Special committee: Carr’s conduct didn’t conform to House standards
A special investigative House committee found that Democratic state Rep. Ford Carr's conduct did not conform to the behavior expected from a Kansas House...
House reverses vote, overrides governor’s budget vetoes
The Kansas House did an about-face Friday and overrode the governor's veto of 15 budget items, including money for a pregnancy awareness program, unmanned...
House fails to muster enough votes to override package of budget...
Gov. Laura Kelly is in position to have all of her line-item budget vetoes upheld after the House failed to muster enough votes Thursday...
Republicans carry the day on veto overrides
The Republican-controlled Legislature, armed with an expanded supermajority after last year's elections, was running the table on Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday.
Republicans have...
Special investigative committee deadlocks on Carr reprimand
A special investigative House committee Wednesday deadlocked on how to address a complaint lodged against Democratic state Rep. Ford Carr over allegations that he...
Capitol roundup: What happened to 60 bills and issues this session
(Updated April 7 to reflect bills signings and vetoes)
Well, the 2025 legislative session is about out of the way with several major issues left...
Kobach recommends keeping satanist event off Capitol grounds
Legislative leaders on Tuesday morning adopted a policy that would allow the state to keep a group of satanists from holding a ritual at...
Schmidt defends abortion record despite adding fetus amendment
Democratic state Sen. Patrick Schmidt on Wednesday defended his abortion record despite amending a bill to provide a tax deduction for a fetus that...
House Republican files complaint against Rep. Carr
The controversy surrounding Democratic state Rep. Ford Carr is not over yet.
Just hours after a special House panel couldn't agree on whether to a...
House panel deadlocks on complaint against lawmaker
A special House committee on Monday morning couldn't reach a decision on whether to dismiss a complaint that Democratic state Rep. Ford Carr lodged...
