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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 among nearly two dozen Republicans in...
As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push university to advocate for trans youth
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — With Kansas poised to ban gender-affirming care for minors, college students are trying to counter Republican efforts to roll back transgender rights by pushing the state's largest university to declare itself a haven for trans youth. The GOP-controlled...
Editorial Roundup: Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal. January 26, 2024. Editorial: Speaker Hawkins, show us. Put Medicaid expansion bill to a vote in Kansas House. Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, says there aren’t enough votes to expand Medicaid in Kansas and so he won’t...
Kansas governor vetoes tax cuts she says would favor 'super wealthy'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday fulfilled her pledge to veto a broad package of tax cuts approved by the Republican-led Legislature, saying the income tax changes would overwhelmingly favor the wealthy. Kelly's action immediately set up an effort by...
Capitol Federal: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $2.5 million. The Topeka, Kansas-based company said it had profit of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 10 cents...