Kansas, Laura Kelly and veto

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is youth gender-affirming care ban
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is a bill from the Republican-led Legislature that would ban gender-affirming care for kids.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill banning sex-change surgeries for minors
Kansas' Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that would prohibit the provision of body-mutilating sex-change surgeries and hormone drugs to trans-identified minors.
Governor Kelly vetoes bill that sought to ban gender affirming care for minors
Senate Bill 63, known to Republican supporters as the “Help Not Harm Act,” sought to ban gender affirming care for minors who suffer from gender dysphoria and would have allowed for civil action to be taken against healthcare workers who provided such care to young people under age 18. Kelly vetoed a similar bill last session.
Trans youth care ban vetoed by Kansas governor again
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 63, which would have restricted gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Kansas legislature aims to override governor’s veto of child gender transition bill
Gov. Laura Kelly (D-KS) vetoed the Help Not Harm Act, which passed only one vote shy of a two-thirds majority in the state House of Representatives.
Bill banning gender transition procedures for minors vetoed by Kansas governor
Several Kansas Republican lawmakers called Gov. Laura Kelly’s decision overly partisan and vowed to override her veto of the measure that would prevent state funds from being used to
Kansas governor again vetoes ban on gender-affirming health care for minors. Is the bill legal?
Republicans currently have enough votes to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto and ban gender-affirming health care for minors. But Democrats and the ACLU says it violates Kansans' constitutional rights.
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'It takes money to make money': 1-on-1 with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Panasonic deal
Government officials have high hopes Panasonic's EV battery facility will be groundbreaking — from the local community in De ...
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Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes ‘Help Not Harm Act’
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 63 ( SB 63) on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
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Gov. Kelly directs flags be flown at half-staff for crash victims
Governor Laura Kelly announced flags would be flown half-staff in honor of those who died in the Wichita flight to Washington D.C. on Thursday. According to the press release from the Governor’s ...
Kansas Gov. Kelly opens door to property tax cuts amid GOP pressure. But she’s reluctant
The Democratic governor’s overture to GOP lawmakers came as Kelly insisted she wouldn’t support any proposal that “robs our schools” of needed funds. Kansas must “stay on the path to prosperity” as it ...
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Governor Kelly issues state of disaster emergency proclamation for winter storms
Governor Laura Kelly issued a verbal state of disaster emergency at 8:00 a.m. Sunday due to winter weather forecasted to ...
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Gov. Kelly takes another swing at joining 41 states that have expanded Medicaid
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday her seventh attempt to expand Medicaid, which has continuously faced staunch ...
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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoes Senate Bill 63 known as the Help Not Harm Act following passage by both Senate and House in late January
Senate Bill 63, also known as the Help not Harm Act, aims to prohibit for all children under the age of 18. Following her ...
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Kelly appoints Morley to fill district court position in the 25th Judicial District
Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that she has appointed Natalie K. Morlock of Dodge City to a judgeship position… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Clo ...
Governor Kelly issues state of disaster emergency for winter storms
A state of disaster emergency declaration has been made by Kansas’ governor as communities prepare for two rounds of winter storms expected to blanket the Sunflower State in snow.
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Kansas mourns former Congresswoman Martha Keys
Governor Laura Kelly orders all flags to fly at half-staff from sunup to sundown Monday, in honor of former Congresswoman Martha Keys. Keys was the second woman to represent Kansas in Congress. She ...