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State of Good tracks positive, locally reported news from Kansas. Below are 2 uplifting stories, pulled directly from Kansas's newsrooms and community publishers and refreshed every morning.

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Diabolical judicial selection amendment swept away by a righteous tsunami of Kansas ballots

They did it again. Kansans supporting abortion rights and public education turned out en masse Tuesday to send a decisive message to Republican power brokers determined to bring the state Supreme Court to heel. Not on our watch, voters said. Not four years ago, not today. The scope of the achievement staggered. Not only did […]

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:33:15 +0000
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Kansas judge says decision to strike abortion restrictions not ‘even a close call’

TOPEKA — A Kansas judge took a sledgehammer to a slate of abortion restrictions dating back to 1997, ruling the state came up short in arguing the Kansas Legislature should be able to impose waiting periods, mandate abortion reversal disclosures and require doctors to obtain patients’ reasons for seeking an abortion. Christopher Jayaram’s 260-page decision, […]

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:27:57 +0000