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GOP Governor Signs Bill Banning Islamic Law

AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 05.25.2012

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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic...

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Kansas Governor Signs Bill Banning Sharia Law

Reuters | Posted 05.26.2012

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By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 25 (Reuters) - Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill aimed at keeping state c...

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Lawmakers Surprising Final Action

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.25.2012

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Kansas lawmakers may have worked through the weekend with no nap breaks, but the state remains the only one in the nation without a redistricting plan...

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Kansas Gov Apologizes For Segregation

Reuters | Posted 05.18.2012

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By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 17 (Reuters) - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback apologized on Thursday to blacks for segregation i...

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GOP Lawmakers Writing Labor Bill, Called 'Ridiculous' By Opponent

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.17.2012

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Kansas lawmakers are in the process of drafting a sweeping overhaul of the state's labor laws that opponents fear could hurt all non-white collar work...

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Kansas Legislature Does Harm in Barring Islamic Law

Liaquat Ali Khan | Posted 05.15.2012

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The bill shows disrespect for the state judiciary, erects unnecessary barriers against international investments, and condemns the religion of Islam inflicting distress on Muslim citizens of Kansas.

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Kansas Governor Good Romney Veep Choice

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.14.2012

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The presidential election is over 175 days away. Barring unforeseen circumstances, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney will be the Republican candidate running against Pres. Barack Obama. The Democrats already have their running mate (VP Joe Biden), but who will Mitt choose? An impressive lineup of candidates has emerged, but alas, there can only be one winner.

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Tax-Cut Budget Vote Was GOP 'Political Thuggery,' Democrat Says

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.10.2012

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Kansas House Republicans were accused of "political thuggery" after cutting off debate to pass a controversial tax plan that may cost the state at lea...

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Ultraconservative 'Powerplay' Blamed For Gridlock

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.07.2012

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The war between moderate and conservative Republicans in Kansas is threatening to send the state's redistricting process into a tailspin. With a Th...

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Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Anti-Abortion BIll

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.04.2012

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Following more than two hours of emotional debate, the Republican-controlled Kansas House of Representatives passed a sweeping 69-page anti-abortion b...

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Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill Could Face Vote Friday

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.03.2012

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Kansas lawmakers are gearing up for a possible fight over an abortion bill Friday, two days after the state Senate passed a bill allowing health-care ...

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WATCH: The Six Dumbest Things GOP Politicians Have Said About Birth Control Recently

HuffingtonPost.com | Hunter Stuart | Posted 04.23.2012

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Now that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is the presumptive Republican nominee for president, contraception no longer rules the national convers...

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2 Inmates At Large After Escaping From Kansas Jail

AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 04.19.2012

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TOPEKA, Kan. — A convicted murderer and another inmate remained at large Wednesday night after escaping from a Kansas jail where they'd been tra...

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Kansas Barber Veto Raises Eyebrows

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.18.2012

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Vetoes of three bills in Kansas -- including an obscure one relating to licensing barbers -- are raising eyebrows in the state legislature. Kansas...

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Pro-Choice Group Plans To Aid Moderate GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.10.2012

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A pro-choice group that worked with an abortion doctor who was gunned down in 2009 will be assisting Republican Kansas state senators in their bid to ...

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Defending Pink Slime for Reasons of Economy Is Virtually the Same as Encouraging Smoking for the Same Reasons

Gregg McBride | Posted 04.05.2012

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When recently discussing pink slime, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad noted, "It's beef, but it's a leaner beef, which is better for you." A leaner beef, Governor?

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State Budget Crisis Closes Courts

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.04.2012

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Kansas state courts will shut down for five Fridays this spring to save money in a state budget crisis that includes a $1.4 million hole in the court ...

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GOP Lawmakers Allow Doctors, Pharmacists To Refuse Treatment

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.31.2012

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The Republican-controlled Kansas House of Representatives this week passed legislation making it easier for doctors, nurses and pharmacists to deny ab...

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Perry Defends 'Pink Slime'

AP | KRISTI EATON | Posted 05.29.2012

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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. — Governors of three states got up close with "pink slime" Thursday, touching and examining treated beef at a plant and e...

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Kansas Lawmakers Have It Both Ways, Vote To Ban State Worker Abortion

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.17.2012

The day after a Kansas legislative committee adopted an amendment to protect accreditation of the OBGYN residency program at the University of Kansas ...

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GOP Lawmaker: Don't Split My Caucasian District

HuffingtonPost.com | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.15.2012

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A Kansas state lawmaker told colleagues Wednesday that she opposed a proposed redistricting map because it would put her "primarily Caucasian" neighbo...

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PHOTO: Meet The Republicans Who Could Emerge Vice Presidential Candidate

Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.15.2012

There are still more than five months to go until the GOP formally nominates a candidate at the Republican National Convention. Although Mitt Romney h...

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Anti-Abortion Bill Could Tax Rape Victims

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.08.2012

The sweeping anti-abortion bill working its way through the Kansas Legislature would levy a sales tax on women seeking abortions, including rape victi...

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Anti-Abortion Bill Jeopardizes Medical Education Program

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.05.2012

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Kansas lawmakers are rushing to save the state's OBGYN medical residency program, which is threatened by the state's sweeping anti-abortion bill. ...

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PHOTOS: All-Night Montreal Party Celebrates The Arts

Pam Grout | Posted 05.01.2012

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If you're over 40, you should probably click out of this page as soon as possible. This post is about an all-night party in Montreal that doesn't even kick into high gear until 3 a.m. or so.

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