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Kansas state Sen. Mike Thompson, R-Shawnee, confers with Jason Long, an attorney on the Kansas Legislature's bill drafting staff before a meeting of the Senate committee Thompson chairs, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Thompson is leading an effort to prevent the state from investing its funds using environmental, social or governance principles. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Business backlash pushing GOP to weaken anti-ESG proposals

Conservative Republicans who want to thwart socially and environmentally conscious investing are now being pushed to water down their proposals by backlash from powerful business groups and fears … more

By JOHN HANNA and TOM DAVIES | 3/9/23

FILE - Nebraska state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn speaks during debate in Lincoln, Neb., May 7, 2019. Nebraska could join 48 other states in offering public money for private school tuition under a bill advanced by the state Legislature on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, even as some lawmakers expressed concern about taxpayer dollars going to private schools allowed to turn away students based on religious tenets. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Public money for private school tuition bill advances

Nebraska could join 48 other states in offering public money for private school tuition under a bill advanced by the state Legislature on Wednesday. Rather than appropriating taxpayer dollars … more

By MARGERY A. BECK | 3/8/23

Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Mar. 08.The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.Please … more

3/8/23

AP-Network 4:15 aes

Kansas (COPY:Music ) <<CAT:Arts and Entertainment>> Kansas-tractor apa298700-Actuality--LINVILLE, NC-(Richard Williams, guitarist for Kansas)-“to the gig ”-Guitarist … more

3/8/23

AP-Network 2:15 aes

Kansas (COPY:Music ) <<CAT:Arts and Entertainment>> Kansas-10-piece soul bands-05-39-27-338 apa298701-Actuality--LINVILLE, NC-(Richard Williams, guitarist for Kansas)-“for … more

3/8/23

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Kansas City Star. March 3, 2023. Editorial: Jailhouse informants can have incentive to lie. Kansas bill shows the bigger picture In an era when crime issues are often played for partisan … more

By The Associated Press | 3/7/23

Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, Mar. 07.The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.Please … more

3/7/23

Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Monday, Mar. 06.The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.Please … more

3/6/23

KS--Kansas Digest

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Kansas stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Kansas and the rest of the world, visit … more

3/6/23

Connecticut News Digest

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Connecticut stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Connecticut and the rest of the … more

3/6/23

Patrick Chapman, 27, prepares for customers Thursday, March 2, 2023, at The Golden Scoop, an Overland Park, Kan., ice cream and coffee shop that employs workers with developmental disabilities, paying them more than minimum wage. But some disabled workers employed at so-called sheltered workshops are earning far less than minimum wage, an issue that has captured the attention of lawmakers in the state. Disability rights advocates say the practice is discriminatory and more than a dozen states have banned such wages. (AP Photo/Heather Hollingsworth)

Kansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates

Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say could help employers who pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage, bucking a national trend. A Kansas … more

By JOHN HANNA | 3/6/23

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Saturday, March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP News Digest 3 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. … more

3/6/23

Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Mar. 05.The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.Please … more

3/5/23

AP-Network 8:15 pes

Conch Blowing Contest (COPY:V0525) <<CAT:General News-US Domestic>> Conch Blowing Contest-Fla 2 apa298178-Actuality--KEY WEST, Fla.-(Brian Cardis, a Macon, Georgia doctor, … more

3/4/23

AP-Network 7:15 pes

Election 2024 CPAC (COPY:V1348) <<CAT:Government and Politics>> Election 2024 CPAC-Trump 1 apa298154-Actuality--OXON HILL, Md.-(Former President Donald Trump)-“other … more

3/4/23

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech during a meeting of the Federal Security Service (FSB) board as Federal Security Service (FSB) director Alexander Bortnikov sits next in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Two Americans arrested on charges of selling tech to Russia

The Justice Department has arrested two Kansas men on allegations that they illegally exported aviation-related technology to Russia and provided repair services for the equipment. Cyril Gregory … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN | 3/2/23

Mark Skoglund, the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission's executive director, follows a House committee hearing as members discuss a bill to overhaul the commission and rewrite campaign finance laws, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The commission has been investigating Republican campaign practices for at least a year. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Complaint: Kansas agency probing GOP broke open meetings law

The Kansas ethics commission is accused of violating the state's open meetings law by two defense attorneys who also question the fairness of a yearlong investigation into Republican campaign … more

By JOHN HANNA | 3/2/23

FILE - Zoe Schell, from Topeka, Kan., stands on the steps of the Kansas Statehouse during a rally to protest the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion, June 24, 2022, in Topeka. Seven months after a decisive statewide vote affirmed abortion rights in Kansas, the Republican-controlled Legislature’s annual session in some ways looks a lot like previous ones, with multiple anti-abortion proposals. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Abortion opponents seek smaller changes in Kansas after vote

Seven months after a decisive statewide vote affirmed abortion rights in Kansas, the Republican-controlled Legislature’s annual session in some ways looks a lot like previous ones, with multiple … more

By JOHN HANNA | 3/2/23

AP-Network 12:15 aes

NBA Celtics 118 Cavaliers 113, intro wrap (COPY:g0546) <<CAT:Sports-Basketball>> NBA Celtics 118 Cavaliers 113, intro wrap-Ferry1 apa297583-Wrap--UNDATED-(Dave Ferry, AP … more

3/2/23

AP-Network 6:15 aes

NBA Grizzlies 121 Lakers 109 (COPY:LAC0992) <<CAT:Sports-Basketball>> NBA Grizzlies 121 Lakers 109-Morton wrap apa297435-Wrap--MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Bruce Morton, correspondent, … more

3/1/23

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