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A council of top House and Senate legislators voted Thursday to revoke a new statewide executive order issued by Gov. Laura Kelly requiring people to wear a mask in public spaces.
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Gov. Laura Kelly reissued a series of executive orders tied to the COVID-19 pandemic that included protocol for wearing a mask indoors at public places.
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Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation suspending the speedy-trial law in Kansas for 2 years in response to a massive backlog of criminal cases.
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A bill with wide-ranging impacts to education policy and the public school budget passed the Kansas House by a narrow margin Tuesday despite bipartisan concerns over several provisions.
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Sen. Pat Pettey raised concerns during Senate debate Wednesday with jettisoning “what really works to help students learn” in favor of requiring high schoolers to pass a 60-question civics test before they receive a diploma.
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The Kansas Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill aimed at overhauling the state’s maligned and outdated unemployment system.
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Republicans in the Kansas House stiff-armed the latest attempt by Democrats to expand eligibility for Medicaid to 120,000+ lower-income Kansans.
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The Kansas House worked to get out front of any effort to extend statewide COVID-19 mask mandates Tuesday.
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TOPEKA — A Senate committee’s handling of an election bill last week and legislation considered […]
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An operation by law enforcement to reduce drug-related crime in Topeka has led to more than 250 arrests.
