Tag: kansas
Kansas wins identity theft case at U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas prevailed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices found that federal immigration law doesn't override the state's prosecution of identity...
Electing county appraisers: Would it curb taxes?
The new solution to rising property taxes?
Hold the county appraisers accountable — at the polls.
Lawmakers on Wednesday took up a bill that would make the...
Senate leadership divide grows over Medicaid expansion
The divide between top Republican leaders in the Kansas Senate widened Monday over attempts to link Medicaid expansion to a constitutional amendment on abortion.
Senate...
UPDATED: Kansas stymied enforcing new federal tobacco law
(Updated to clarify that local governments could enforce 21-age ordinances)
A federal law setting 21 as the new age for legally purchasing tobacco products may not...
Senate panel delays Medicaid expansion bill
A proposal to expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 150,000 Kansans stalled in a committee Monday as lawmakers slowed the bill down to consider...
Cities, counties come out against GOP property tax bill
Cities and counties across Kansas on Friday lined up in opposition to a bill intended to require more public disclosure when local governments collect extra...
UPDATED: Abortion amendment defeated; Medicaid expansion threatened
(Updated to include comments from Senate majority leader and Planned Parenthood president)
Abortion opponents' drive to overturn a historic state Supreme Court decision that found...
State Republicans elect new national committeewoman
Kansas Republicans on Saturday elected a top aide to former Gov. Sam Brownback as their new national committeewoman.
Kim Borchers, who worked as deputy chief...
Abortion amendment will scare off businesses, Kelly says
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday warned that a proposed constitutional amendment reversing a state Supreme Court ruling on abortion will deter businesses from coming...
Legislation seeks to ban raw-milk sales
Kansas raw milk producers won a big legal battle last year when the state conceded that a 1967 law couldn't restrict marketing of the...
