By Rose Conlon The Kansas solicitor general pleaded with the state supreme court on Monday to reverse a landmark 2019 decision that found the state constitution protects the right to
By Rose Conlon The Kansas solicitor general pleaded with the state supreme court on Monday to reverse a landmark 2019 decision that found the state constitution protects the right to
By Suzanne Perez The Kansas House narrowly passed a bill Wednesday that would raise teacher pay and increase funding for special education while also establishing a far-reaching school choice program.
By Suzanne Perez The Kansas House narrowly passed a bill Wednesday that would raise teacher pay and increase funding for special education while also establishing a far-reaching school choice program.
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen On a warm morning last April, several hundred people fanned out along a waterway in Kansas City. In the span of a few hours, they collected about
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen On a warm morning last April, several hundred people fanned out along a waterway in Kansas City. In the span of a few hours, they collected about
By Rose Conlon Kansas lawmakers have advanced legislation that would bar transgender women from women’s bathrooms, women’s prisons, women’s locker rooms and domestic violence shelters. Critics see the bill as a political
By Rose Conlon Kansas lawmakers have advanced legislation that would bar transgender women from women’s bathrooms, women’s prisons, women’s locker rooms and domestic violence shelters. Critics see the bill as a political
By Samantha Horton Kansas Republican lawmakers want to take over powers from state and local public health officials to fight the spread of contagious diseases. The Kansas Senate passed a bill to
By Samantha Horton Kansas Republican lawmakers want to take over powers from state and local public health officials to fight the spread of contagious diseases. The Kansas Senate passed a bill to
By Suzanne Perez Dozens of education bills making their way through the Kansas Legislature this session could have a profound effect on public schools. Conservatives want to make it easier
By Suzanne Perez Dozens of education bills making their way through the Kansas Legislature this session could have a profound effect on public schools. Conservatives want to make it easier
By Blaise Mesa Puberty blockers, mastectomies, surgeries that remove “any body part or tissue” and prescribing estrogen to males or testosterone to females to treat gender dysphoria could be essentially
By Blaise Mesa Puberty blockers, mastectomies, surgeries that remove “any body part or tissue” and prescribing estrogen to males or testosterone to females to treat gender dysphoria could be essentially
By Dylan Lysen Spurred on by frustrations over losing high-profile races to Democrats, Kansas Republicans on Saturday picked an aggressive conservative to lead the party into the 2024 election cycle. Party
By Dylan Lysen Spurred on by frustrations over losing high-profile races to Democrats, Kansas Republicans on Saturday picked an aggressive conservative to lead the party into the 2024 election cycle. Party
By Rose Conlon Republican lawmakers in Kansas have introduced legislation that would outlaw abortion beginning at fertilization — without exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life or health
By Rose Conlon Republican lawmakers in Kansas have introduced legislation that would outlaw abortion beginning at fertilization — without exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life or health
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen Rock salt saves lives by helping tires grip icy roads. It avoids broken bones when homeowners use it on slick sidewalks, driveways and parking lots. And in
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen Rock salt saves lives by helping tires grip icy roads. It avoids broken bones when homeowners use it on slick sidewalks, driveways and parking lots. And in
By Rose Conlon Kansas joins a handful of states debating the power of local governments to restrict abortion. Legislation proposed earlier this month seeks to give local governments the authority
By Rose Conlon Kansas joins a handful of states debating the power of local governments to restrict abortion. Legislation proposed earlier this month seeks to give local governments the authority
By Rose Conlon A resounding statewide vote in Kansas to protect abortion rights last summer won’t stop the Republican-controlled Legislature from attempting to make it harder to get an abortion
By Rose Conlon A resounding statewide vote in Kansas to protect abortion rights last summer won’t stop the Republican-controlled Legislature from attempting to make it harder to get an abortion
By Suzanne Perez As Kansas faces the worst teacher shortage it’s ever known, one group says the state needs to raise teacher pay, elevate the profession and offer student teachers a
By Suzanne Perez As Kansas faces the worst teacher shortage it’s ever known, one group says the state needs to raise teacher pay, elevate the profession and offer student teachers a
By Rose Conlon Legislation introduced in the Kansas Senate this week would make it a crime for doctors to provide gender-affirming health care to transgender teens and adults under the
By Rose Conlon Legislation introduced in the Kansas Senate this week would make it a crime for doctors to provide gender-affirming health care to transgender teens and adults under the
By Dylan Lysen Kansas lawmakers returned to the statehouse this week with more than $2 billion in loose change to fight over. How the Legislature’s Republican leaders and Democratic Gov.
By Dylan Lysen Kansas lawmakers returned to the statehouse this week with more than $2 billion in loose change to fight over. How the Legislature’s Republican leaders and Democratic Gov.
