Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people’s ages
Kansas is poised to require internet pornography sites to verify that visitors are adults. It would join Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied.
![Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people's ages](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c56366bd-6c08-401b-b406-12dc41f8bd26.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults, a move that would follow Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied.
The majestic halls of the Kansas Statehouse echoed this week with downright mendacious chatter about taxes.
![Statehouse scraps: GOP leaders' tax bill lavishes top 20% of Kansas earners with 70% of benefits - Kansas Reflector](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f8b060db-34a4-4aa2-9939-e6e8739049bd.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives sent a sweeping flat tax plan to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
!['Historic tax relief': Kansas House advances flat tax plan to governor - Kansas Reflector](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b91c8888-4852-4dd6-ada2-5b745a778ab5.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly outlined her proposals on everything from taxes to child care in the annual address.
![Expand Medicaid, fund schools: Kansas governor outlines goals in State of the State speech](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/22913a9d-5ed8-42f9-aadc-e2744bc2e054.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A Girard dress code policy that led to the forced cutting of an 8-year-old Native American boy’s hair has been rescinded.
![Kansas school district that forced Native American boy to cut hair changes dress code policy - Kansas Reflector](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/689c5e58-9730-4bbe-9d99-4b1c643bd316.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A Girard dress code policy that led to the forced cutting of an 8-year-old Native American boy’s hair has been rescinded.
An influx of federal infrastructure dollars will allow Kansas cities to join a long-running train route between Oklahoma and Texas.
![With boost from federal dollars, Kansas passenger train route set to become reality - Kansas Reflector](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/71ee16d4-78de-43fc-8bca-10c08b056c3b.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Kansas Attorney General to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a 24-hour waiting period
Attorney General Kris Kobach is appealing a state judge’s ruling that has blocked enforcement of multiple abortion restrictions.
![Kansas to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a 24-hour waiting period](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4a5999a2-4940-4acc-8979-0c8173f010de.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The public library in the religion-dominated city of St. Marys has managed to hang onto its lease by the removal of LGBTQ books.
!['I'm not real proud': St. Marys public library gets new lease by removing LGBTQ books for kids - Kansas Reflector](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/fa174156-4a52-4cfd-a614-9b9dd1487a24.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody enlisted the support of local and state law enforcement officials in the days before he led raids on the local newspaper office, the publisher's home, and the home of a city councilwoman.
The EPA said Kansas' environmental agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also will continue to inspect the area for the next five years or 'until it is determined that monitoring is no longer ne
![Cleanup is done on a big Kansas oil spill on the Keystone system, the company and EPA say](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/13066b85-3c3f-4122-b9aa-2e0a0cb58960.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The temporary injunction also puts state-mandated counseling and a new abortion pill 'reversal' law on hold.
![Kansas judge blocks 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9cbd818a-bcde-4689-bf28-857e65cb8145.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Senate President Ty Masterson and House Speaker Dan Hawkins oppose Medicaid expansion. Their deception is both a wildly inaccurate portrayal of uninsured Kansas who could benefit from Medicaid expansion.
![Legislative leaders spread biased tropes about disabled Kansans in crusade against Medicaid - Kansas Reflector](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/2b6f724d-9385-43d8-9da1-26d18111ab65.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Nearly 55% of Republicans support expanding Medicaid, according to a new poll from Fort Hays State University.
![Most Kansans support expanding Medicaid, abortion rights, new survey finds](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1da8be50-83d1-4be8-a882-d8865fe661a5.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to monitoring how much groundwater irrigators are pumping out.
![As aquifer levels decline in the Great Plains, states weigh the need to meter irrigation wells](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ff94ff1c-959c-40ed-9154-c831a1406b43.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Joan Farr's presidential campaign hinged on support from the actor Keanu Reeves — but after $9,000 in Bitcoin transfers, she reached the conclusion that she had been scammed by a CIA poser.
![How a fake Keanu Reeves convinced a Kansas woman to abandon her dream of being president - Kansas Reflector](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1639a300-5c8c-48a1-8f3c-ce14c3dfe11a.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended. Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield on Saturday confirmed to The Associated Press that he suspended Chief Gideon Cody this week.
![The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4cf2f8af-cb0e-423d-b423-91b1083ddbd0.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Marshall to federal employees on brink of shutdown: ‘We all have to, you know, sacrifice’
With a federal shutdown looming as Congress appears unable to pass a temporary funding bill, hundreds of thousands of government employees are likely to start missing paychecks starting next week.
Sen. Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican, said Thursday it just comes with the job.
The top Republicans in the State Legislature announced they will resurrect a massive flat tax plan in the upcoming legislative session.
![Top Kansas Republicans push flat tax proposal, pan Medicaid expansion - Kansas Reflector](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ea935325-0a50-42b8-b042-e25ac3be6634.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A new labor report revealed the current annual rate of degree and certificate completion at Kansas colleges and universities would be insufficient to meet anticipated growth in demand.
![Kansas faces shortfall of 34,000 college-educated workers through 2030](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/451e6065-55b4-4476-b5a4-ab3bfc28fc0b.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The artifacts were thought to be made between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. and come from the Nazca region in Peru. They come from a collection that the Miami County Historical Society and Museum received five years ago from a Kansas City couple's trust.
![A rural Kansas town returns invaluable pre-Columbian artifact to Peru: 'The right thing to do'](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/87d1ce44-5937-4d8f-8c78-9d0c34096f20.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
It's really fun so far. It's been my "relaxing" game inbetween playing Baldur's Gate, Armored Core and Remnant 2.
Yep, the political culture in small towns can get really out of control.
As a Wichitan, I'm so sick of this shit.
This used to be my favorite spot to see a movie and get dinner and drinks. Regal really ran it into the ground. I hope someone can revive it.
St. Mary's is a dying town for a reason.
Nice. I need to actually plan a stop the next time I'm headed that way.
I dual boot because it's just way easier to get some games running from Epic or Game Pass on Windows. I use Linux just fine, but don't want to have to fight anti-cheat systems if I don't have to.
Brands and government accounts are going to flock to Threads. They want a place for general announcements that has some consistency in moderation and stability. Musk has largely destroyed that on twitter.
Setback to Biden? More of a setback for the people with loans.
Absolutely, I just didn't mess with it too long, because I just wanted to see if it would run on the steam deck.
I think it was the triggers. There are definitely ways to make steam gear work. I didn't mess with it too long, because I was just experimenting with steam deck emulation to see what would run.
There are some pressure sensitive controls in, at least, MGS3 that relied on the dualshock's capabilities. I assume there will be adjustments to that. It was a barrier when I tried to emulate it.
Tamarind chutney. It would be like a spiced tamarind agua fresca.
The admins and many of the users take volunteer labor for granted on the site.