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Kansas state Sen. Mike Thompson, R-Shawnee, presides as chair over a meeting of the Senate and Federal and State Affairs Committee, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The committee has tabled a bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana, and Thompson says he has no plans to bring the measure back up this year.

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

Months after Kansas voters decided to uphold protections for abortion rights, the state's House of Representatives approved a bill based on the disputed idea that providers leave newborns to die after unsuccessful abortions. The bill passed with a 88-34 vote. The vast majority of abortions are performed before the point in pregnancy when a fetus would theoretically survive, according to the

Kansas push for medical marijuana appears done for this year TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators aren’t likely to legalize marijuana for medical uses this year following a vote Thursday. A Senate committee tabled a bill that would allow doctors to sign off on patients using marijuana products to treat 21 illnesses or conditions, including cancer, epilepsy, spinal cord injuries or chronic