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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...
