Senate rejects bill requiring hand counts for election
(Will be updated as warranted)
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday voted down a bill that would have ended the three-day grace period for casting ballots...
Former Olathe lawmaker dies at 84
Former Republican state Rep. Mike Kiegerl of Olathe, who immigrated from Germany to the United States because he was inspired by the kindness of...
Senate passes bill making it harder to close coal plants
The Kansas Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would make it harder to close coal plants in what was characterized as an effort...
KBI seeks budget increase to battle fentanyl, children’s internet crimes, open new regional center
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is seeking a more than 25% budget increase to battle fentanyl, combat internet crimes against children, build a new...
Senate approves confirmations for state wildlife commission
The Kansas Senate late Thursday approved a bill that would require the governor's appointments to the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission to be confirmed...
Former state Rep. Dick Jones: 1942-2024
Former state Rep. Dick Jones, who served in the Kansas House from 2015 to 2017 and was remembered for living out life to the...
Ethics commission adopts new standards for civil penalty waivers
The state ethics commission on Wednesday adopted new standards for deciding what justifies waiving civil penalties for the late filing of campaign finance reports.
The...
New election bill would eliminate three-day voting grace period with offset
Senate and House negotiators reached a deal on a new elections bill that would end the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots but offsets...
U.S. Supreme Court sets aside appeal in deadly KHP pursuit
Prosecutors will not be allowed to use evidence from a deadly police pursuit after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of...
A hairy dispute: Lawmakers asked to remove sugaring from cosmetology regulations
A bill that could settle a legal dispute over the popular ancient Egyptian form of hair removal called sugaring is getting a look in...
