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The ordinance, effective immediately, prohibits any practice or treatment that seeks to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity. But the road to the new ban has been tumultuous, despite pressure from Kansas City LGBTQ organizations.
It’s already illegal for health care providers to practice so-called conversion therapy in parts of Jackson County, but the failed ordinance would have outlawed use of the discredited practice on minors across the county and made it easier to report abuse.
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The raises, paid for by a tax levy approved in August, will take the district from the lowest salaries in the metropolitan area to the highest.
Voters will have a choice for legislative representatives in Jackson County's 1st District, which includes western and eastern swaths of Kansas City, and the 6th District, which includes Lee’s Summit.