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Legislator apologizes for 'YoMama' email about first lady

Last updated Friday, January 6, 2012 - 1:07pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas House Speaker Mike O'Neal on Thursday apologized for an email that made fun of first lady Michelle Obama's hair style and mockingly called her "Mrs. YoMama."

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Kansas seeks federal grant to promote marriage, but not health care

Brad Cooper Kansas City Star

Last updated Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 3:01pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- While turning down one federal handout last week, the administration of Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback was applying for a different one.

No, thanks: $31.5 million for implementing the new federal health care law.

Please remit: $6.6 million to promote marriage.

The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services is seeking $2.2 million a year for three years to pay for counseling that encourages unwed parents to marry. Free marriage licenses would be given to those who do.

State officials portrayed the grant request as the state's first major marriage initiative aimed at reducing child poverty.

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Kansas may close all abortion clinics

Brad Cooper, Kansas City Star McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 10:48am

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- No Kansas abortion clinic has met the state's new licensing rules, raising the prospect that by Friday, Kansas will be the only state where women cannot get an abortion.

On Tuesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the clinics inspected so far hadn't met the new standards approved by the Legislature earlier this year.

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Change in airport scanners could better protect your privacy

Brad Cooper, McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 10:09am

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Shaped like a pear? An hourglass? A brick?

Soon you might be able to walk through airport body scanners confident that uniformed screeners monitoring the machines won't see your particular figure.

The Transportation Security Administration has developed software for scanners that could better protect your privacy at the security checkpoint.

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