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After GOP lawmakers repealed parts of a voter initiative on paid sick leave and minimum wage, and added an abortion ban to the ballot, protesters say they will look at passing a constitutional amendment that legislators can't touch.

Además de su celebración anual del Cinco de Mayo, la Central Avenue Betterment Association- CABA (Asociación para el Mejoramiento de la Avenida Central) organizó la “Manifestación Por El Bien de Todos”. La demostración tuvo como objetivo destacar y apoyar a la creciente población de residentes mexicanos de la zona en medio de un ambiente político cada vez más hostil hacia los latinos en Estados Unidos.

If adopted, the policy would restrict permits for amplified sound during the week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Permits would also only be issued for stationary activities, to prevent disruption caused by marches. But a lawyer says the policy is "overbroad" and can't be justified.

In addition to its yearly Cinco de Mayo celebration, the Central Avenue Betterment Association organized the “Good Of All People’s Rally.” The demonstration aimed to highlight and support the area’s growing population of Mexican residents amid an increasingly hostile political environment for Latinos in America.

Several hundred demonstrators gathered inside Community Christian Church on Saturday before the start of the "Hands Off!" rally in Kansas City. Indivisible KC leader Beverly Harvey and other speakers shared their concern with President Trump's policies and educated people on how to get involved.

Saturday's rally was held in conjunction with a nationwide day of action, with nearly 1,400 similar events planned around the nation. Kansas City protesters took aim at the mass federal layoffs and funding cuts led by President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE.

The demonstration celebrated Trans Day of Visibility, but many people were also there to send a message to lawmakers. President Trump has signed multiple executive orders restricting the rights of transgender people to get health care, passports and participate in school sports.

The Satanic Grotto's protest was aimed at criticizing religious oppression in Kansas politics. But Gov. Laura Kelly had the Satanic Grotto's permit amended, and legislative leaders modified policy to target the group, saying the First Amendment didn't apply.

Under President Trump's efforts to thin the federal government, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officials announced plans to cut about 80,000 positions across the country throughout the year. That would affect several offices in Kansas City and across Missouri.

University of Kansas leaders say they won’t offer gender-inclusive living assignments at one dormitory beginning next academic year, and they will get rid of a gender-neutral bathroom there.

Protesters in downtown Kansas City emphasized the importance of coming together to oppose President Donald Trump's policies, which they fear will disproportionately affect vulnerable communities.

As the U.S. celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day and marks Trump's second inauguration, Kansas City activists worry the new president will follow through on campaign promises like mass deportations and clamping down on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. But they are also hopeful that people in their networks can band together and fight back.