Fascism and anti-trans laws in Kansas
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What is the opening news roundup and why does it matter for Kansas listeners?
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This is Kansas City Today. I'm Nomeen Oujieddin. Today is Monday, August 31st. Coming up, an internationally renowned expert on authoritarianism visited Kansas this summer and wrote about it for the New York Times. We'll hear why they think the state's new policies on transgender rights are similar to rules imposed in Nazi Germany. But first, some headlines. A man charged in the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade shooting now faces 14 new charges. KCUR's Grace Hills has more.
Lindell Mays faces seven counts of second-degree assault charges and seven counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. That's on top of his original weapons and murder charges. Mays was one of three men originally charged with second-degree murder after prosecutors say two groups opened fire at each other at the February 2024 parade. The shots killed Lisa Lopez Galvin and injured at least 20 others. Mays is accused of starting the altercation. He's set to head to trial on March 29, 2027.
Jackson County has installed a free vending machine in Raytown that dispenses naloxone, an antidote for opioid overdoses. KCUR's Noah Taborda stopped by.
The blue box vending machine near 63rd Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard in Raytown is stocked with the opioid antagonist Narcan, fentanyl testing strips, and COVID tests. It's the third free-to-use machine Jackson County Public Health has set up so far.
How did the 1951 Kansas City flood shape the city’s history and identity?
Rob Callis is the department's community access coordinator. If we can make it so that no one has to go have one of those negative experiences to get the absolutely life-saving supplies or medicine that they need, then we've done something right. We've made it easier for folks to get the care that they need. Callis says they hope to install more vending machines in Jackson County before the end of the year.
Residents of a troubled apartment complex in Kansas City's historic Northeast are feeling hopeful after striking a deal with the city to help with moving costs. Cricket Wheeler was forced to leave the North Lawn Apartments earlier this month because of unsafe living conditions. He's been living with other displaced tenants in a duplex in Kansas City, Kansas, but can only stay there for one more week. Wheeler says the move was so sudden he couldn't even bring important belongings or his cat.
I barely grabbed my cat as I was going out, and then I lost her on top of that.
The city has agreed to provide residents with storage units, groceries, moving costs, a security deposit, and three months of rent. We'll be back after this.
KCUR and Interurban Art House are celebrating the Kansas farm girl who went on to become America's first female commercial tattoo artist and the local tattoo scene today. Join us for People's History of Kansas City live Thursday, September 24th in Overland Park. More info and tickets are at kcur.org slash tattoos. The raging waters of the 1951 flood in Kansas City tours through the city's West Bottoms and Stockyards District, sweeping thousands of animals into the river's current. You have this terrible flood and there's dead animals everywhere. And then boom, boom, you know, stuff starts blowing up. And you're just like, well, what next? You know, what's going to happen next? How Kansas City was transformed by the 1951 flood on the podcast, A People's History of Kansas City.
What are the key provisions of Kansas Senate Bill 244 that target transgender people?
In July, Senate Bill 244 took effect in Kansas, invalidating the birth certificates and driver's licenses of people who have changed the gender markers on their IDs. The law also bans people from using bathrooms or lockers in public buildings that don't match their gender assigned at birth. And it allows people to file lawsuits against others they see breaking this law. This has made life a lot harder for trans people in Kansas, many of whom have had to scramble to get new IDs or are scared they'll face legal consequences for simply using the bathroom.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening news roundup and why does it matter for Kansas listeners?
0:00–1:46
2
How did the 1951 Kansas City flood shape the city’s history and identity?
1:46–3:55
3
What are the key provisions of Kansas Senate Bill 244 that target transgender people?
3:55–6:25
4
Why does M. Gessen describe Kansas’s driver‑license law as “soft fascism”?
6:25–8:38
5
How does Hannah Arendt’s concept of denationalization help explain Kansas’s new policies?
8:38–11:13
6
What parallels exist between Kansas’s ID restrictions and Nazi Germany’s identification laws?
11:13–12:41
7
How are Colorado organizations assisting trans Kansans displaced by anti‑trans legislation?
12:41–14:10
8
What impact does the inconsistent enforcement of the driver‑license law have on Kansas trans residents?
14:10–15:47
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