House departs from Senate, reworks transportation bill
A House panel on Thursday rewrote a proposed 10-year transportation bill that departs markedly from one crafted by state senators.
Republican House members on the...
KDOT sounds warning about House transportation bill
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration on Monday warned that a provision in a transportation bill authored by the House could lower the highway department's bond...
Kansas tears down ‘Bank of KDOT’
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a new budget Wednesday that brings an end to the "irresponsible practice" of using hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Lawmakers consider registration fees for electric vehicles
A matter of tax fairness.
Or a matter of singling out environmentally conscious drivers?
Those two sides clashed Tuesday as lawmakers considered imposing registration fees for...
Kansas road maintenance dips to lowest level since at least 2000
Upkeep of Kansas roads and highways dipped to its lowest point since at least 2000 last year after hundreds of millions of dollars were...
House, Senate pass transportation plans
With time growing short in the legislative session, the Kansas Legislature took strides to pass a new 10-year transportation plan aimed at meeting more...
KDOT seeks to rework new tolling law
Public transit could be funded with tolling revenue generated from new highway lanes built under a law enacted two years ago.
The House transportation committee...
Lawmakers working on transportation-funding bills
Lawmakers are working on a package of bills that could help raise money for a multiyear transportation program recommended by a recent task force.
Attorneys...
Contractors voice reservations about transportation plan
Contractors are expressing reservations about a proposed $10 billion state transportation plan, urging lawmakers to lock up funds so they're not siphoned to other...
State adds $350 million to highway construction pipeline
The state Transportation Department on Thursday committed to constructing $350 million in new highway projects from 2026 to 2028.
The agency added seven expansion and...
