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Posts Tagged ‘Kansas News Service’

Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Say ‘No’ to Stripping Abortion Rights from the State Constitution

By | August 3, 2022 | 0
Kansas state Rep. Stephanie Clayton, an abortion rights supporter who was a Republican and is now a Democrat, reacts as a referendum to strip abortion rights out of the state constitution fails.

Kansas was the first state to vote on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. The vote preserves the right to an abortion in the Kansas Constitution.

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Kansas Reportedly Landing $4 Billion Panasonic Factory That Will Make Batteries for Tesla

By | July 13, 2022 | 0
A battery-powered car plug-in.

A Japanese news agency is reporting that Panasonic chose to make batteries for Tesla in Kansas because of the state’s tax rates and taxpayer incentives.

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Kansas Churches Leading Charge for Constitutional Amendment on State’s Abortion Rights

By | July 12, 2022 | 0
A campaign sign in favor of restricting abortion rights.

Religious institutions normally avoid advocating during election cycles to protect their charitable status under federal law. But the Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion provides a rare opportunity for them to get actively involved.

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Roe is Overturned. Here’s What That Means for Abortion in Kansas

By | June 24, 2022 | 0
Value Them Both campaign sign

With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Kansas voters will now decided whether to remove the last barrier protecting abortion rights from the state’s constitution.

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Western Kansas Wheat Crops are Failing Just When the World Needs Them Most

By | June 9, 2022 | 0
Western Kansas farmer Vance Ehmke holds two heads of wheat, one that developed in spite of the drought and one that died.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted global food supplies, driving up demand and prices for wheat. But after months of drought, many western Kansas farmers won’t have a crop to sell.

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