John Hanna
The Associated Press
Topeka, KS, United States
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North Dakota Gov. Burgum expected to announce GOP campaign for president, Republican allies say
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, two GOP operatives told The Assoc... → Read More
GOP leaders in Kansas back off threat to sue Democratic governor over education funding
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Leaders of Kansas’ Republican-controlled Legislature backed off a threat to sue the state’s Democratic governor for vetoing parts ... → Read More
Kansas governor vetoes part of school funding bill, setting up likely legal battle with GOP
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed parts of the Republican-backed $6 billion funding plan for the state’s K-12 schools... → Read More
Consultants: Design issues, operations lapses led to big Kansas oil spill
A report for U.S. government regulators says pipeline design issues, lapses in its operations and problems caused during construction led to a massive oil spill on the Keystone pipeline system in northeastern Kansas → Read More
Payback? Project funds axed after Kansas lawmaker defies governor on abortion, trans rights
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor vetoed state funding on Monday for a project long advocated by a Democratic lawmaker who broke ranks t... → Read More
Kansas governor vetoes measures to aid anti-abortion centers, limit health officials’ power
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Friday vetoed Republican legislation that would have provided a financial boost to anti-abortion pr... → Read More
Ex-Kansas legislator who committed COVID relief fraud seeks to avoid prison sentence
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas lawmaker who was convicted of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal COVID-19 relief is trying to avoid... → Read More
Defying the state, Kansas City would be a sanctuary for people seeking gender-affirming healthcare
City Council committee's sanctuary plan comes after the GOP-led Missouri Legislature OKs a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. → Read More
Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers approved two bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming health care for minors, and prevent transgender g... → Read More
Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state
Transgender minors in Missouri won't have access to puberty blockers, hormones or surgery under newly passed legislation → Read More
Defying the state, Kansas City would be a sanctuary for people seeking gender-affirming health care
Officials in Missouri’s largest city are moving to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care → Read More
Culture war clash gives Kansas new medication abortion law
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas clinics will be required to tell patients that medication abortions can be stopped using a drug regimen that the providers ... → Read More
Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law
Republican legislators in Kansas have enacted possibly the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S. The GOP-controlled Legislature on Thursday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of the measure. → Read More
Next abortion battles may be among states with clashing laws
Since Roe v. Wade fell, states with strict abortion bans are trying to reach outside their borders to keep their residents from getting abortions in other states → Read More
Kansas OKs bill that penalizes doctors for some abortions
Kansas lawmakers have given final passage to a bill that could subject doctors to lawsuits or criminal charges. → Read More
Kansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say would encourage employers to keep paying disabled workers less than the minimum wage, bucking a national trend. A Kansas House bill would expand a state income tax credit for goods and services purchased from vendors employing disabled workers, doubling […] → Read More
Kansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say would encourage employers to keep paying disabled workers less than the minimum wage, bucking a national trend. A Kansas House bill would expand a state income tax credit for goods and services purchased from vendors employing disabled workers, doubling […] → Read More
Abortion opponents seek smaller changes in Kansas after vote
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Seven months after a decisive statewide vote affirmed abortion rights in Kansas, the Republican-controlled Legislature’s annual session in some ways looks a lot like previous ones, with multiple anti-abortion proposals. But key players are focusing on incremental changes, instead of a ban. Their biggest goal this year is getting more financial help for centers […] → Read More
Man recounts home assault amid six fatal Mississippi shootings
A gunman authorities say killed six people in Mississippi busted into his ex-wife’s home, smashed her boyfriend in the head with the butt of a gun before shooting her in the head, her boyfriend said on Saturday. → Read More
Man recounts home assault amid 6 fatal Mississippi shootings
ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — A gunman authorities say killed six people in Mississippi busted into his ex-wife’s home and smashed her boyfriend in the head with the butt of a gun before shooting her in the head, her boyfriend told The Associated Press on Saturday. The fatal shooting of 60-year-old Debra Crum in the home […] → Read More