Drug testing bill heads to governor in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers passed a measure requiring drug tests for welfare and unemployment applicants through TANF. The bill also enacts random suspicion based tests for state officials and certain public safety staff, with mandatory treatment for those testing positive and funding from TANF or Medicaid. Governor Brownback's decision is pending, with a final vote 29 to 9 in the Senate.
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Kansas Senate moves to final approval on anti abortion bill
Kansas Senate approves sweeping abortion restrictions moving the measure toward final passage. The bill would block tax breaks for providers, bar them from supplying sex education materials, and redefine life as beginning at fertilization while restricting medical expense deductions. House must review revisions before Gov. Brownback signs.
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Measure to lure new casino fails in Kansas
In Topeka the Kansas Senate rejected a bill to rewrite a 2007 gambling law, killing plans for a southeast Kansas state owned casino and slots at dog and cat racing tracks. The 24 to 15 vote ends an effort that would have lowered required investments and removed slot provisions, with track owners opposing the deal and noting insufficient profit shares.
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