Kansas pushes transgender ban
Kansas conservatives pushed a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl’s and women’s school sports through the Republicancontrolled Legislature but don’t have enough support yet to overcome a possible veto by the state’s Democratic governor.
The Senate approved the measure 26-11 after the House passed it late Thursday 76-43, sending it to Gov. Laura Kelly. Overturning a veto in Kansas requires a two-thirds majority of all members — whether they are present for the vote — and both chambers were short of the mark.
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