Veto of Kansas bill on trans athletes sets up override fight
Posted on AllSides March 17th, 2023
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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas bill banning transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for the third year in a row Friday, setting up a hotly contested fight in the Republican-controlled Legislature to override her. Kelly's action was expected because of her two previous vetoes. Kansas Republicans made Kelly's vetoes a major issue in multiple television attack ads when she ran for reelection last year, winning narrowly. Kelly said during the...
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