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Posts Tagged ‘Kansas News Service’

Roe v. Wade Decision Will Mean Kansas Abortion Rights Hinge on a State Vote in August

By | May 3, 2022 | 0
An anti-abortion sign next to a highway.

The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strike down abortion protections, making an upcoming Kansas vote on abortion rights even more important.

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How Kansas Could Lose Billions in Land Values as its Underground Water Runs Dry

By | April 1, 2022 | 0
Center pivot irrigation systems like this one in Finney County pump water up from the Ogallala aquifer to spray on crops. This part of southwest Kansas experienced some of the state's worst aquifer declines last year as drought pushed farmers to pump more water from underground.

The water in the Ogallala aquifer is worth billions of dollars to western Kansas, but it’s rapidly disappearing. And it’s been a challenge to find ways to slow the depletion.

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As Fertilizer Pollutes Tap Water in Small Towns, Rural Kansans Pay the Price

By | March 30, 2022 | 0
Former Haviland mayor Robert Ellis stands between pipes inside the small town's multimillion-dollar water treatment plant.

For towns with only a few hundred residents, keeping tap water clean and safe can pose a crippling expense. The predicament is likely to become more common in western Kansas as farm chemicals seep into dwindling water supplies.

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A Glut of Cash and Issues from Tax Cuts to Medical Marijuana Await Kansas Lawmakers

By | January 10, 2022 | 0
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly delivering her first state-of-the-state speech to a joint session of the Legislature in 2019.

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wants to use billions in surplus cash to cut taxes. But Republican leaders appear reluctant to go along in an election year.

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These Cannabis Products Sold in Kansas Could Get You High, and Maybe Arrested

By | January 7, 2022 | 0
Cannabis plants.

Shops in Hays, Kansas, have been told to turn over their stocks of delta-8 THC products to law enforcement, or they could face criminal repercussions.

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