All night long: What you missed at the Capitol overnight
Legislation was coming fast and furious overnight Thursday into Friday as lawmakers polished off some heavy pieces of legislation as they raced to their...
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia transgender athlete ban
In a case watched in Kansas, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to temporarily reinstate a West Virginia ban on transgender athletes from...
Senate crafts plan for raising salaries for elected statewide officers, judiciary
The Senate is crafting a plan that would provide pay raises for the governor and four other statewide elected officials as well as the...
Legislature sends ‘born alive’ bill to the governor
The Legislature is sending Gov. Laura Kelly a bill requiring physicians to care for an infant born alive after a failed abortion over objections...
Local food sales tax back in play as lawmakers negotiate tax bill
House and Senate negotiators late Monday afternoon tentatively agreed on a tax compromise that includes exempting state and local sales taxes from groceries, a...
UPDATED: House approves state-funded presidential primaries
(Updated to include latest reconsideration vote)
The Kansas House reversed itself Tuesday, passing a bill that clears the path for a state-funded presidential preference primary...
Sunday Reader: Medicaid fraud claims balloon; Kobach sends ESG warning; Capping property values
Good morning everyone:
With so much work crammed into the first three days of last week, we did get home in time to spend two...
Vacant property bill stalls in Senate
A compromise bill limiting the ability of local governments to regulate vacant residential and commercial property hit a snag in the Senate late Wednesday...
House approves bill for flat tax; eliminates food sales tax this year
The Kansas House approved nearly $1.4 billion in tax cuts over three years that will eliminate the sales tax on food this summer, cut...
UPDATED: Senate votes down plan setting aside $270 million for local governments
(Updated to include Masterson comment following vote)
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday dealt a defeat to Senate President Ty Masterson's plan to set aside $270...
