2023 / 13:43

Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth

FILE-A transgender woman speaks at a Transgender Day of Visibility event on March 31, 2023. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) TOPEKA, Kan. - Republican legislators in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to rolling back LGBTQ rights like other states with GOP-controlled legislatures.The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a bill requiring the state's medical board to revoke the licenses of doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors, even though many professionals who deal with transgender youth see such care as vital to preserving their mental health and preventing suicides. The Senate then voted 23-12 to approve the measure, sending it to Democratic Gov.

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Panasonic chooses Kansas for electric vehicle battery mega-factory

TOPEKA, Kan. - Japan’s Panasonic Corp. selected Kansas as the location for a multibillion-dollar mega-factory to produce electric vehicle batteries for Tesla and other carmakers, Gov.

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US appeals court to consider Idaho transgender athletes ban

BOISE, Idaho – An appeals court on Monday will consider the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls from playing on women's sports teams.

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Kansas governor: Medical pot should fund Medicaid expansion

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly proposed Monday that Kansas should legalize marijuana for medical purposes and use the revenues to expand Medicaid health care for low-income residents, a top priority that the GOP-controlled Legislature has blocked due to cost concerns.

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Mask mandates work to slow spread of COVID-19, CDC study finds

TOPEKA, Kan. - Government mandates that require people to wear masks in public help slow the spread of COVID-19, according to a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The findings, published Nov.

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With rural Kansas looking to reopen, doctor remains nervous

TOPEKA, Kan. – Dr. Beth Oller would like Kansas to remain under a stay-at-home order a while longer, even as some neighbors in her rural northwest county are restless to see business return to normal.

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'Political game'? Governors push back on President Trump's virus charge

A battle is brewing between President Trump and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. It comes the same day hogan announced a major testing triumph for Maryland and a day after he criticized the president for saying states have enough tests.

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Trump criticism aside, governors call for more federal help

WASHINGTON – A chorus of governors from both parties pushed back hard after President Donald Trump accused Democrats of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there is a shortage of tests for coronavirus. The governors countered that the White House must do more to help states do the testing that's needed before they can ease up on stay-at-home orders.

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Kansas' high court weighs virus limits on religious services

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. – An attorney for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly told the state Supreme Court on Saturday that a Republican-dominated legislative panel exceeded its authority when it overturned the Democratic governor's executive order banning religious and funeral services of more than 10 people during the coronavirus pandemic.

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#InThisTogether - Virtual hugs and outdoor pursuits

With a bit of cycling or tennis in the garden, or a virtual hug through a window pane, people are making the best of a bad situation.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0