Fuming over transgender driver’s license ruling, Kobach asks for special session

Fuming over transgender driver’s license ruling, Kobach asks for special session

After the Kansas Supreme Court rejected AG Kris Kobach’s appeal, he asked lawmakers to convene a special session addressing gender changes on driver’s licenses.

Kansas Republicans shift focus from gerrymandering to anti-trans law in quest for a special session

Kansans rally in support of transgender rights May 5, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Republican legislative leaders are urging lawmakers to support their push for a special session where they can both ban Kansans from altering gender markers on their driver’s licenses and redraw congressional maps. Senate President Ty Masterson and House Speaker Dan Hawkins have been trying to garner enough signatures…

UPDATED: Legislative leadership says A.G. wants special session on ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’

(UPDATED to include comments from House speaker, Senate president and top House and Senate Democrats and ACLU executive director and the president of Kansas Family Voice) Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is urging lawmakers to convene a special legislative session to keep the courts from allowing transgender Kansans from changing their gender markers on driver's licenses. Senate President Ty Masterson and House Speaker Dan Hawkins sent identi…