The Kansas state Senate on Monday voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill that would ban biological male athletes from competing in women’s school sports across the state. Also known as SB 160, the legislation “requires interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by public…
Kansas State Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto on Transgender Sports Ban Bill
Kansas Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto on Transgender Sports Ban Bill
The Kansas Senate on Monday voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill that would ban biological male athletes from competing in women’s school sports across the state. Also known as SB 160, the legislation “requires interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by public educational…
Kansas Judge Throws Out Newly-Drawn Congressional Map, Appeal Expected
A Kansas district court judge on Monday threw out the state’s newly-drawn Republican-backed congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander. The 29th Judicial District Court accused Republicans of creating “intentional and effective” partisan and political gerrymanders that violated the Kansas Constitution, The New York Times reported. The newly-drawn map divided Wyandotte County and moved a portion…
Kansas Governor Vetoes Transgender Sports Ban Bill
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on April 15 vetoed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill introduced by Republicans in February 2021 that would bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ school sports across the state. “We all want a fair and safe place for our kids to play and compete,” Kelly stated in a statement…
3 Sheriff’s Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed in Central Kansas
WINFIELD, Kan.—Three sheriff’s deputies were wounded by gunfire, and a suspect was killed during a shootout in central Kansas on Thursday, law enforcement authorities said. Cowley County Sheriff David Falletti said the deputies were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle on U.S. 77 north of Winfield. When they made contact with a vehicle,…
Millions in Air Force Training Costs Trashed Over COVID-19 Shots
The U.S. Air Force motto to “aim high” will be impossible for the unvaccinated faithful in its ranks, as those asking for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 shots are being grounded and terminated. As of March 15, 2022, the Air Force reported that it had rejected 5,259 religious accommodation requests and had granted only 23….
Kansas Cruises to 81–65 Win Over Villanova in Final Four
NEW ORLEANS—Ochai Agbaji followed a celebrating stream of Kansas players off the floor at the Final Four, their shouts of “One more!” echoing all the way up the tunnel of the Superdome and right to the door of their locker room. One more game awaits, the biggest of their careers. The Jayhawks earned a trip…
Student Charged in Kansas School Shooting That Wounded 2
MISSION, Kan.—An 18-year-old football player was charged Saturday in a shooting that wounded an administrator and a school resource officer at a suburban Kansas City high school. The Johnson County prosecutor’s office announced Saturday that Jaylon Desean Elmore is charged with attempted capital murder in the shooting Friday at Olathe East High School. His bond…
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Vetoes Proposed Redistricting Plan, Calls for ‘Fair and Constitutional’ New One
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a proposed redistricting map that was passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature, calling instead for one that redistricts Kansas districts “fairly and constitutionally.” The redistricting map, which would have split Wyandotte County between two Congressional districts for the first time since 1982, comes as Republicans hope to regain a U.S. House majority…
Kansas Woman Accused of Leading ISIS Battalion Ordered Held Without Bail
A Kansas woman who is accused of plotting terrorist attacks on American soil was ordered held without bail during a hearing on Monday. Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, 42, who was transported to the United States after being arrested in Syria on Jan. 27, allegedly led a battalion for the ISIS terrorist group. According to charging documents, she…
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