Legislature

(Updated to include more reaction from House speaker, lawmakers, Johnson County officials and the governor) Republican state Rep. John Resman of Olathe, whose career included...

The chief of staff for House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer is leaving her position to take a job with the lobbying firm 1861 Consulting. Heather...

Former Republican state Rep. Richard Carlson, the former influential chair of the House tax committee known for a rich bass voice that could command...

Precinct committee leaders on Thursday night elected a transgender businesswoman from Wichita to fill a vacant seat in the Kansas House. Abi Boatman was elected...

Former Republican state Sen. Tom Arpke of Salina is planning to run for the Senate seat that came open with Republican J.R. Claeys taking...

A proposal asking Congress to call a constitutional convention to place term limits on members of Congress cleared the Legislature on Wednesday following a...

A House-Senate conference committee on Friday afternoon agreed to a bill that would lower the age for carrying a concealed handgun in Kansas. Lawmakers agreed...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a plan giving local school districts the authority to offer a gun-safety class crafted by the National Rifle Association. A House...

The new Republican Senate leadership team announced its staff Wednesday, including some familiar faces in conservative Republican circles. Among those joining the Senate staff is...

A bill that prohibits the arming of domestic abusers emerged from the Kansas Senate Thursday as the lone piece of legislation restricting gun use. The...