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Correspondent for The Associated Press in Topeka since July 1999; AP newsman in Topeka, 1987-99; University of Kansas grad, with bachelor's degree in journalism

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  1. Feb 28

    Used to dictating to what restrictions to pursue and how to word bills, abortion opponents are stymied now that they may have to compromise to get a proposed anti-abortion amendment to KS Constitution on the ballot.

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  2. Feb 27

    . hit its annual "turnaround" deadline when most bills have to clear their chamber of origin to be considered further.

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  3. Feb 27

    . is leaving its first big votes on the budget, cutting state income taxes and legalizing medical marijuana to the second half of its annual, 90-day session.

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  4. Feb 27

    BREAKING: Investors' growing fears about virus outbreak sends Dow Jones Industrial Average down nearly 1,200 points. The losses extend a weeklong rout in stocks that has wiped out gains the major indexes had posted early this year.
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  5. Feb 26

    Health officials have confirmed a case of coronavirus that could be a sign the virus is spreading in a U.S. community. It is a person in California who has not traveled to a country affected by the outbreak, nor had contact with a known patient.
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  6. Feb 26

    . data shows Kansas Medicaid program has paid for 4 abortions since January 2013, one in 2014, three in 2018, and none since.

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  7. Feb 26

    US House committee says investigation revealed that the polling site was moved “without conducting appropriate due diligence, without consulting the local community, and without taking simple steps to reduce the impact of the move on thousands" until outcry forced action.

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  8. Feb 26

    A U.S. House committee report shows Ford County clerk was dismissive of the national outcry over her decision to move Dodge City's lone polling place before the November 2018 election.

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  9. Feb 26

    Issue arose because owners of a NW Ks dairy farm sued over a 1967 law banning off-farm advertising of raw milk product. State agreed not to enforce it in settling the case, but it led to talk of banning raw milk sales. Ks Dept of Agriculture sought labeling law instead.

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  10. Feb 26

    Got (raw) milk? Senate approves bill to allow on-the-farm sale of raw milk so long as containers have a label stating that it's unpasteurized.

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  11. Feb 26

    President Trump designates Vice President Pence to lead the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak. Follow our ongoing coverage.
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  12. Feb 26

    Six dead, including shooter, in attack at Milwaukee's Molson Coors brewery complex, police say.
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  13. Feb 26

    The Senate voted 18-17 against an amendment to the sports betting bill to lower the state's take on slots at The Woodlands dog and horse racing park in KCK. The vote:

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  14. Feb 26

    There's also the question of whether the state should try to revive long-closed dog and horse racing tracks. The 2007 casino law also allowed slot machines at tracks, but track owners have said that the state's take of the revenue is too high for slots to be profitable.

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  15. Feb 26

    Democrats found that disparate treatment galling. during debate: "The bill is of the casinos, by the casinos and for the casinos. This bill was written by the casinos."

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  16. Feb 26

    The bill authorizes online sales of lottery tickets, but under tight conditions (no music or graphics that look, sound or feel like slot machines.) Lottery says it would boost sales by $3M a year and that less restrictive provisions could boost sales $27M a year.

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  17. Feb 26

    Estimates are that sports betting would bring in a few million dollars a year. That's because 95% of the money wagered goes back to the players in prizes.

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  18. Feb 26

    The lottery has contracts with private companies to manage its casinos in KCK, south of Wichita, Dodge City and SE Kansas. Under the Senate bill, sports wagering would be through the casinos, though they could develop phone or computer apps to take wagers.

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  19. Feb 26

    Some background: KS Constitution generally prohibits lotteries but in 1986, voters approved amendments making exceptions for a state lottery and pari-mutuel wagering on dog and horse races. In 2007, to authorize casinos, lawmakers made them state-owned, under the lottery.

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  20. Feb 26

    Here's the final vote.

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