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Kansas lawmakers approve adult stem cell center
Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill that would require the University of Kansas Medical Center to start a center to promote research and use of adult stem cells, cord blood and related stem cell therapies. The Lawrence Journal World reports that...
Tags: Medical Research, University of Kansas
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Lawmakers approve partial merger of Turnpike, KDOT
Lawmakers have approved a partial merger of the Kansas Turnpike Authority and the Kansas Department of Transportation. The bill now heads to Gov. Sam Brownback, who included the merger in his proposed budget. Supporters say the consolidation will...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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'At fertilization' anti-abortion bill headed to Brownback's desk
Abortion rights advocates in Kansas are worried that the legislature's approval of a declaration that life begins "at fertilization" will inspire new attempts to prevent the procedure. The Kansas Legislature sent the sweeping anti-abortion bill to...
Tags: Kansas Legislature, Abortion, Social Issues
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Kansas latest state poised to restrict abortions
In yet another victory for antiabortion forces this year, Kansas legislators have become the latest state lawmakers to approve a sweeping antiabortion measure — this one a law that says life begins at fertilization, bans abortions due to the sex...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Bankruptcy, Abortion, Politics, Elections
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State lawmakers pass repeal of AIDS quarantines ban
The Kansas Senate has approved a bill for protecting medical personnel and emergency workers that also repeals a 25-year-old ban on quarantining AIDS and HIV patients. Friday's 36-2 vote moved the bill to the House, where approval would send it to...
Tags: HIV, Minority Groups, Labor Legislation, AIDS, Health and Medical Professionals
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Drug testing bill awaits Brownback's signature
Senators have sent a bill to Gov. Sam Brownback's desk that would require Kansas residents who receive welfare and unemployment benefits to submit to drug testing. The Senate voted 29-9 on Tuesday to accept changes made to the bill by the House...
Tags: Government, Drug Use, Recreational Substance Use, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Benefits
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House to review final anti-abortion bill
The Kansas Senate has approved new restrictions on abortion providers, moving the most sweeping anti-abortion legislation in the state this year close to final passage. The vote Tuesday was 29-11 on a bill blocking tax breaks for abortion providers...
Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Abortion, Politics, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Ross Janssen talks about latest round of winter weather
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe sun is shining now, but Kansans need to prepare for a second round of winter weather. Blizzard like conditions are expected Monday and Tuesday. The Kansas Adjutant General's Office will hold a briefing on the conditions at 7 p.m. KWCH will...Tags: Snow Storms
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Kansas lawmakers to begin talks on tax legislation
Kansas legislative negotiators are beginning work on the final version of a bill cutting individual income taxes. Three senators and three House members planned to start their talks Wednesday. They've been appointed by legislative leaders to...
Tags: Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Taxation, Personal Income
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Kansas House debating $14B state budget
The Kansas House has opened debate on a proposed $14 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. An effort early in Tuesday's debate to delete $1.2 million over two years for public broadcasting and use the money for senior citizen...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Media Industry, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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Kansas Senate taking final vote on revised tax bill
The Kansas Senate is preparing to take final action on a bill that cuts the state's individual income tax rates further but also cancels a scheduled drop in the sales tax. The measure up for a vote Thursday follows massive personal income tax cuts...
Tags: Politics, Taxation, Personal Income
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Monsanto's search for 2013 Farm Mom Of The Year now under way
ST. LOUIS /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto's search for America's Farmers Mom of the Year is back for a fourth year to acknowledge the contributions of more than a million female farm operators in the United States. Anyone can nominate their favorite farm mom...Tags: Judges, Politics, Elections, St. Louis, Justice System
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