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Russia launches largest missile and drone barrage on Kyiv since war in Ukraine began

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Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy

Read full article: Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy

President Donald Trump says his bill is big and beautiful.

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1 dead after severe weather tears through central US, including flooding in Texas and Kansas

Read full article: 1 dead after severe weather tears through central US, including flooding in Texas and Kansas

Dallas authorities say one man has died there after his vehicle became stuck in high water during heavy rain.

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Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform

Read full article: Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform

President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform.

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States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

Read full article: States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

A new Kansas law and a bill advancing in Florida outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them.

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Trump's executive order on elections is far-reaching. But will it actually stick?

Read full article: Trump's executive order on elections is far-reaching. But will it actually stick?

President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking broad changes to how elections are run in the U.S. is vast in scope and holds the potential to reorder the voting landscape across the country, even as it faces almost certain litigation.

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Kansas has among the shortest windows for voting by mail in the US. It will get shorter next year

Read full article: Kansas has among the shortest windows for voting by mail in the US. It will get shorter next year

Kansas is shrinking what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail.

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Kansas bans gender-affirming care for minors after GOP lawmakers reverse the governor's veto

Read full article: Kansas bans gender-affirming care for minors after GOP lawmakers reverse the governor's veto

Kansas has become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors.

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Eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding

Read full article: Eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding

Heavy snow and freezing rain from Kentucky to the nation's capital caused hundreds of crashes and left tens of thousands of residents in the dark.

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Kansas' Democratic governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

Read full article: Kansas' Democratic governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed a proposed Republican-backed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

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A deadly flight out of Wichita has one of America's most historic aviation cities reeling

Read full article: A deadly flight out of Wichita has one of America's most historic aviation cities reeling

A deadly collision between a passenger airliner and an Army helicopter left Kansas’ largest city grieving.

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Kansas unveils a mural honoring 'rebel women' who campaigned for voting rights

Read full article: Kansas unveils a mural honoring 'rebel women' who campaigned for voting rights

Kansas has a new mural in its Statehouse honoring women who campaigned for voting rights for decades before the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted those rights across the nation.

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GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a response

Read full article: GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a response

Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care.

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Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states

Read full article: Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts.

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Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace

Read full article: Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace

The December holidays are supposed to be a time of joyful celebration.

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Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump's mass deportation effort

Read full article: Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump's mass deportation effort

Governors and lawmakers in Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid President-elect Donald Trump's effort to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear picked to lead Democratic efforts to win governorships in 2026 midterms

Read full article: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear picked to lead Democratic efforts to win governorships in 2026 midterms

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is taking on a lead role for Democratic efforts to win governorships in the 2026 midterm elections.

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Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

Read full article: Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

A behind-the-scenes battle is underway between Democrats and Republicans for supermajority control of state legislatures across the country.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Kansas state primaries

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Kansas state primaries

Kansas voters will choose their parties’ nominees for the U.S. House, the state legislature and the state Board of Education in primaries next week.

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Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums

Read full article: Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums

Kansas' governor has signed legislation enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals away from neighboring Missouri.

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A Missouri mayor says a fight over jobs is back on. Things to know about Kansas wooing the Chiefs

Read full article: A Missouri mayor says a fight over jobs is back on. Things to know about Kansas wooing the Chiefs

The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, says an economic ā€˜border war’ between his state and Kansas has restarted.

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Kansas is making a big run at Kansas City's pro teams with a plan to help pay for new stadiums

Read full article: Kansas is making a big run at Kansas City's pro teams with a plan to help pay for new stadiums

Kansas is making a serious run at becoming the new home for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

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With home prices up more than 50%, some states try to contain property taxes

Read full article: With home prices up more than 50%, some states try to contain property taxes

Rising home values have led to higher real estate taxes around the U.S. Now many states are looking to provide relief to frustrated residents.

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Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology

Read full article: Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that could have earmarked up to $5 million for certain gun-detection software in schools.

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Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

Read full article: Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and video cameras to spot guns.

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Kansas' governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership

Read full article: Kansas' governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas.

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Lawmakers want the Chiefs and Royals to come to Kansas, but a stadium plan fizzled

Read full article: Lawmakers want the Chiefs and Royals to come to Kansas, but a stadium plan fizzled

Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed.

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Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban

Read full article: Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban

Kansas is requiring abortion providers to share patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while bills to loosen a restrictive ban in Louisiana face an uphill battle.

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Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override

Read full article: Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override

A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas has died.

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A ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care also would bar advocacy for kids' social transitions

Read full article: A ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care also would bar advocacy for kids' social transitions

A proposed ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors also would bar state employees from promoting it or even children’s social transitioning.

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Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

Read full article: Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives to become law without her signature.

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A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion

Read full article: A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion

People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under a bill approved by state lawmakers.

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As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push university to advocate for trans youth

Read full article: As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push university to advocate for trans youth

As Kansas prepares to ban gender-affirming care for minors, students at the state's largest university taking action.

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Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people's ages

Read full article: Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people's ages

Kansas is poised to require internet pornography sites to verify that visitors are adults.

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Republican majorities block efforts to expand Medicaid in Georgia and Kansas

Read full article: Republican majorities block efforts to expand Medicaid in Georgia and Kansas

Republican lawmakers in Georgia and Kansas have shot down attempts by Democrats to expand Medicaid in their states.

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Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US

Read full article: Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US

The rights of LGBTQ+ people continue to be in flux across the U.S. with a new flurry of developments.

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Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions

Read full article: Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions

Kansas is moving closer to requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they’re terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state.

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States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them

Read full article: States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them

The parents of hundreds of thousands of U.S. children with physical or intellectual disabilities are waiting for state-covered services designed to foster independence and job skills for adulthood.

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Gun rights are expansive in Missouri, where shooting at Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration took place

Read full article: Gun rights are expansive in Missouri, where shooting at Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration took place

A shooting that killed a person and wounded more than 20 others during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory celebration occurred in a state with few gun regulations and historic tension over how cities handle crime.

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Kansas' AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law

Read full article: Kansas' AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law

Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools that they’re required to tell parents their children are transgender or nonbinary even if they’re not out at home.

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A push to expand Medicaid has Kansas governor embracing politics and cutting against her brand

Read full article: A push to expand Medicaid has Kansas governor embracing politics and cutting against her brand

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is more aggressive and openly political in pushing to expand Medicaid in Kansas as the Republican-controlled Legislature prepares to open its annual session.

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There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle

Read full article: There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle

Long-held Republican opposition to broader health care coverage may be softening in Georgia and Mississippi.

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Kansas unveiled a new blue and gold license plate. People hated it and now it's back to square one

Read full article: Kansas unveiled a new blue and gold license plate. People hated it and now it's back to square one

The governor of Kansas is bowing to criticism of a new state license plate and halting production of a design that many people consider ugly and dull.

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Kansas will no longer change trans people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities

Read full article: Kansas will no longer change trans people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities

Kansas will no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities.

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Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says

Read full article: Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says

A federal judge says Kansas officials are no longer required to change transgender people’s birth certificates so the documents reflect their gender identities.

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The initial online search that spurred a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says

Read full article: The initial online search that spurred a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says

A Kansas Department of Revenue spokesperson says the initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a local weekly newspaper was legal.

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An anti-trans Kansas law doesn't prevent birth certificate changes, the governor argues

Read full article: An anti-trans Kansas law doesn't prevent birth certificate changes, the governor argues

The Democratic governor in Kansas is defending changes in the sex listings on transgender people’s birth certificates in federal court.

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Kansas lawmakers botched the drafting of a new anti-trans law, agency attorney says

Read full article: Kansas lawmakers botched the drafting of a new anti-trans law, agency attorney says

A state agency's lawyer contends that Kansas legislators botched the drafting of a new law for preventing transgender people from changing how their sex is listed on their driver's licenses.

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Kansas must stop changing trans people's sex listing on driver's licenses, judge says

Read full article: Kansas must stop changing trans people's sex listing on driver's licenses, judge says

A state-court judge has ordered Kansas to stop allowing transgender people to change the listing for sex on their driver’s licenses.

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Kansas attorney general sues to prevent transgender people from changing driver's licenses

Read full article: Kansas attorney general sues to prevent transgender people from changing driver's licenses

The Republican attorney general in Kansas is asking a state court to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver's licenses.

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The number of Kansas residents officially changing genders quadrupled this year ahead of a new law

Read full article: The number of Kansas residents officially changing genders quadrupled this year ahead of a new law

Four times as many Kansans changed their gender on birth certificates and driver’s licenses this year ahead of a new state law that prevents residents from identifying themselves differently than the sex assigned them at birth.

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Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says

Read full article: Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says

The conservative Republican attorney general of Kansas says a new Kansas law requires the state to reverse any previous gender changes in its records for trans people’s birth certificates and driver’s licenses while also preventing such changes going forward.

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Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

Read full article: Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

Kansas’ conservative Republican attorney general is moving to prevent transgender people born in the state from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities.

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Kansas governor vetoes measures to aid anti-abortion centers, limit health officials' power

Read full article: Kansas governor vetoes measures to aid anti-abortion centers, limit health officials' power

Kansas’ Democratic governor has vetoed Republican legislation that would have provided a financial boost to pregnancy centers run by abortion opponents and curbed state and local officials' powers during infectious disease outbreaks.

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Kansas governor thwarts small legal settlement with business over COVID-19 restrictions

Read full article: Kansas governor thwarts small legal settlement with business over COVID-19 restrictions

Kansas’ Democratic governor has scuttled a small legal settlement between the state and the owner of a Wichita fitness studio forced to shut down during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic and then operate under restrictions.

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Culture war clash gives Kansas new medication abortion law

Read full article: Culture war clash gives Kansas new medication abortion law

Kansas clinics will be required to tell patients that medication abortions can be stopped using a drug regimen that the providers consider ineffective and potentially dangerous.

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Kansas abortion providers face new rule after veto overriden

Read full article: Kansas abortion providers face new rule after veto overriden

Kansas health care providers could face criminal charges over accusations about their care of newborns delivered during certain abortion procedures.

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Kansas governor vetoes 4 anti-trans bills as overrides loom

Read full article: Kansas governor vetoes 4 anti-trans bills as overrides loom

Kansas’ Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures that included a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers.

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2nd abortion regulation bill vetoed by Kansas governor

Read full article: 2nd abortion regulation bill vetoed by Kansas governor

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed anti-abortion legislation in Kansas.

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Gov. vetoes Kansas bill on live deliveries during abortion

Read full article: Gov. vetoes Kansas bill on live deliveries during abortion

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill that could have penalized doctors accused of not providing enough care to infants delivered alive during certain kinds of abortion procedures.

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Kansas bans transgender athletes from women's, girls' sports

Read full article: Kansas bans transgender athletes from women's, girls' sports

Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports, from kindergarten through college.

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Veto of Kansas bill on trans athletes sets up override fight

Read full article: Veto of Kansas bill on trans athletes sets up override fight

A Kansas bill banning transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports has been vetoed for the third year in a row.

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Amid U.S. TikTok bans, a few balk at writing its name in law

Read full article: Amid U.S. TikTok bans, a few balk at writing its name in law

Banning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding a ban imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly because they don’t want a state law to target a company by name.

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Kansas GOP picks election conspiracy promoter as new leader

Read full article: Kansas GOP picks election conspiracy promoter as new leader

Republicans have narrowly picked a former Kansas secretary of state candidate who promoted election conspiracies to lead it for the next two years.

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Kansas commits $304M to chip plant to lure federal funds

Read full article: Kansas commits $304M to chip plant to lure federal funds

Kansas plans to give $304 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to a semiconductor company in its largest city to build a huge new factory.

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Kansas right pushing back more aggressively on LGBTQ rights

Read full article: Kansas right pushing back more aggressively on LGBTQ rights

Conservative Kansas legislators are pushing back more aggressively this year on LGBTQ-rights issues than in the past two years.

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Democratic Kansas Gov. Kelly urges civility; Kobach is AG

Read full article: Democratic Kansas Gov. Kelly urges civility; Kobach is AG

Democratic Laura Kelly is calling for leaders in Republican-leaning Kansas to emulate the state's residents and make politics more civil.

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EXPLAINER: Kansas' Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban

Read full article: EXPLAINER: Kansas' Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has become one of the first Democratic governors to ban the use of TikTok on state-issued devices.

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Here are the nationwide election races that will decide control of Congress

Read full article: Here are the nationwide election races that will decide control of Congress

Right now, Democrats technically hold the majority by the slimmest of margins.

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Kansas governor's race is close after abortion upheaval

Read full article: Kansas governor's race is close after abortion upheaval

Both parties see the governor’s race as a tossup in Republican-leaning Kansas.

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Governors races take on new prominence, with higher stakes

Read full article: Governors races take on new prominence, with higher stakes

Governors races often are overshadowed by the fight for control of Congress during midterm elections.

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GOP hits Kansas governor hard on trans athletes, her new ad

Read full article: GOP hits Kansas governor hard on trans athletes, her new ad

Kansas’ Democratic governor declares in a new television ad that she agrees men don’t belong in women’s sports.

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GOP nominee for Kansas governor tries to flip abortion issue

Read full article: GOP nominee for Kansas governor tries to flip abortion issue

The Republican nominee for Kansas governor is trying to make the Democratic incumbent's support for abortion rights a liability.

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Kansas governor lauds abortion vote but focuses on economy

Read full article: Kansas governor lauds abortion vote but focuses on economy

Kansas' Democratic governor wasted little time after a decisive state vote in favor of abortion rights.

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GOP defections thwart some of conservatives' plans in Kansas

Read full article: GOP defections thwart some of conservatives' plans in Kansas

Key conservative initiatives are likely to fail in Kansas this year because a few Republicans are breaking with the rest of the Legislature's GOP supermajorities.

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Democrats eye key governors' races as backstop against GOP

Read full article: Democrats eye key governors' races as backstop against GOP

Wisconsin is one of four states emerging as top priorities for Democrats in an election year when the party is facing fierce political headwinds.

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Live updates: Mexico approves use of Cuba's Abdala vaccine

Read full article: Live updates: Mexico approves use of Cuba's Abdala vaccine

Mexico is giving approval to the use of Cuba’s three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine.

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Kansas governor breaks with Biden in appeal to GOP voters

Read full article: Kansas governor breaks with Biden in appeal to GOP voters

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has signaled her efforts to appeal to moderate Republican and GOP-leaning independent voters whose support is necessary for her to win a tough reelection race in Kansas next year.

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Kansas vaccine mandate foes rally; Holocaust comment decried

Read full article: Kansas vaccine mandate foes rally; Holocaust comment decried

Hundreds of people opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates have rallied at the Kansas Statehouse and pushed state lawmakers to quickly counter them.

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The Latest: SF requires full vaccination for indoor activity

Read full article: The Latest: SF requires full vaccination for indoor activity

San Francisco has become the first major city in the nation to require proof of full vaccination against the coronavirus for people to dine inside restaurants, work out in gyms or attend indoor concerts.

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The Latest: SKorea to extend distancing rules in Seoul area

Read full article: The Latest: SKorea to extend distancing rules in Seoul area

South Korea says it’ll extend the toughest distancing rules imposed on the greater Seoul area for another two weeks, as it’s battling its worst coronavirus outbreak.

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US jobless claims fall again as some states end federal aid

Read full article: US jobless claims fall again as some states end federal aid

Fewer Americans sought unemployment aid last week — the latest encouraging sign for the rebounding U.S. economy — just as Republican-led states are moving to cut off a federal benefit for the jobless.

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Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors' emergency power

Read full article: Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors' emergency power

State lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to limit the emergency powers of governors — not just in the current coronavirus pandemic, but for any future emergencies.

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The Latest: Lawmakers aim to limit state emergency powers

Read full article: The Latest: Lawmakers aim to limit state emergency powers

State lawmakers are taking actions to limit the emergency powers of governors — not just during the coronavirus pandemic, but for any future emergencies.

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More than a dozen states to open vaccines to all adults

Read full article: More than a dozen states to open vaccines to all adults

Every adult in Louisiana over the age of 16 is now eligible to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as the state's expanded eligibility went into effect Monday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)More than a dozen states will open vaccine eligibility to all adults this week in a major expansion of COVID-19 shots for tens of millions of Americans amid a worrisome increase in virus cases and concerns about balancing supply and demand for the vaccines. Demand "has definitely decreased over the past couple of weeks,ā€ said Imelda Garcia, head of the state’s expert vaccine allocation panel. California officials said the state can administer 3 million shots a week now, and Democratic Gov. Lena Lawson, a 37-year-old technology consultant in Phoenix, tried to book a vaccine appointment since the new eligibility rules started.

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The Latest: Philippine leader orders mayors investigated

Read full article: The Latest: Philippine leader orders mayors investigated

New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Utah have been on a downward trend since January. Ad___SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil has reached 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths and become the second nation to top that figure. ___BOISE, Idaho — The governor of Idaho has said COVID-19 vaccine eligibility will be open to all Idaho residents 16 and up starting April 5. ___WAILUKU, Hawaii — A hospital on Maui had to throw out nearly 1,400 vaccine doses after a refrigerator thawing the vials did not properly seal. Also, COVID-19 deaths have dipped below 1,000 a day on average for the first time since November.

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The Latest: Sri Lankan officials say vaccinations advancing

Read full article: The Latest: Sri Lankan officials say vaccinations advancing

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2021, file photo, Sri Lankan nursing staff administer COVID-19 vaccines to front-line health workers in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reynolds issued the earlier restrictions in November when hospitals were struggling to care for a surge of coronavirus patients. Officials say it could help up to four COVID-19 patients. ___LISBON, Portugal — Portugal has set a new daily record for COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care with 904 patients on Friday. AdThe Austrian government offered to take in five COVID-19 patients and five non-COVID patients to relieve Portuguese hospitals.

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Kansas governor: Medical pot should fund Medicaid expansion

Read full article: Kansas governor: Medical pot should fund Medicaid expansion

Kelly championed Medicaid expansion in her first race in 2018 and promised to sign legislation legalizing medical marijuana, though she has not pushed that issue aggressively so far. But University of Kansas political scientist Patrick Miller said he wonders why any Kansas politician still opposes medical marijuana. The Legislature has taken only relatively small steps toward legalizing medical marijuana even as most other states have done it. She said legalizing medical marijuana could raise up to $50 million a year and her proposal ā€œeliminates the argumentā€ that Kansas can't afford Medicaid expansion. AdBut Republican lawmakers remained skeptical that medical marijuana could raise much money or cover Medicaid expansion costs.

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The Latest: China makes parts of province high danger zones

Read full article: The Latest: China makes parts of province high danger zones

(AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING — China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of COVID-19 were found. The other three COVID-19 cases were in the city of Yantai. Approximately 174 private clinics have also requested vaccines, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said. County health officials fear the incoming Christmas and New Year’s surge. Superintendent Henderson Lewis said a spike in positive cases in the city prompted the ā€œunfortunate but necessaryā€ decision to go back to distance learning.

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The Latest: Tens of thousands on Vegas strip despite warning

Read full article: The Latest: Tens of thousands on Vegas strip despite warning

(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)LAS VEGAS — Tens of thousands of people were walking on the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s Eve by early evening despite a plea from Nevada Gov. China on Friday reported a total of 19 new virus cases, including 10 that were brought from outside the country. ___LONDON — The coronavirus pandemic canceled London’s annual New Years’ Eve fireworks display, which usually draws tens of thousands of spectators. The nation’s most populated county has about 40% of California’s virus deaths. ___NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee ends the year ranked first in coronavirus cases per capita.

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The Latest: South Korea enforces tough measures in prisons

Read full article: The Latest: South Korea enforces tough measures in prisons

The others are the lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, insurance commissioner and Kansas Supreme Court chief justice and four Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature. The legislative leaders and the state’s Republican attorney general passed, for now, because not all health care workers and nursing home residents have received theirs. The governor also said Wednesday that ā€œhundredsā€ of other, non-elected state officials have been made eligible for early vaccines by their agencies. The others are the lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, insurance commissioner and Kansas Supreme Court chief justice and four Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature. Most of those Republicans said they didn’t want to jump in line ahead of health care workers, nursing home residents or other vulnerable Kansans.

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The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far

Read full article: The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far

South Korea's previous daily high for COVID-19 deaths was 24, reported on both Dec. 21 and Dec. 22. — Virus deaths in Germany top 30,000; lockdown may be extended past Jan. 10. — China sentences former lawyer who reported virus news to four years in prison. Gavin Newsom is warning of a new surge in coronavirus cases following heavy holiday travel in defiance of recommendations to avoid gatherings. State officials have set a goal for all residents to receive the first dose of the two-dose vaccine by the end of January.

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The Latest: China tests millions in port over virus cluster

Read full article: The Latest: China tests millions in port over virus cluster

(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)BEIJING — Authorities in China’s northeastern port city of Dalian are testing millions of residents after seven new coronavirus cases were reported there in the last 24 hours. It has a deal to secure up to 100 million doses of the potential vaccine produced by AstraZeneca. Koca said the first shipment of three million doses of CoronaVac would be shipped to Turkey on Sunday and arrive Monday. He said Turkey could get 4.5 million doses until the end of March and would have the option buy up to 30 million doses. Indonesia has reported nearly 700,000 COVID-19 cases, the largest caseload in Southeast Asia and second in Asia only to India’s 10.1 million confirmed cases.

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The Latest: Conn. extends pandemic jobless benefit to 38,000

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State health officials decline to identify which hospitals have expressed interest, but say there is need statewide. Hospitalizations have not yet reached their summer heights in Georgia, but beds are filling rapidly with COVID-19 cases. ___HARRISBURG, Pa. — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Ukraine, which is facing a rapid rise in coronavirus cases, tightened weekend restrictions last month but lifted them this week. ___ATLANTA — Vice President Mike Pence is trying to boost Americans’ confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines that are awaiting regulatory approval and distribution.

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The Latest: COVID-19 outbreak on ship off Australia's coast

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(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)PERTH, Australia — Authorities are concerned by a COVID-19 outbreak aboard a cargo ship off Australia's northwest coast that has infected most of the crew. The Bluegrass State had nearly 5,000 coronavirus cases last week — the most in a single week since the pandemic began, Gov. In recent weeks, Kentucky has repeatedly set record highs for weekly virus cases. New York has reported just over 11,500 new coronavirus infections over the past two weeks. Italy added 1,494 coronavirus infections and 16 deaths to its confirmed COVID toll Monday, in line with its daily increase for the past few weeks.

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No masks, just questions, in Kansas counties with no cases

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Business owners in Rawlins and Wallace counties say they agree with local officials' decisions to opt out of an order from Democratic Gov. In Wallace County, which borders Colorado, one restaurant posted on social media a graphic of a crossed out man with a face mask. Kansas has reported more than 25,000 coronavirus cases since the pandemic reached the state in early March, first in the Kansas City area. Trust.Meanwhile, the testing rate in the two counties lags well behind the Kansas 9.5% average, according to the state health department. The Rawlins County Health Center, the only hospital in that county, provides nasal swab tests.

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Newspaper owner: Sorry for equating mask rule to Holocaust

Read full article: Newspaper owner: Sorry for equating mask rule to Holocaust

Hicks is the GOP chairman for Anderson County in eastern Kansas. His newspaper is based in the Anderson County seat of Garnett, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City and has a circulation of about 2,100, according to the Kansas Press Association. State law allows counties to opt out of her mask mandate, and Anderson County has done so. The state health department has reported only four coronavirus cases for Anderson County, all of them since May 8. State and local officials across the U.S. have faced resistance to mask requirements from Trumps supporters.

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Kansas newspaper's post equates mask mandate with Holocaust

Read full article: Kansas newspaper's post equates mask mandate with Holocaust

The cartoon on the Anderson County Review's Facebook page depicts Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a mask with a Jewish Star of David on it, next to a drawing of people being loaded onto train cars. Some Republicans have criticized Kelly's order as infringing on personal liberties, though Kansas law allows counties to opt out and Anderson County has done so. Anderson County, with about 7,900 residents, is part of a conservative swath of eastern Kansas. The state health department has reported only four coronavirus cases for Anderson County, all of them since May 8.

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Second vaping-related death in Kansas brings nationwide total to 9

Read full article: Second vaping-related death in Kansas brings nationwide total to 9

TOPEKA - Another person has died after vaping, this time it was a man over the age of 50 who lived in Kansas. He becomes the second vaping-related death in the state, according to a statement from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. This was the ninth confirmed case of a vaping-related illness in Kansas, including the two deaths. Some report only vaping nicotine, others used THC, a cannabinoid product, some used only CBD and a combination of THC and nicotine. If you think you are sick and have been vaping, make sure you go see a doctor right away.

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