Top Morning News 3.29.13 (UPDATED)
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View ArticleBrownback Still Supports Ban On Gay Marriage
Gov. Sam Brownback still supports a federal law against gay marriage that he backed as a member of Congress and says the issue is settled in Kansas because of the state's constitutional ban.Brownback...
View ArticleSalina Mayor Joins Group Supporting Gay Marriage
Six months after Salina residents voted to repeal anti-discrimination protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation, the city's new mayor has joined a national group of mayors who support...
View ArticleKansas Legislator Plans To Take Action Against Gay Marriage
As Kansas supporters of gay marriage celebrated two U.S. Supreme Court rulings Wednesday, Republican Congressman Tim Huelskamp said he would take action.The Supreme Court struck down a provision of a...
View ArticleKansas Delegation Leery of Huelskamp's Constitutional Amendment To Gay Marriage
Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp's bill seeking a constitutional amendment to gay marriage is picking up support, but not from Kansas colleagues.Huelskamp's bill has picked up at least 47 co-sponsors...
View ArticleGay Couples Sue to Overturn Kansas Tax Filing Policy
Legally married same-sex couples are suing the Kansas Department of Revenue over a policy that says they must file separate state tax returns.
View ArticleState Lawmakers Considering Proposal To Protect Those Who Don't Recognize...
Despite several more states legalizing gay marriage recently, Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would protect individuals, groups, and businesses that refuse to recognize same-sex unions...
View ArticleSome Say House Bill 2453 Protects Religious Freedom; Others Say It OK's LGBT...
Kansas' Federal and State Affairs Committee is considering a bill on Tuesday that would protect individuals, groups, and businesses that refuse to recognize same-sex unions.The measure--House Bill...
View ArticleCommittee Could Vote On Bill To Protect Those Who Don't Recognize Same-Sex...
A committee in the Kansas Legislature could vote this week on a bill aiming to protect religious freedom.The bill says businesses, individuals and other groups with strong religious beliefs can't be...
View ArticleKansas House Advances 'Religious Freedom Bill'
The Kansas House of Representatives has advanced a controversial bill that supporters say will protect religious freedom.The bill is seen as a preemptive strike, in case federal courts invalidate the...
View ArticleSusan Wagle: Majority Of Republican State Senators Don't Support 'Religious...
Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle says her chamber is unlikely to pass a bill that would prevent lawsuits against someone who refuses, for religious reasons, to provide services to gay and lesbian...
View ArticleHouse Will Work With Senate On Same-Sex Marriage Bill
House Speaker Ray Merrick says if he had to do it over again, he would not have brought a controversial religious freedom bill up for a vote.The bill would allow businesses, individuals and religious...
View Article'Religious Freedom Bill' Faces Uncertain Future In Kansas Legislature
A bill that supporters say will preserve religious freedom now faces an uncertain future in the Kansas legislature.Bill Proponents say it will protect individuals, businesses and religious groups from...
View ArticleGay-Rights Activists Rally At Statehouse To Protest 'Religious Freedom Bill'
Gay-rights supporters are rallying at the Kansas Statehouse at 1pm on Tuesday to protest anti-gay marriage legislation that critics contend would encourage discrimination.Rally organizers include: the...
View ArticleKansas Senate Reopens Talks Over 'Religious Freedom Bill'
Legislators are also reopening debate on whether the state should give special legal protections for people, groups, and businesses who oppose gay marriage for religious reasons.A Senate panel will...
View ArticleState Rep. Louis Ruiz Drafts Proposal To Expand Anti-Discrimination Laws
A Kansas House Democrat has drafted a new proposal to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.Kansas City Representative Louis Ruiz presented his proposal Tuesday during a...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court Postpones Same-Sex Marriage Hearing
The Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday indefinitely postponed a hearing in a same-sex marriage case because of a federal judge's order in a separate lawsuit barring the state from enforcing its...
View ArticleKansas Asks Court For A Stay On An Injunction Against The State's Same-Sex...
Kansas is asking a federal appeals court to stay a judge's preliminary injunction against the state enforcing its same-sex marriage ban.The state attorney general's office filed the request yesterday...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Temporarily Blocks Same-Sex...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued an order temporarily blocking same-sex marriage in Kansas.Sotomayor's order Monday puts a lower-court order clearing the way for same-sex couples...
View ArticleACLU: Same-Sex Marriage Delay In Kansas Harms LBGT Couples And Their Families
Civil liberties attorneys are telling the U.S. Supreme Court that delaying same-sex marriage in Kansas will harm same-sex couples and their families.The American Civil Liberties Union responded to a...
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