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  "path": "/2026/02/15/repub/kansas-governor-vetoes-anti-trans-bathroom-bill-citing-numerous-and-significant-consequences/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T16:36:46.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Civil Rights",
    "LBGTQ",
    "Redistricting",
    "ACLU",
    "Brandon Woodard",
    "Brittany Jones",
    "Dan Hawkins",
    "Harper Seldin",
    "Human Rights Campaign",
    "Kansas Family Voice",
    "Kelley Robinson",
    "Laura Kelly",
    "LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas",
    "Matthew Neumann",
    "transgender",
    "Ty Masterson"
  ],
  "textContent": "TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a controversial bill that forces transgender people to use bathrooms that match their biological sex at birth, saying the poorly drafted legislation would have far-reaching consequences. The Democratic governor now hands House Substitute for Senate Bill 244 back to a Legislature that has enough Republican votes to override her […]",
  "title": "Kansas governor vetoes anti-trans bathroom bill, citing ‘numerous and significant consequences’"
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