State Government

Kansas governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

TOPEKA — Kansas' Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a proposed Republican-backed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The GOP-controlled Legislature's members had expected Gov. Laura Kelly's action because she vetoed two similar bills previously. This year's measure not ...

Red states, including Kansas, create Musk-inspired DOGE teams

Red states are echoing President Donald Trump’s quest to slash the size and cost of the federal government with their own initiatives aimed at making government smaller and more efficient. In the first hours of his second term, Trump signed an executive order creating a temporary commission ...