Tag: Legislature
ACLU drops lawsuit over Israel boycott law
The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday dropped its lawsuit against Kansas over a law barring state contractors from boycotting Israel.
The ACLU agreed to...
Appointments to Dyslexia Task Force complete
The appointments to a special state task force to study dyslexia are now complete.
The task force, approved by the Legislature this year, will advise...
Kobach promises executive order requiring E-Verify
If he's elected governor, Republican Kris Kobach said Thursday night he would sign an executive order requiring state agencies to use a federal database...
Supreme Court suspect of education plan, presses challengers on funding solution
Kansas Supreme Court justices on Tuesday dubiously greeted the state’s new education finance plan even while pressing the attorney for the plaintiff school districts...
Kansas ready to forge ahead on sports wagering
Leading Kansas legislators say they’re ready to start planning for legalized sports wagering after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law prohibiting...
Millions in Sprint state income tax credits expire as key bill...
Sprint piled up $100 million in Kansas income tax credits that expired after a bill extending a key development incentive failed to win legislative...
School funding plaintiffs: New education finance bill unconstitutional
A new law allocating $536 million more to education over five years continues the Legislature's pattern of underfunding Kansas schools, the plaintiffs in the...
Kansas set to start work on new transportation plan
Kansas is poised to complete its 10-year transportation program with nearly $60 million in the new state budget that will allow the highway department...
Last day of the 2018 session: What you missed overnight and...
Lawmakers worked well past midnight Friday to pass the faith-based adoption bill that has stirred so much controversy this session.
The adoption bill capped a...
Lawmakers hash out budget differences: A roundup on tentative agreements
Senate and House budget negotiators got down to work late Monday as they hashed out more than 200 differences between the budgets each chamber...
