End anonymous bills in Kansas Legislature
Editorial urges transparency by naming sponsors of committee bills in Kansas. It cites a recent Kansas City Star investigation noting 94 percent of last session’s bills listed only a committee and argues lawmakers should be identifiable. Supporters say voters deserve to know who initiates and backs legislation. opponents warn of gut and go tactics.
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Kansas
Stephanie Clayton
Overland Park
The
Kansas City Star
Idaho
Iowa
West Virginia
Clayton
Associated Press
House
Ron Ryckman
Senate
Susan Wagle
Ryckman
Wagle
Olympic diplomacy softens Korea standoff but crisis resumes
The Trump administration pursues measured talk with North Korea during the PyeongChang Games, pausing brinkmanship as Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in foster dialogue. Officials highlight coalition pressure and sanctions while warning that denuclearization talks must continue after the Olympics.
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U.S
New England
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Moon Jaein
Rex Tillerson
State Department
Pyongyang
North
South Korea
Moon
Russia
China
Kim
Seoul
U.N. Security Council
Tillerson
Canada
Public Forum Yemen crisis plea to halt US support
A Yemen reader describes a humanitarian catastrophe from Aden and the Saudi led war. The piece cites tens of thousands dead, mass malnutrition, a cholera outbreak with over one million cases, and requests action to cut US weapons and airlift support while urging immediate aid and congressional pressure.
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Yemen
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
Aden
Abd- Rabba Mansour Hadi
U.S
Chris Murphy
D-Conn
Frank Janzen
Lawrence
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