Kansas GOP congressional candidate Chad Young is advocating to abolish “anything big,” such as major corporations, federal agencies and taxation, according to a Kansas Reflector article.
Kansas state Sen. Mark Steffen (R-Hutchinson) sparked a heated debate during a special session on Tuesday by voicing his criticism of the tax credit increase for daycare, calling the inclusion “politically expedient.”
On Wednesday, a bill that would have enshrined a federal safeguard for the use of contraceptives as well as “protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception,” was shut down by GOP senators, including those from key Midwestern states.
Last Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a decision maintaining that residents do not have the fundamental right to vote under the state’s Bill of Rights.
Kansas state Rep. Carl Maughan (R-Colwich) has been charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and a misdemeanor firearm charge stemming from an arrest on March 4.
During a Kansas House committee hearing Tuesday, state Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) contended that regulations implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) violate the Second Amendment.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D), Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) have all taken major steps in the past two weeks to fill child care funding gaps after billions of dollars in pandemic relief expired this month.
Republican lawmakers in nearly every Midwestern state are working on legislation to outlaw TikTok, following Montana’s lead after the state became the first in the U.S. to ban the Chinese-owned app.
Each state in the U.S. has its own process for putting ballot initiatives in front of citizens to directly vote on policy. Many Republican-controlled state legislatures are working to limit these processes and make it harder for everyday people to have a say in their government.
