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Both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House voted Tuesday to enshrine the right to same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law, though the bill's path forward in the Senate is unclear.

Kansas has received $83.5 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for projects that are expected to connect more than 21,000 homes and businesses to high-speed internet service, say federal officials.

The House passed a bill on Tuesday to protect marriage equality, a direct response to an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last month that called for reversing multiple decisions that enshrined LGBTQ rights.

Gov. Laura Kelly prevailed in a whirlwind economic development competition Wednesday by landing a commitment from Panasonic Corp. to build the largest electric vehicle battery plant in the world at an industrial park in eastern Kansas.

Kansas has received $83.5 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for projects that are expected to connect more than 21,000 homes and businesses to high-speed internet service, federal officials announced Thursday.

Fifty people from 27 different countries stood proud and tall as they put their hand in the air and took the the oath of allegiance Sunday at Children's Mercy Park.

It was an emotional but exciting moment.

As we gather this Fourth of July with friends and family, we might celebrate with fireworks, parades and burgers — myself included — but what we're really celebrating are our American values. This is a nation of innovators, of doers and makers, and it has been since the first Independence Day. But over the last few decades, we've lost jobs — lost entire industries — overseas.

Kansas Representative Sharice Davids is wanting to help our LGBTQ+ youth when it comes to their mental health with a new bill.

This comes as a new survey done by The Trevor Project wrote that nearly half (45 percent) of LGBTQ+ Youth in the United State have "seriously considered" suicide in the past year.