UPDATED: Medical marijuana bill tripped up in Senate committee
(Updated to add comments from Senate president and the governor with testimony from law enforcement Thursday opposing the bill)
A Senate committee on Thursday tabled...
UPDATED: House approves compromise on electric rates
(Updated to reflect final House passage)
The Kansas House on Thursday approved a compromise bill that takes a step toward lowering electric rates and settles...
UPDATED: School choice bill edges by in Kansas House
(Updated to include comments from House speaker)
The Kansas House on Tuesday narrowly approved a bill allowing Kansas schoolchildren to use state aid to attend...
House narrowly advances school choice bill in ‘voucher bill showdown’
(Developing and will be updated)
The Kansas House on Tuesday narrowly advanced a bill allowing Kansas schoolchildren to use state aid to attend private schools,...
Sunday Reader: Eco devo incentive proposed; Kelly inauguration spending; Nonprofit unionizes
Good morning everyone:
Our inconsistent and terribly disappointing college basketball team aside, it was a big week in the SSJ household.
Mrs. SSJ got a big...
Senate passes transgender athletics bill, sends it to governor
(Developing: Will be updated)
For the third consecutive year, the Kansas Legislature is sending a bill to the governor that would ban transgender female athletes...
UPDATED: Constitutional convention bill on term limits fails in House
A proposal asking Congress to call a constitutional convention to place terms limits on members of Congress failed to win approval in the Kansas...
Kobach pitches cutting fees for concealed-carry permits
Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach on Tuesday urged lawmakers to cut the fee that his agency charges for concealed-carry permits in Kansas by 75%.
Making...
Sunday Reader: KCC election bill stalls; Underage tobacco enforcement
Good morning everyone:
It was kind of a slow week given that the Legislature didn't return from the turnaround break until Wednesday. There really isn't...
Republican Party accountant resigns, cites ‘unpleasant situation’
After 12 years, the accountant for the Kansas Republican Party abruptly resigned Friday, suggesting he had become uncomfortably entwined in a political struggle.
Steve Iliff...
