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- ↑ Kansas lawmaker wants to make surrogate motherhood illegal, Washington Post , January 29, 2014, Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ↑ Sonogram During Anti-abortion Rally at Kansas Statehouse Draws Mixed Reactions, Kansas City Star . Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ↑ Kansas Lawmaker Wants to Make Surrogate Motherhood Illegal, Washington Post , January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ↑ Poster Incited Kansas Sex Ed Touts Grinding and Oral Sex, Lawrence Journal-World , February 18, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ Senate Bill Strikes Teacher Protection -from Prosecution, Topeka Capital Journal , February 4, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ↑ , Los Angeles Times , March 3, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Local Spat And Party Politics Threaten Kansas Governor's Pick To Head Commerce". kcur.org. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ↑ Panel rejects Toland nomination, Iola Register , Richard Luken, March 21, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ↑ "David Toland confirmation hearing before Kansas Senate panel devolves into bitterness". cjonline.com. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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