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Democratic Governor Fails to Veto Kansas Age Verification Bill

Kansas’ Democratic governor, Laura Kelly, expressed strong reservations about the state’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, but ultimately decided not to veto it, allowing the legislation to become law by default without her signature.

Kansas Republican Aims to Create New Bureaucracy to 'Investigate' Porn Websites

Republican state legislators succeeded Monday in moving forward Kansas’ version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, despite serious concerns raised by House Democrats about the cost of establishing a new bureaucracy tasked with investigating websites for pornographic content.

Kansas Senator Dismisses Free Speech Concerns About Her Age Verification Bill

The Kansas state Senate Judiciary Committee last week voted unanimously to endorse the state’s copycat version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, despite Democratic senators expressing concerns about potential implications for free speech.

Sen. Josh Hawley's New Book on Manhood Lambasts 'Timid, Weak, Sterile' Porn Watchers

“Manhood,” the new book by controversial U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Kansas, features an extended chapter titled “Cheap Sex,” in which the Republican politician asserts, “Nothing could be more timid or weak, more sterile, than a man, alone, staring at porn on his phone.”

Joyboxx Founder to Appear on Kansas City Radio Show Tuesday Morning

Joyboxx founder and inventor Deborah will be interviewed tomorrow on “The Johnny Dare Morning Show” at The Rock! 98.9 FM, Kansas City’s Rock Station.

Kansas Lawmakers Want Porn Money (Again)

The Sunflower State is at it again, as some Kansas lawmakers seek to legislate morality and grab a perceived tax windfall under the guise of working for the greater good.

Kansas Senate Passes Resolution Condemning Porn

The Kansas Senate on Tuesday voted to condemn pornography, calling it "a public health hazard that leads to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms.”

Joanna Angel to Dance at Bazooka’s Showgirls in Kansas City

Adult superstar Joanna Angel will be the main attraction at Bazooka’s Showgirls in Kansas City, Mo., for two nights of onstage revelry.

Kansas Bill Introduces Zoning for Adult Retail Stores, Strip Clubs

A Kansas bill that would establish new rules where strip clubs and DVD and sex toy and novelty stores could be located was criticized by the Topeka Capital-Journal in an editorial last week.

Kansas Approves Sex Toy Auction to Recoup Lost Taxes

Kansas tax revenues might get a boost from an unlikely and racy source — the sale of sex toys from a chain of adult stores that went belly up after withholding taxes from the state.

Sophie Dee, Gianna Michaels at Bazooka’s in Kansas City

Adult stars Sophie Dee and Gianna Michaels will appear in Kansas City this weekend, dancing at Bazooka’s Showgirls and giving fans the opportunity to meet the two porn performers.

Strippers Can Collect Unemployment, Kansas Supreme Court Rules

The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that exotic strippers are legitimate employees and not just independent contractors where they work.

Kansas Jury Rules in ‘Sexting’ Statue Obscenity Case

The latest obscenity case to hit the law books may come as a surprise to observers in more liberal communities, because it was aimed at a statue, rather than at sexual content.

Prinzzess’ National Dance Tour Stops in N.Y., Kansas

Girlfriends Films contract performer Prinzzess Felicity Jade continues her national feature dance tour with upcoming stops in New York and Kansas.

Diamond Foxxx About to Turn Kansas into 'Lust Bowl'

Diamond Foxxx is doing eight shows at Jezebel’s Gentlemen’s Club during a three-night stint April 22-24 in Kansas.

Nautica Thorn Travels to Kansas City

Just landing in Southern California from her week-long trip back home in Hawaii, adult performer Nautica Thorn continues on to Kansas City, Mo.

Obscenity Bill in Kansas Could Expose Educators to Prosecution

A new measure being considered by the state legislature would remove educator exemptions from Kansas’ obscenity laws and require teachers there to receive approval from their local school board to use any teaching materials that could be considered legally obscene.

Kansas Obscenity Indictment Dismissed

Johnson County prosecutors dismissed the grand jury indictment accusing Gringo Loco, a convenience store in Olathe, of promoting obscenity after the offending title was removed from the store's stock.

Kansas Grand Jury Drops Obscenity Charges

A business indicted for obscenity last month has been cleared of charges in Johnson County District Court after the district attorney's office signed an order to dismiss the case.

Kansas City Grand Jury Indicts Storeowner on Obscenity

The Johnson County grand jury that handed down three obscenity indictments last week indicted a fourth business on obscenity charges before disbanding yesterday.