The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto, and so gender transition treatments for minors are now illegal in Kansas. Also: Did the legislature really pass 20+ bills yesterday? Yes, they did.
Since the Kansas legislature was out of session yesterday, we have a moment to stop and reflect. This morning's update is more narrative than analysis, but perhaps that's easier to read?
As the legislature tightens its grip, Rachel watches in real-time as public schools are gutted and big-money donors cement the state’s one-party rule—while most of her neighbors don’t even seem to notice.
Topeka is closed today due to winter weather, but not before passing 3 bills in the House and 7 in the Senate. The legislature looks likely to reject Medicaid expansion, but also create a blank-check general bond mechanism...
We're 10 days away from Turnaround Day, when most bills must have passed at least one chamber to be considered during the session. That means another flurry of new proposed bills (and an increasing trickle of prior bills returning from committees).
Sometimes, when everything is in motion, it can be hard to step back and see where we’re going. Stories are one way to make the abstract real—for example, what is the design behind the Kansas legislature’s collection of bills? What's the plan? How does life change?
Another abortion ban bill enters the Senate, while election restriction bills pass. Also: a Democratic effort to improve KPERS pension benefits for teachers.
