Planned Parenthood hopes a Jackson County judge will reconsider a December decision that kept some abortion restrictions in place.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH)—Kansas lawmakers will once again debate a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors. The bill is similar to one Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed last year. Republicans came up one vote short of overriding that veto, and similar laws have been implemented across the U.S.

Abortion is legal in Kansas until 22 weeks of pregnancy ... as a board operator and fill-in sports play-by-play announcer. In 2005, Nester joined the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network as a Studio Coordinator at 101 The Fox, a role he held for 15 years ...

A group of Kansas Republicans want to outright ban and criminalize abortions in the state despite state constitutional protections. Two bills in the Kansas House of Representatives — one prohibiting all abortions except those needed to save the life of a mother and another making it a crime to perform abortions — were

After several years of disappointment at the ballot box since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, many participants and speakers expressed optimism.

FILE - A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe advocates for state control of St. Louis police, citing crime concerns, in his first State of the State address. He also discusses abortion funding alternatives and tax reforms.

Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has long been a skeptic of public health programs and the WHO. These actions, coupled with Kennedy’s other plans if he’s confirmed, could have horrific effects on public health, both in the U.S. and around the world.

Kehoe said one of his priorities for cutting taxes this year is to exempt capital gains — the profits from sale of investments like a business or stocks. But doing that would reduce Missouri's revenue by about $300 million annually.

His campaign touted connections with Arthur Laffer, architect of Sam Brownback’s failed “tax experiment” in Kansas. | Opinion

The theme of this year's demonstration, “Why We March,” was highlighted as speakers, many of whom are Catholics, explained the reasons for their pro-life convictions.

A majority of voters in November’s election backed two major changes to state law. One was a historic amendment that would codify abortion access, the other was a minimum wage hike.