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Kansas congressional delegation’s partisan division mirrors policy gap on debt, budget
Kansas' GOP delegation in D.C. views federal debt negotiations as chance to force spending reform, while lone Democrat seeks solution that avoids default.
Kansas, Montana lawmakers object to pronounced riptide of LGBTQ+ ‘erasure’ legislation
Lawmakers from Kansas and Montana objected to state legislatures advancing bills designed to undermine rights of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Kansas Action for Children sounds alarm on anti-vax, food security and child care bills
The nonprofit Kansas Action for Children says the 2023 Legislature followed the wrong policy path on food stamp, child care and anti-vaccination bills.
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes massive bundle of tax legislation touted by GOP lawmakers
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill loaded with special-interest tax cuts mostly beneficial to businesses and urged lawmakers to focus relief on regular Kansans.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran seeking overhaul of U.S. document classification system
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, urges Congress to modernize federal law on handling classified and unclassified federal information.
Kelly relies on executive power to scuttle deal on COVID-19 lawsuit filed by Wichita business
Six Republican legislators on the State Finance Council wanted to settle a COVID-19 lawsuit filed in Wichita, but Gov. Laura Kelly rejected the deal.
Kansas governor signs bipartisan bill decriminalizing use of fentanyl test strips
Gov. Laura Kelly signs bill legalizing fentanyl test strips to curtail overdoses and increasing penalties for making and selling opioid-laced substances.
Provision of Kansas K-12 funding bill slices state aid to about 100 public school districts
A bill on Gov. Laura Kelly's desk reforming K-12 public school spending tied to enrollment could lead to reduction in appropriations to 100 districts.
Rep. Sean Tarwater’s assessment of KPERS option for new government workers: It ‘sucks’
Rep. Sean Tarwater says KPERS Tier 3 option available to newer legislators and other state government hires, to use his terminology, "sucks."
Kansas State Library offers bestseller ebooks, obscure ag reports and view through a glass floor
Kansas State Library, based in renovated space at the Capitol, offers a journey into state government's obscure past and access to modern library tools.
Kelly moving ahead with Kansas mandate for two-person engine crews on trains
Gov. Laura Kelly vowed to offer a regulation mandating railroads operate trains with two-person crews in the cab rather than dropping to a lone engineer.
U.S. District Court drops gavel on Kansas’ unconstitutional attack of advance mail-in voting
A U.S. District Court judge found unconstitutional key provisions of a 2021 Kansas law aimed at deterring distribution of applications for advance mail-in ballots.