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Gov. Laura Kelly and others officially declare sports betting open on Sept. 1 at the Hollywood Casino-Barstool Sports Sportsbook in Kansas City, Kansas.

Who Loses – and How Much – With Legalized Sports Gambling in Kansas?

How much people will lose betting on sports in Kansas – and at what social cost – has those who try to help problem gamblers on edge. 

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Theresa “Ting” Santos at Khalia’s Pizzeria.

Emerging KC Food Star Sustains Legacy of Italian Gardens

Restauranteur Theresa Santos’ longstanding relationship with the DiCapo family led to a deal that will sustain the legendary Italian Gardens legacy.

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A sign outside a polling place in Missouri.

‘People Are Paying Attention’: What the Kansas Abortion Vote Could Mean for Missouri

The recent vote in Kansas to protect access to abortion may inspire similar efforts in Missouri via a ballot initiative.

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

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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People at a rally for abortion access at Mill Creek Park near the Country Club Plaza.

Follow the Money: Who is Funding Kansas Abortion Amendment Ads?

Two organizations formed to campaign on either side of the abortion referendum on the Kansas ballot Tuesday have raised — and spent — more than $11 million between them since the start of the year.

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