Judge blocks parts of law banning medical treatment for transgender children
A Douglas County judge on Friday blocked parts of a law that ban using puberty blockers and hormone therapy for treating transgender youth to...
Senator seeks legislative investigation of convicted financial executive
Republican state Sen. Stephen Owens of Hesston on Thursday urged the Kansas Legislature to investigate the actions of Brad Heppner, the disgraced former top...
Federal judicial nominees advance to full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced three nominees for the federal bench in Kansas to the full Senate for consideration.
A split committee signed...
Reorg of state nursing board – in state of ‘upheaval’ – complicating medical abortion...
The Legislature's move to overhaul the state nursing board is complicating a legal challenge to a state law prohibiting advanced practice registered nurses from...
Seven seek seat on Kansas Supreme Court; A look at who’s who
Seven candidates have applied to replace Martha Luckert on the Kansas Supreme Court in what might be the last time that the Supreme Court...
Senators quiz federal bench nominees about newspaper raid, tobacco settlement
U.S. Senators on Wednesday probed and prodded three nominees for the federal bench in Kansas, asking them about a range of topics including their...
Former Supreme Court justice passes away after battle with ALS
Former Kansas Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Wilson died Saturday after resigning from the high court last year when she was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s...
Federal judge upholds Minnesota in-state tuition law challenged by Justice Department
A Minnesota law giving in-state tuition at higher education institutions for students unlawfully in the United States has survived a legal challenge from the...
Legislature approves bill giving A.G. oversight of local government lawsuits
The Kansas Legislature late Thursday night approved a bill giving Attorney General Kris Kobach oversight of class-action lawsuits brought by local governments.
The House voted...
Kansas passes bill imposing new protections against crypto kiosk scams
The Kansas Legislature on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that's intended to safeguard Kansans from scams that employ cryptocurrency kiosks scattered across the state.
The...
