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# Kansas daily brief
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/kansas-daily-brief-36/
- Published: 2026-02-12T13:01:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-04T02:34:36.000Z
- Description: Kansas and US news for busy people - Feb 12, 2026 edition
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: hcj, #brief, #fullemail

# 🌾Kansas

- **Student income verification:** Senate passed SB 387 (22-18) requiring schools to verify household income for "at-risk" student funding, with rural Republicans and Democrats opposing due to administrative burdens on smaller districts.
- **Healthcare non-competes banned?** SB 504 would prohibit hospitals from blocking doctors and nurses with non-compete agreements, aimed at addressing rural healthcare shortages by letting providers stay in their communities.
- **Early childhood director confirmed:** Christi Smith narrowly confirmed 21-19 to lead Office of Early Childhood after unusual conservative Republican opposition, saved by Democratic and moderate GOP coalition.
- **Artificial food dyes banned?** Committee advanced SB 390 banning Red 40, Yellow 5/6, Blue 1/2, and Green 3 from school meals by 2028-2029, reflecting bipartisan concern over ultra-processed ingredients.
- **E-cigarette regulation:** Senate unanimously (40-0) passed SB 355 requiring state licensing for vape manufacturers and restricting youth-targeted marketing amid concerns over teen vaping rates.

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# 🇺🇸 US

- **Healthcare Jobs**: Nearly all 130,000 jobs added in January were healthcare positions, driven by America's aging population, while government, finance, and transportation sectors cut workers.
- **Iran Carrier Deployment**: Pentagon considers ordering second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump weighs military action against Iran; USS George H.W. Bush could deploy within two weeks.
- **Canada Tariff Vote**: House voted 219-211 to rescind Trump's Canada tariffs with six Republicans defecting, though the symbolic rebuke faces certain presidential veto.
- **Bondi-Jayapal Clash**: AG Pam Bondi brought printout labeled "Jayapal Pramila Search History" to congressional hearing, showing Democrat's searches through Epstein files, sparking spying accusations.
- **Venezuela Oil Push**: Energy Secretary Wright visited Caracas to revive Venezuela's oil industry and press for elections within 18 months following Maduro's capture by U.S. commandos.

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# February 12 1999: President Bill Clinton acquitted on both articles of impeachment

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