Julie Wright

traveler, gardener

[Isabella Volmert @isabellavolmert]

Many state legislatures responded to #MeToo with policies against sexual misconduct. As the number of female state lawmakers reaches new heights, some say statehouses are less of a “boys’ club.”

But allegations continue to surface.
https://t.co/bkuNl2yrsT

[The Associated Press @AP]

Getting an appointment for an abortion in Kansas is like winning the lottery, says the doctor at the state's newest clinic. Opened just days after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the clinic was quickly inundated with patients from states with bans. https://t.co/HvLPSoOv41

[Julie Wright @JulieWrightKS]

#ksleg

[The Associated Press @AP]

When police were called to help a 17-year-old boy in the grip of a psychotic episode, events spiraled out of control — and ended in his death. No one was charged. https://t.co/WIIRrxjk3b

[Julie Wright @JulieWrightKS]

AP calls for release of Ethiopian journalist in detention
#FreeAmirAmanKiyaro
https://t.co/0HvP9xzdlm

[Julie Wright @JulieWrightKS]

Video: Deputy runs over fleeing Black man in Kansas field https://t.co/423PcRZw9D

[John Hanna @APjdhanna]

State averaged 671 new cases a day during seven days ending Friday. The previous record, for seven days ending Sept. 28, was 667. The state has reported numbers 6 times in past 2 weeks, and for 5 of them, the data showed a seven-day average of 600 or more cases a day. #ksleg

[Bryan Lowry @BryanLowry3]

Congratulations to Kansas legend ⁦@APjdhanna⁩ on his upcoming induction into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame. Well-deserved honor for the man who has held down the ⁦@AP⁩’s fort in Topeka for more than three decades.

[The Pulitzer Prizes @PulitzerPrizes]

Congratulations to @adndotcom in collaboration with @propublica. #Pulitzer

[Bryan Lowry @BryanLowry3]

In non-impeachment news, I just discovered that ⁦@RoyBlunt⁩’s office has a bearded dragon as an office pet and he’s decked out in #Chiefs gear.

[Julie Wright @JulieWrightKS]

Missouri’s health department director on Tuesday said he tracked the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients as part of an effort to identify what the agency says were “failed abortions” at a St. Louis clinic.

https://t.co/wuEuO42yjb

[Linda A. Johnson @LindaJ_onPharma]

.@JNJNews agrees to pay 41 states + DC $117 M to settle allegations it deceptively marketed its #PelvicMesh products, which support women's sagging organs. J&J also must disclose numerous risks, like pain and bleeding, in future marketing. https://t.co/PlLHp5M5Iu

[AP Oddities @AP_Oddities]

A tractor-trailer hauling pig intestines dumps its load across a downtown highway in Kansas City, Missouri. At least 3 lanes were closed because of the spill. https://t.co/okKrkznzx6 #odd

[AP Race Calls @AP_RaceCalls]

A federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court judge who said President Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account. https://t.co/d1mZu8kFd8

[Julie Wright @JulieWrightKS]

California becomes 1st state to ban hairstyle discrimination (from @AP) https://t.co/fhIujcT0Ts

[Julie Wright @JulieWrightKS]

A Missouri commissioner on Friday ruled that the state's only abortion clinic can continue providing the service at least until August as a fight over its license plays out; says there's a "likelihood" that the clinic will succeed in the dispute.
#moleg
https://t.co/s1qavWC6Al

[Julie Wright @JulieWrightKS]

#ksleg

[Julie Wright @JulieWrightKS]

Missouri governor appoints former judge who has supported anti-abortion pregnancy center — and been disciplined for publicly doing so — to an administrative panel that could handle a licensing dispute with the state's only abortion clinic. https://t.co/T576AdWPOl #moleg

[John Hanna @APjdhanna]

APNewsBreak: Abused and neglected children are again sleeping overnight in the offices of Kansas foster care contractors because homes cannot be found for them quickly enough. #ksleg https://t.co/JpzrZSn6e5

[David Lieb @DavidALieb]

Federal indictment in Arkansas corruption case also says nonprofit group used charity's money for Missouri politicians. @AP: https://t.co/VAKpBmhuXc #moleg

[The Associated Press @AP]

Sources tell @AP President Trump is considering a border or "immigration czar" to coordinate policy across various federal agencies. They say he's considering former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Virginia A.G. Ken Cuccinelli. https://t.co/QW3dExKMO5