News & Issues

Trust Women officials say most of the clinic's patients are from nearby states.

Thousands More People are Now Traveling to Kansas for Abortions, Research Finds

By Rose Conlon, Kansas News Service | December 8, 2023

In the first half of 2023, nearly two-thirds of people getting abortions in Kansas traveled from out-of-state, according to data from the Guttmacher Institute.

A line of red-brick buildings down 7th Street from the Unified Government City Hall and Wyandotte County Courthouse.

No, Wyandotte County is Not Going Bankrupt

By Josh Merchant, The Beacon | December 6, 2023

United Government Mayor Tyrone Garner has warned the government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, faces “financial ruin.” Bond markets disagree.

A farm tractor rolls along outside a Silver City, Miss., neighborhood in May. Mississippi lawmakers want the state to join the growing list of those regulating foreign ownership of agricultural land next year.

This Land is Our Land: States Crack Down on Foreign-Owned Farmland

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline | December 6, 2023

As foreigners buy up American farmland, lawmakers in more states want to keep certain countries out.

Concern Chiefs May Bolt to Kansas Prompts County Town Hall Meeting

By Kevin Collison | December 5, 2023

By Kevin Collison Alarmed that the glacial pace of pro sports negotiations may prompt the Chiefs to pursue a suburban Kansas option, Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca is hosting a community meeting next week to heat things up. “As chair of the budget committee, if no one is going to do this, the one member…

Concern Chiefs May Bolt to Kansas Prompts County Town Hall

By Kevin Collison | December 5, 2023

Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca has scheduled a community meeting to discuss the future of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals at Truman Sports Complex.