The Kansas attorney general said Tuesday the state agreed to drop former Secretary of State Kris Kobach's appeal of a federal court judge's contempt order in exchange for the American Civil Liberties Union accepting only $20,000 for attorney fees and expenses.
Gov. Laura Kelly endorsed a Medicaid expansion bill Tuesday targeting services to 150,000 Kansans and based on legislation passed by the House and Senate two years ago but vetoed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback.
The utility company formed by the merger of Kansas City Power & Light and Westar Energy operates with nationally competitive electricity prices that will gradually draw closer to lower retail rates assessed in most neighboring states, a company executive said Tuesday.
Wyandotte High School teacher Whitney Morgan's classrooms look and sound like a United Nations gathering with students from Brazil, Myanmar, Ghana, Guatemala, Ukraine, Honduras, Uganda, Mexico, Nepal and other countries.
Senate President Susan Wagle on Tuesday urged lawmakers to work with urgency to pass tax reform and test the governor's appetite for windfall legislation.
The Rev. Cecil T. Washington cautioned state senators this week in a prayer from the chamber floor not to abuse their power like he used to do as a chaplain for Topeka police.
PRETTY PRAIRIE - The then-top official at the Kansas Department of Commerce was "very careful" to say he could not promise the city of Pretty Prairie a water grant if it applied a third time, but he hoped the city would get one, according to Wyatt Hoch, the Wichita-based water attorney for Pretty Prairie.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Secretary of State Scott Schwab recommended Monday a House committee move to repeal a state law granting unique authority to the Kansas secretary of state's office to prosecute cases of alleged voter fraud.
Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning has filed a defamation lawsuit alleging the Kansas City Star published a column by Steve Rose that falsely attributes comments to him.
The tribal council of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation endorsed Monday a proposal to allow district courts to extend "faith and credit" to orders of tribal courts under a set of rules adopted by the Kansas Supreme Court.
The woman tasked with answering questions from more than 400,000 people enrolled in the state Medicaid program says she handles 4,400 inquiries annually with a staff of three and a fleet of volunteers.
The special Senate committee appointed to handle a potential windfall to the state treasury from federal tax reform opens hearings Tuesday on a bill rewriting Kansas law to deliver $137 million to corporate filers and reduce by $54 million the burden for individuals.
DODGE CITY - The legal fight over voting locations for Dodge City voters is ending.On Monday, the Wichita-based attorney for Ford County Clerk Deborah Cox wrote in a court filing in U.S. District Court that Cox did not oppose the motion of plaintiffs to dismiss the lawsuit without prejudice.
Nine trustees of the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System possess a moral, ethical and legal obligation to check political motivations at the door when deciding how to manage the $19 billion pension portfolio.
Five House Democratic colleagues are sponsoring a bill to reform Kansas health insurance law to forbid marketing of policies exempting coverage of pre-existing conditions.
Advocates intent on lowering electric utility rates in Kansas appealed last week to state legislators, asking for an independent study that delves into ways to lower rates.
A bipartisan group of Kansas senators endorsed a bill abandoning a state law requiring people to register at least three weeks before an election to be eligible to vote.
The Kansas State University associate dean of research said last week significant challenges must be overcome to meaningfully integrate industrial hemp into the state's production agriculture system.
Roeland Park retiree Sue Hendon delivered a personal appeal last week for passage of a Kansas law blocking insurance companies from discriminating against people solely based on their status as an organ donor.
Gov. Laura Kelly's pick to oversee social services reform addressed a House committee last week as part of an overview of programs for elderly and disabled Kansans.
The Kansas Legislature was not in session last Monday because of the Martin Luther King Jr. state holiday, and three local lawmakers spoke at a celebration in Hutchinson in honor of King.
