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UPDATED: Medical marijuana bill tripped up in Senate committee

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(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

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(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

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(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’

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(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

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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

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(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

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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

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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

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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’

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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...