Tag: constitutional amendment
BREAKING: Abortion amendment clears Kansas Legislature
(Developing: Will be updated)
Kansas could become the seventh state in the country to pass a constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion is not a...
Abortion amendment debate focuses on Pyle
All eyes are on Republican state Sen. Dennis Pyle as the Senate gets ready to make another run at passing a constitutional amendment on...
Northcott assumes new leadership role at KFL
Kansas political veteran Peter Northcott is becoming new the executive director for Kansans for Life, which is merging with its Kansas City affiliate to...
Sunday Reader: New federal prison; SCOTUS & concealed carry
Good morning everyone:
Other than major decisions out of the U.S. Supreme Court, it was kind of a ho-hum week in state politics — maybe...
New approach floated for moving abortion amendment
A new plan is emerging in the Kansas House for trying to break the impasse and pass the constitutional amendment on abortion.
House Speaker Ron...
Archbishop criticizes senator as abortion debate escalates
The debate over a constitutional amendment on abortion took a new turn as Archbishop Joseph Naumann admonished a state senator for why she voted...
Denning: Abortion funding, Medicaid expansion not linked
(Developing: Will be updated as warranted)
Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning took steps to defend the Medicaid expansion bill Friday, saying abortion opponents are falsely...
Senate leadership divide grows over Medicaid expansion
The divide between top Republican leaders in the Kansas Senate widened Monday over attempts to link Medicaid expansion to a constitutional amendment on abortion.
Senate...
UPDATED: Abortion amendment defeated; Medicaid expansion threatened
(Updated to include comments from Senate majority leader and Planned Parenthood president)
Abortion opponents' drive to overturn a historic state Supreme Court decision that found...
UPDATED: Abortion amendment comes up short in House
(Updated to include Sharice Davids and Kris Kobach's efforts on the bill)
The Kansas House on Thursday came up four votes short of passing a constitutional...
