The Kansas Legislature’s Power Imbalance Stifles Legitimate Debate

Our Legislature should be the ultimate debate stage.

Business Owners Say Clock Was Ticking Before Wyandotte County Eased Restrictions

Several bar and restaurant owners spoke at length describing how “mom and pop” shops couldn’t compete.

Kansas Senate Demands Governor Prioritize ‘Law-Abiding Citizens’ Over Prisoners For Vaccines

Opponents bashed the Trump-praising resolution for playing politics rather than making substantial change.

How To Really Test Our Civics Knowledge: Review The Week In Kansas Politics

The Republican from Valley Center wants high school students to pass an American civics test before they can graduate.

Moran Part Of Bipartisan U.S. Senate Effort To Create Sanctuary In Nation’s Food Deserts

Plan offers tax credits, grants for new buildings filling grocery voids.

Kansas Unveils Online Map To Guide Residents To COVID-19 Vaccine Providers

The map is part of a larger website that also provides information about the current phase of vaccine rollout and who is currently eligible.

Kansas House Endorses Bill Enhancing Penalty For Stalking A Minor

Several bills pertaining to agency audits, authority over state programs move to the Senate.

Kansas Electric Rates Are Not Regionally Competitive — The KCC Should Address This Problem

A major challenge impacting Kansas’ growth is high electric rates.

Education Secretary Nominee Says Teachers Should Be Prioritized For Vaccines

The president’s pick to lead the U.S. Education Department said that he wants teachers at the front of the line for vaccinations.

District Attorneys Ask Kansas Lawmakers To Suspend 150-Day Trial Clock By 3 Years

Proposed bill would delay defendant’s statutory right to a speedy trial as a result of COVID-19 backlog.

Biden Rolls Back Trump Policy On Separation Of Migrant Children From Their Parents

President Joe Biden signed three executive orders that will reverse controversial policies from the previous administration.

KU Faculty, Students Go On Offense At Allen Fieldhouse To Block Administration’s Budget Strategy

Criticism centers on faculty dismissal policy, grad student wages.

Let’s Be Brave Enough To Not Learn The Kansas Tax-Cut Lesson All Over Again

You’re generally strong and smart, Kansans, but you have a problem when it comes to talking about taxes.

Four Kansas Republicans Introduce Plan To Criminalize Services For Transgender Kids

Rep. Stephanie Byers said House Bill 2210 would have a tragic impact on a population that struggles with suicide.

Senate Bill Provides Quarter-Million-Dollar Loans To Kansas Businesses Hurt By Pandemic

Senate passes over half a dozen bills to extend storage tank fund, establish taxpayer protection act.

Legislators Hopeful Kansas Will Take Meaningful Step To Address Missing Indigenous People

As of Jan. 7, there are more than 696 missing American Indian or Alaskan Native people on the NamUs registry.

Amid Unending Journey Of Despair, Pandemic Eases Grip On Kansas

Latest challenge: Accounting for the use of vaccines in short supply.

Senate Working To Lift Ban On State Board Sharing Child-Death Information With Police, Prosecutors

Separate bill boosts tracking of transient, runaway foster care children.

What California Refugees Need To Know About Kansas Before Moving Here

Topeka isn’t the only place in Kansas drawing disenchanted West Coast tech workers.

Rural Kansas Superintendent Makes Personal Plea For Medicaid Expansion

School official joins Alliance for a Healthy Kansas in effort to extend health care coverage to more low-income families.

Governor Seeks To Pay For Medicaid Expansion In Kansas By Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana

Combining issues puts new spin on state’s health agenda.

Lawmakers Resume Effort To Strengthen Observation Regulations In Kansas Child Abuse Investigations

Adrian’s Law — named after Adrian Jones, a Kansas City, Kansas, boy who was killed after years of abuse from his father and stepmother.

Kansas Abortion Amendment Inspires Call For Boycott Of Republican-Affiliated Businesses

Catholic organization celebrates placement of amendment on ballot.

How ‘Whiteness Won The War’ In Kansas

All too often we define racism as a personal failing, an irrational hatred harbored in the heart. This definition is too limited.

Kansas Senator Believes Political Propaganda, Fearmongering Impairs COVID-19 Response

Physician-politician dispenses ridicule, bluster with dash of essential oil.

Child Suicides On The Rise In Kansas Despite Declining Death Rate

State Child Death Review Board asks for flexibility on data and information disclosure.

Unlike The 2021 Insurrectionists, 1980s Farmers In Kansas Had Legitimate Reason To Protest

I remember well this tumultuous time in Kansas history.

Governor’s Tax Council Warns Against Proposals By Republicans To Diminish Kansas Revenue

Mark Burghart, secretary of the Kansas Department of Revenue, said it would be best to tread carefully until state fiscal health is restored

Senate Echoes House To Place Abortion Amendment Before Kansas Voters In 2022

GOP completes two-year journey on behalf of Supreme Court rebuke.

In Kansas, One Path To Unity — And Economic Recovery — Begins With Tacos

I’m setting aside my dubiousness about the call for unity to argue in favor of something I know we can all agree on.

Kansas Agency Investigated Alleged Sexual Assault Of Foster Child By Saint Francis Employee

The complaint indicates the boy told a woman he had been molested by a Saint Francis driver.

Kansas Legislators Consider Bills To Amend Advanced Voting Laws, Filling Vacancies

The bill would limit who can deliver an advanced ballot on behalf of another person in an attempt to prevent potential “ballot harvesting.”

Lawrence Municipal Services Manager Named Secretary At IT-Plagued Labor Department

Amber Shultz’ appointment subject to Senate confirmation.

An Innocent Food Bank Gets Dragged Into Kansas Lawmakers’ Latest Tax-Fighting Debate

When a food bank becomes the enemy, it might be a sign that your statewide property tax debate is not heading in the right direction.

Mother’s Racist Rants Puts Lawrence Judge In No-Win Position Amid Custody Dispute

Judge weighs father’s domestic battery charge; activists alarmed by recordings of mother’s verbal abuse.

Kansas 911 Administrator Blames Three-Hour Outage On ‘Technological Anomaly’

Rep. John Carmichael questioned the reliability of the state’s 911 call handling system.

Kansas House OKs Bills On Drug Treatment, Indigenous People, Abandoned Wells

The legislation would establish a certified drug abuse treatment program in place of criminal proceedings.

Lawmakers Renew Interest In Policies To Help Reduce Kansas Prison Population

Proposals include enhanced credits for good behavior, drug diversion programs, early release for terminal illness.

Kansans Have A Chance To Help Prevent Wrongful Evictions From Care Facilities

When residents of nursing facilities are evicted, they have a right to appeal through a fair hearing for both parties.

Biden Administration Unveils Boost To State COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments

Starting next week, a minimum of 10 million vaccine doses per week will be distributed across states, tribes and territories.