Gwen Hartley begged Kansas legislators Tuesday for the opportunity to use an oil with no more than 5 percent of the active agent in marijuana to help her daughter, Lola, cope with a profoundly rare medical condition that doctors predicted would be lethal before her first birthday.
Former Horton Mayor Tim Lentz bristled with bitterness as he appraised the indifference of state officials, ownership failings and lives placed in jeopardy by the closing of his community's only medical care provider.
The Kansas House joined forces with Senate colleagues following a meandering and bizarre three-hour debate Tuesday by voting to adopt a resolution condemning passage by New York politicians of a law expanding women's access to abortion.
The Kansas Senate's rolling toward a consequential floor debate on a school-finance bill with justices of the Kansas Supreme Court among keen observers.
Kansas Sen. Larry Alley on Tuesday proposed lifting a state-imposed cap on local property tax increases in exchange for exempting the first $20,000 of assessed value on residences from local mill levies.
The owner of a downtown Topeka restaurant says he banned a group of high-ranking Kansas House Republicans and Statehouse lobbyists for being disrespectful to staff and other patrons while dining at the business.
PRATT - Barton County Commissioner Alicia Straub, 40, Ellinwood, is headed to the Kansas House of Representatives after winning by a landslide in a Tuesday night contest to fill the 113th District's vacant seat.
A pair of economic researchers on Monday praised legislation that would authorize a comprehensive review of programs that use state funds to support business developments.
Pratt Community College is home to 27 international students this year, welcomed by host families, admissions counselors, fellow students and coaches, all whom assist in their successful transitions to central Kansas.
Kansas lawmakers touring the underbelly of the Docking State Office Building got a glimpse Monday into the room where unused IT equipment used to be hidden away.
Senate President Susan Wagle said too many of her legislative colleagues were intimidated by the Kansas Supreme Court to initiate a constitutional showdown with justices prompting dramatic increases in state appropriations to public schools.
The Kansas House approved a bill Friday allowing multinational corporations to avoid an estimated $137 million in state income taxes, lowering the sales tax on food by 1 cent on the dollar and requiring nonresident internet merchants to assess sales tax.
Gov. Laura Kelly signed her first bill as Kansas' chief executive Friday to deliver $115 million to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System and make up for a missed payment several years ago when emergency steps were taken to balance the budget.
A Kansas district court judge issued a ruling Tuesday night in a high-profile tax case requiring the state of Kansas to pay $48 million to a Florida entrepreneur in a legal dispute initiated when officials incorrectly declared the businessman a Kansas resident at the time his company was sold.
Rep. Jim Kelly clashed last week with a think tank executive as lawmakers launched into discussion of Medicaid expansion for the first time this session.
The Kansas fire marshal proposed reform of state law Thursday after identifying six fatalities from fires or explosions in the past year that weren't thoroughly investigated.
Former Kansas Senate President Dave Kerr complained Thursday about the "false frugality" he sees in opposition to Medicaid expansion.
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