The state's voters will decide Aug. 2 whether the Kansas Constitution will continue to preserve the right to get an abortion.
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President Joe Biden noted that this is the first time the court has revoked a constitutional right. Now that Roe has been overturned, "the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk." -
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.
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The measure set to be introduced Friday by 8th Ward Alderwoman Annie Rice and others sets up a Reproductive Equity Fund and uses $1.75 million in federal coronavirus relief funds as seed money.
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The former Missouri First Lady laid out instances of physical abuse by her ex-husband Eric Greitens in emails to a therapist and a family lawyer.
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The KC Food Hub is seeing an uptick in schools buying from them after districts faced supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.
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An attorney for Sheena Greitens says she received threats of violence after Eric Greitens' Senate campaign published a video depicting him toting a gun and hunting his political opponents.
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The invasive fish species known as Asian carp now goes by “copi,” in an effort to get more of them out of Midwestern waterways and onto the dinner table.
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A group in charge of evaluating Kansas graduation requirements says classroom time is a poor yardstick for measuring learning. It's arguing for ways to let local school districts sub in real-world experiences and other metrics more calibrated to the 21st century.
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Nearly 5.5 million chickens and turkeys have died or had to be destroyed in Buena Vista County, Iowa, during the latest bird flu outbreak — more than in any other county in the nation. That’s impacted producers, as well as workers and their families.
