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The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 (10 Stat. 277) was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by President Franklin Pierce.
All of the signatories were strongly opposed to the expansion of slavery and had been elected on third-party tickets such as Free Soil.The document was a response to the debate over the second version of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, which, unlike the first version, explicitly repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and thus threatened to open up ...
Kansas Territory was established on May 30, 1854, by the Kansas–Nebraska Act.This act established both the Nebraska Territory and Kansas Territory. The most momentous provision of the Act in effect repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and allowed the settlers of Kansas Territory to determine by popular sovereignty whether Kansas would be a free state or a slave state.
A new Kansas bill is taking aim at certain food and drink options available for those using food stamps. HB 2673 would require KDHE to request a waiver for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Powerful Kansas lobbyists came out in force against Senate Bill 446, a bill that would bar foreign nationals from owning 10 or more acres of land unless approved by a council created by the bill.
The Anti-Nebraska movement was a political alignment in the United States formed in opposition to the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 and to its repeal of the Missouri Compromise provision forbidding slavery in U.S. territories north of latitude 36° 30' N. At the time, the name "Nebraska" could loosely refer to areas west of the Missouri River.
If the Nebraska bill passes as is, it would match the 6.5% state sales taxes of Arkansas, Kansas and Washington, which all currently tie for 9th highest in the nation.
It passed the House by two votes on July 2, but was held in committee by the Senate. On July 8, Senator Stephen A. Douglas took up the Topeka Constitution in a bill counter to Senator Cass, which threw the issue back upon the people of Kansas in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.