Kansas Legislature sends Democratic governor bill banning under-18 transgender health care
TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature voted to send an intensely divisive bill Wednesday to Gov.
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GOP lawmakers tie care for disabled Kansans to their opposition of Medicaid expansion
TOPEKA — Several Republican lawmakers have sworn against expanding state health care coverage, arguing that they are “laser-focused” on fixing long wait times for thousands of the state’s disabled residents in need of health care first.The same lawmakers now say they will not fund more than a small fraction of state-funded waivers for disabilities services each year — an amount that represents the most amount of funding the waitlists have gotten in years, but a figure that won’t keep the lists from growing, let alone providing more Kansans relief.“Our work is not done,” said House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, in an announcement of funding.
Kansas House tries to fix constitutional flaw to shield agriculture from animal-rights activists
TOPEKA — The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in 2018 challenging on First Amendment grounds Kansas’ quarter-century-old law thwarting covert investigations into the treatment of animals and workers at feedlots, slaughterhouses and crop production zones.Ramifications of that legal action continue to vex the animal agriculture industry in Kansas, farm lobbying organizations and rural legislators.In 2021, the 10th Circuit of the U.S.
Superintendent contract finalized
Following more than 90 minutes of executive session during a special meeting Feb.
West Park shower house taking shape
A project to replace a shower house at Harvey County West Park, delayed multiple times as the county commission deciphered what to do about rising costs of the project, began to take shape this week.
Sheriff cleans up sanctuary designation
By Chad FreyNewton Kansan It’s official, Harvey County is no longer a sanctuary community. “I had an email conversation with the Center for Immigration Studies,… Login to continue reading Login…
City moves forward with KLP rail spur funding, K&O extension
The Newton City Commission voted unanimously on March 26 to create a funding resolution for a more than $4 million rail spur in the Kansas Logistics Park, infrastructre that will be mostly paid for through state grants.
FMC solar panel project underway
One of Newton’s oldest churches, First Mennonite Church on First Street, is in the middle of a project to install solar energy panels.
Salon owner discovers bits of building history
When Jessica Valdivia asked her father, Salvador Lujano (of Acapulco Restaurant fame) for help buying a building for her hair salon in 2010, the pair took a look at 500 East Broadway.
Westfall named as Sand Creek Charlie
The Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival committee recently announced retired Harvey County commissioner and Kansas Highway patrolman, Chip Westfall, as this year’s Sand Creek Charlie.“I think it will be a lot of fun to serve as Sand Creek Charlie.