Abortion

A polling location in Hays, Kansas.

Kansas Recounted 556,364 Ballots After the Abortion Amendment Lost. Just 63 Votes Changed

The Kansas secretary of state’s office said a recount of the recent abortion amendment vote in nine counties only changed about 60 out of 556,364 votes. The amendment still lost by wide margins.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Back to School, Student Debt Relief and a Possible Tax Break

It’s back to school week in Missouri, as students await news on possible education debt relief and Missouri ponder tax cuts.

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Alison Dreith stands in front of her barn in southern Illinois.

Kansas Abortion Supporters Race to Keep Up With Surging Demand, Donations

As many other states “go dark” in terms of access to abortion, Kansas has become key for Midwesterners seeking reproductive care.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Back to School, Election Recounts and 816 Day

Nick Haines picks back to school, potential election recounts and 816 Day as leading news items in Kansas City this week.

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Buck O'Neil stands with a statue of himself in the Negro League Baseball Museum in 2005.

Weekend Possibilities | Buck O’Neil Hall of Fame Plaque in KC, Mystic Fair and Melissa Etheridge

Your weekend possibilities including honoring Kansas City’s new Hall of Famer Buck O’Neil or enjoying a show from music star Melissa Etheridge.

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Big Rip Brewing Co.

Tap List | Big Rip to Host Abortion Access Fundraiser

North Kansas City’s Big Rip Brewing Co. is the latest local brewery to organize a fundraising event for abortion rights.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Back to School, Big Bill and Abortion Debate

Back to school, a big climate and health care bill and the ongoing abortion debate are at the top of the news forecast for Kansas City this week.

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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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Democrats in Kansas received this unsolicited text message on Monday, which falsely claims that a “yes” vote protects reproductive rights.

Former U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp Connected to False Text About Kansas Abortion Amendment

Former U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp is behind the false text message about the Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion that enraged Democrats on Monday.

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Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, photographed on Monday, June 6, 2022, in St. Louis is the only abortion provider in Missouri.

curiousKC | What are Reproductive Rights?

“Reproductive rights” has been a Google search phrase more in the past couple of months than in the search engine’s history. Here’s why, and what it means.

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