KU faces second lawsuit over alleged campus rape and retaliation
A new Title IX suit accuses the University of Kansas of deliberate indifference to sexual assault and harassment, naming coach actions, retaliation against Daisy Tackett, and failures to protect her after reporting the assault. The filing seeks compensation and policy changes, while KU calls the claims baseless.
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Senate advances bill to redirect funds from Planned Parenthood
The Kansas Senate moved SB 486 to final action to ensure federal Title X funds pass to public clinics and health departments for contraception. Opponents decry eugenics concerns and abortion limits. supporters from Kansans for Life and the Kansas Catholic Conference push grant redirection while Planned Parenthood objects. Kansas has not yet cut Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood despite Gov. Brownback’s pledge.
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Moran: Obamas visit prompts prematurity of promises
Moran discusses Obama's 2008 pledge as the Obama administration revisits Guantanamo releases. He notes 680 of 780 prisoners freed or transferred since 2002, nine deaths, and a lack of Libya or Syria capture agreements. Moran predicts Garland's Supreme Court confirmation is unlikely amid GOP opposition. He recalls early Senate talks with Reid about Congress’s productivity and asserts commitment to his duties.
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Water bill seeks shift of Missouri River water west
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon dismissed plans to skim water from the Missouri River as nonsense. In 2015 he called the 360 mile waterway idea the latest harebrained notion from Kansas, as lawmakers consider redirecting water westward.
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Amtrak Southwest Chief Derails Near Cimarron
Investigators link derailment to track condition and a possible railroad-bed issue near US 50 as Amtrak Train 4 derailed 2 1/2 miles west of Cimarron injuring 32 passengers and 14 crew. NTSB report could take a year. feedyard owner cooperated while staff declined comment.
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