Republicans Roger Marshall of Kansas and Josh Hawley of Missouri were among a handful of conservative U.S. senators who opposed moving forward with a Democratic-sponsored measure for confronting hate crimes against Asian Americans.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt led a bipartisan effort in pressing Congress for increased funding to provide the necessary tools for state and local law enforcement agencies to identify, report and prevent hate crimes in their jurisdictions.
A 47-year-old man with terminal cancer was freed from a Kansas prison after officials agreed his medical condition is so severe he is not a danger to public safety.
Gov. Laura Kelly thanked both chambers for passing legislation overhauling the state’s unemployment system, citing the need to be able to help Kansans when they need it.
A split among Republicans on Friday blocked a proposal from conservative Kansas lawmakers to allow parents of academically struggling students to pay for private schooling with state dollars normally earmarked for public schools.
$16 billion in grants will be administered to shuttered venues through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) program by the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Republicans will vote on removing a powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with drunken driving from his leadership job following the release of a document saying he taunted the Highway Patrol trooper who arrested him and called the officer “donut boy.”
A judge ruled Wednesday that a Kansas law banning a common second-trimester abortion procedure is “unconstitutional and unenforceable” under a 2019 state Supreme Court ruling protecting abortion rights.
Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill, largely supported by Republicans, that requires public schools to offer a full-time, in-person learning option for all K-12 students.
Vaccine passports, a form of proof that someone is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is part of a national conversation, and states across the country are taking a stance.
For the first time since November, a statewide mask order officially expires across Kansas, but it’s unclear exactly what restrictions will look like by the end of the week.
Charges against Wyatt A Travnichek, 22, include one count of tempering with a public water system and one count of reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access.
Republicans in the GOP-controlled Kansas House are formally registering their opposition to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan for encouraging counties to keep mask mandates in place as a potentially more infectious strain of coronavirus becomes more widespread in the state.
More than 25 people from across Kansas gathered Monday morning outside the Statehouse as they called for Sen. Gene Suellentrop to resign following his arrest earlier this month for driving under the influence and related offenses.
Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay on Friday announced that he has filed criminal charges against Kansas Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop in connection with the senator’s March 16 DUI arrest.
The original executive order from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly that requires masks in all public places is in effect through next Wednesday (March 31). With that came confusion for Sedgwick County commissioners.
Gov. Laura Kelly re-issued an executive order for a statewide mask mandate as part of signing a bill that makes changes to the Kansas Emergency Management Act.
Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill Wednesday to ensure Kansas can continue providing communities with resources and support critical to the state’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.
