Gov. Laura Kelly signed an executive order Tuesday creating an advisory committee charged with sparking public engagement in Kansas ahead of the 2020 U.S. census.

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Monday scientifically challenged legislation that would require doctors to tell women taking an abortion pill that the medication's effects can be reversed.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt asked the Kansas Supreme Court to settle a dispute over the governor's authority to fill an appeals court vacancy by ordering the Legislature to clarify state law.

Alternative-energy controversy pulsated through Neosho County's political circuits Tuesday with a force tantamount to one of the gigantic 600-foot-tall wind turbines at the root of this neighbor-to-neighbor clash in southeast Kansas.

The Kansas jobless rate increased to 3.5 percent in March amid losses of private-sector jobs, officials said.

U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall called Saturday during a Salina town hall for Congress to move on following release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, said he is working to address the impact of tariffs on Kansas farmers and explained his vote against the Violence Against Women Act.

Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill into law that shields the identity of Kansas National Guard members who participate in counseling sessions.