Kansas sues State Employee Health Plan administrator; says it’s profiting at state expense
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a lawsuit against one of the third-party administrators of the State Employee Health Plan, accusing the company...
Kobach backs bill forcing governor to turn over food-assistance data
Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach on Tuesday urged Kansas lawmakers to pass a law that would force Gov. Laura Kelly's administration to supply food-assistance...
UPPATED: Judicial nominee navigates questions about judicial philosophy, how to define women
(Updated to include recommendation to full Senate)
State appeals court nominee Lori Bolton Fleming on Monday morning navigated questions about judicial philosophy, agency regulations, attorney...
Teacher sues school district over name, pronoun policy
A Geary County math teacher is suing the local school board for refusing to give her a religious exemption from a policy requiring teachers...
Attorney general disputes missing key deadline in abortion case
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach's office is disputing whether it missed a deadline to respond to a court ruling that declared a series of...
UPDATED: Federal government challenges in-state tuition for immigrants living in U.S. illegally
(Updated to include comments from attorney general and House speaker and Senate president; corrects the year law was passed to 2004)
The federal government on...
17 candidates – old and new – line up for Supreme Court
A mix of new and familiar names are lining up to replace Chief Justice Lawton Nuss on the state Supreme Court.
Many of the 17...
UPDATED: House committee rejects judicial pay raises
(Updated late Wednesday to add more reporting; clarifies previous raises for court staffers with edits throughout)
The House budget-writing committee on Wednesday set aside a...
Kelly joins lawsuit challenging suspension of food-assistance benefits
Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday joined with 22 attorneys general and two governors to force the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide food-assistance benefits...
UPDATED: Constitutional amendment calling for Supreme Court elections passes Legislature
(Updated to include reaction from attorney general, Planned Parenthood and add more comments from House debate)
A constitutional amendment calling for the election of justices...
