Prosecutor says new law ‘potentially dangerous’ for transgender Kansans
Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez says she will not prosecute anyone under a new law passed by the Legislature that she says is...
Republicans name interim committee appointments
The Republicans have now completed their assignments to the interim committees that will meet leading up to the next legislative session. The Democratic committee...
Legislative leadership approves interim committees
A panel of leading lawmakers on Monday approved 15 special committees that will meet for 31 days before next year, including committees that will...
Lawmaker files for school board seat
Republican state Rep. Samantha Poetter Parshall has filed to run for the Paola school board.
As of Thursday morning, Poetter Parshall was the only candidate...
UPDATED: Lawmaker rebukes letter noticing rules violation
(Updated to include comment from leading House Republican)
Democratic state Rep. Ford Carr late Tuesday rebuked a formal letter from Republican leaders putting him on...
UPDATED: Lawmaker put on notice for House rules violation
(Updated to include comment from House minority leader)
House Republican leadership has put Democratic state Rep. Ford Carr on notice for a rules violation stemming...
Olson and the tax vote: No trades, no regrets, no resignation
As the Legislature adjourned for 2023 last Friday night and lawmakers scattered to the four corners of the state, there were whispers about the...
Veto scorecard: New results from Thursday’s action
(Updated to correct override of kids hunting licenses)
The Legislature continued to plow through vetoes on Thursday afternoon after the House and Senate finished their...
House overrides one veto, fails on two others
The Kansas House on Thursday morning overrode the governor's veto on a bill focused on transgender Kansans, but failed on two others creating new...
Veto scorecard: Abortion overrides carry day in House
The Kansas House on Wednesday turned back Gov. Laura Kelly's vetoes of four abortion-related bills, including one that has now made it through the...
