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The Value Them Both amendment would change the state constitution so it does not contain a right to abortion. That comes in response to a 2019 Kansas Supreme Court ruling that concluded the right to abortion exists in the state constitution.
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Local governments are now banned from preventing law enforcement from working with federal immigration authorities, and limited in their ability to issue municipality ID cards. But advocates warn the action will have a chilling effect on the Kansas economy and cause legal problems.
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Shawn Lynn Parcells, 42, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on Aug. 25.
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A group of 21 states, including Missouri and Kansas, are suing to end the public transportation mandate, claiming the continued enforcement "harms the states" and interferes with local laws. The mandate is in place at least through April 18.
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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt pushed for a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” in response to action by the Unified Government of Kansas City and Wyandotte County to issue municipal ID cards to undocumented residents.
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Efforts to eliminate the 6.5% sales tax on food have the support of the leading candidates for governor, but the change has hit some political hurdles nonetheless.
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At least 375 clients paid Shawn Parcells more than $1.1 million in fees between May 2016 and May 2019, according to the federal indictment.
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The Missouri and Kansas attorneys general have a lot in common. Both are Republicans, both have filed high-profile lawsuits against mask mandates and vaccine requirements, and it seems both are interested in using their platforms to run for higher office.
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Shawn Parcells achieved cable news notoriety in 2014 by posing as an expert in the investigation into the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Former Gov. Jeff Colyer's unexpected early departure from the race to be Kansas governor all but clears the way for his Republican rival to face Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly in 2022.
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Kansas has a shield law that gives journalists limited protection against being forced to identify anonymous sources or disclose information they haven’t published or aired. But because Bledsoe sued in federal court, the shield law doesn’t apply.
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If the ruling stands, local governments would have have more power to enact rules in response to a pandemic.