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Kansas allows joint tax returns for gay couples
The disclosure of the policy change was made in a filing Thursday asking U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of gay and lesbian couples.
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Kansas Chamber: Governor’s order sufficient on gay marriage
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce says legislators should not pursue a new religious objections law following an executive order from Republican Gov. Sam Brownback protecting clergy and religious groups.
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Kansas governor issues order shielding clergy from same-sex marriage
Gov. Sam Brownback issued an executive order in response to last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. The order said the “imposition” of same-sex marriage could lead to “potential infringements” of religious liberties.
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Kansas extends some benefits to married same-sex couples
Kansas is allowing married gay and lesbian residents to change their names on driver’s licenses and is having the health insurance plan for state workers offer coverage to their same-sex spouses, officials said Tuesday.
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Kansas opens state workers’ health plan to same-sex spouses
The health insurance plan for Kansas state government workers is allowing married gay and lesbian couples to obtain coverage for their spouses.
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Kansas: State’s defense of same-sex marriage ban cost taxpayers $100K
The Kansas attorney general’s office says legal disputes involving the state’s same-sex marriage ban have cost taxpayers nearly $100,000 over the past 18 months.
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Kansas governor pondering same-sex marriage ‘religious objections’ legislation
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback said Thursday that he’s considering proposing a new religious objections law for Kansas following the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage, and he defended his administration’s cautious response to the ruling.
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Kansas AG dismisses state court case against same-sex marriage
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has dismissed a case he filed last year with the state Supreme Court to keep counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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All counties in Kansas now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Same-sex couples were able to obtain marriage licenses in all of Kansas’ 105 counties Tuesday, but the state wasn’t yet allowing gay and lesbian spouses to change their last names on driver’s licenses or file joint income tax returns.
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Kansas urges dismissal of federal lawsuit challenging same-sex marriage ban
Kansas argues in a new court filing that same-sex couples’ ability to obtain marriage licenses in many counties should prompt a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by gay and lesbian couples.