Kansas governor vetoes bill altering protections for LGBTQ+ foster children in religious households

Arizona still doesn’t have an LGBTQ license plate. Here’s why

A license plate that Arizona Republicans have blocked would have provided scholarships to community college students who identify as LGBTQ.  Nearly every group that seeks funding from speciality license plates is given the OK from lawmakers—that is, except organizations associated with the LGBTQ community.  Two bills in the House and Senate that would have created a specialty license plate funding a scholarship program organized by Equality Mari…

Kansas Republicans vow to override veto of bill protecting foster families from LGBT ideology

Kansas Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed legislation Monday to prevent the state from forcing foster parents to affirm LGBT ideology, although the bill’s supporters have enough votes to override her decision.

Kansas governor vetoes bill protecting foster and adoptive parents from discrimination

The legislature passed the bill to ensure that Kansas social service agencies don’t follow the example of other states that are blatantly banning Christians from adopting children or serving as foster parents because they refuse to embrace the LGBTQ ideology. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, D, has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited the government from enforcing ideological requirements for hopeful adoptive and foster parents. House Bill 2311 proh…

Kan. Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill to protect prospective foster families from religious discrimination

The governor of Kansas has vetoed a bill that would ensure religious liberty for foster families and prospective foster families, as other states have prevented religious Americans from serving as foster parents due to their views on gender and sexuality.

Kansas governor vetoes bill to protect religious liberty of adoptive parents on gender issues

Kansas Capitol. / Credit: Gino Santa Maria/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2025 / 16:12 pm (CNA). Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed legislation that would have protected the religious liberty of adoptive parents and faith-... [...]

Kansas governor vetoes bill to protect religious liberty of adoptive parents

Kansas Capitol. / Credit: Gino Santa Maria/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2025 / 16:12 pm (CNA). Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed legislation that would have protected the religious liberty of adoptive parents and faith-based adoption centers on issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation.The bill, which passed the state Senate 31-9 and the House 84-38, would have prohibited the Kansas Department for Children…