US/KS

Kansas, United States

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• 2026-02-03 13:59 UTC [L..T] An Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill With a Cruel New Twist «Just last week, the Kansas legislature passed some of the most far-reaching measures to push trans and gender-nonconforming people out of public life to date. Bathroom bans that bar trans people from restrooms aligned with their gender identity have become grimly common; over 20 states have such a law on the books. But Kansas’s new anti-trans bathroom bill adds a dangerous twist: a bounty hunter provision. [..] The law would permit private citizens to sue and seek monetary reward based on claiming to encounter a trans person in the bathroom. That’s on top of some of the harshest punishments of any existing bathroom bans, such as criminal charges, steep fines and even jail time.»
• 2014-04-21 [L..T] Kansas Governor Ensures His State Won't Expand Medicaid Anytime Soon «On Friday, Brownback signed House Bill 2552, which removes his authority to accept Obamacare's Medicaid expansion and requires the legislature to approve the policy. Since lawmakers have already concluded their session for the year, that means the state won't be able to move on Medicaid expansion in 2014. And even if a Democratic governor is elected in the fall, the Republicans in the legislature could continue to block expansion.»
• 2014-03-29 [L..T] Impact of Massive Tax Cuts on Kansas Offers a Warning to Wisconsin «The massive tax cuts in Kansas have deepened the damage done to schools, colleges and universities, and other key services by the recession and have failed to improve Kansas's economic performance, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Kansas should serve as a cautionary tale for Wisconsin, not a model.»