Kobach foreign land ownership bill runs into trouble in Senate
Attorney General Kris Kobach's proposal to ban foreign land ownership may be headed for a defeat after it received an icy reception from Republican...
UPDATED: New House tax plan wins support from conservatives without single rate
(Updated to link to correct fiscal note on House plan)
The new House tax plan won support from prominent conservative voices even as it set...
Senate refuses to pull abortion ban out of committee
The Kansas Senate late Thursday afternoon overwhelmingly refused to bring a bill out of committee that would have banned abortion.
Republican state Sen. Mark Steffen...
Sunday Reader: Medicaid unwinding breakdown; Kobach foreign land bill stalls
Good morning everyone:
Well, our weekend crashed and burned before it even started. The season of our favorite college basketball team was over by 8:30...
Senate approves new abortion reporting requirement
A proposal that would establish new reporting requirements about women seeking abortions is headed to the governor.
The bill approved in the Kansas Senate on...
UPDATED: House unanimously passes new dual-rate tax plan
(UPDATED to reflect final vote, but may be revised further as warranted)
The Kansas House on Wednesday unanimously approved a new dual-rate income tax plan...
Bill giving lawmakers oversight of some rules and regulations clears Legislature
A bill giving lawmakers oversight of pricey rules and regulations adopted by state agencies cleared the Legislature on Wednesday.
The Kansas Senate voted 27-13 to...
Bill limiting use of federal election money clears Senate
A proposal that would bar any government agency from accepting or spending federal money for “election-related” activities unless approved by Congress or the Legislature...
House passes bill requiring divestiture from ‘countries of concern’
The Kansas House on Wednesday approved a bill requiring the state to divest from “countries of concern” within two years, including the People's Republic...
Legislature sends bill banning gender-affirming care for minors to governor
The Kansas Legislature on Wednesday approved a bill that bans gender-affirming care for Kansas children, setting the bill on a path toward an override...
