In Kansas News
Kansans cannot yet change gender markers on their driver’s licenses, despite a recent court decision supporting their right to do so. Daniel Caudill of the Kansas News Service explains.
SOCA recent appeals court ruling seemed to allow transgender Kansans to change the gender markers on their IDs.
Those changes had been blocked since 2023 after Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach filed suit.
But with Kobach appealing the latest decision, the court’s ruling cannot take effect until the appeal is complete.
The appeals court argues state law lets people use a gender marker that does not match their sex at birth. Kobach argues sex and gender are the same.
For the Kansas News Service, I’m Daniel Caudill.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will continue raiding worksites in the agriculture and hospitality industries… under orders from President Trump
The directive is a reversal from just a few days ago… when Trump halted the policy after ICE conducted a sweeping raid at a meatpacking facility in Nebraska.
At the time, Trump said the policy was quote “very aggressive” and could take long time workers away from farmers.
Industry leaders like Matt Teagarden of the Kansas Livestock Association say they’re concerned the raids could hurt businesses and consumers.
“These raids disrupt our food supply and contribute to higher prices.”
The move comes as the Trump administration is reportedly pushing for ICE agents to arrest about 3,000 people a day.
And in Missouri News
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is panning a proposal in a high-profile budget bill that would sharply cap a critical tax that helps pay for the state’s Medicaid program.
At issue is the so-called Big Beautiful Bill that includes President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and immigration restriction agenda. It also would gradually force states like Missouri to cap medical provider taxes at 3.5% – which is lower than the current 4.2% rate.
Hawley says he’s worried about how that proposal will affect rural hospitals.
“Almost 50% of our hospitals in Missouri are rural. Heck, I grew up in a town of 4,000 people where we had one of those rural hospitals, and I don't want to see any of them close. So there's work to do on that.”
The House version of the bill would bar states from raising their medical provider taxes.
