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State Government March 10, 2026 - 9:38 pm

Clergy-led activists block entry into Kansas Senate in protest over bathroom law

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Clergy members led a sit-in protest Tuesday in opposition to Kansas’ recently passed anti-trans law.

State Government March 10, 2026 - 1:26 pm

Proposed constitutional amendment would put abortion back on the Kansas ballot 

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

A Kansas Republican is once again looking for a path to stop abortion, with a new proposal to change the state constitution to say life begins at conception.

State Government March 6, 2026 - 1:56 pm

Kansas House introduces bill creating sports authority needed to complete Chiefs stadium deal

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas House introduced legislation Friday authorizing creation of a state sports authority to allow construction of a publicly owned stadium spectacular enough to convince the Kansas City Chiefs to move from Missouri to Kansas.

State Government March 4, 2026 - 6:27 pm

Kansans can’t use food assistance to buy candy, soda beginning in February 2027

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

Kansans receiving food assistance can’t buy soda or candy with those dollars beginning in 2027, Gov. Laura Kelly said Wednesday.

State Government March 4, 2026 - 10:05 am

Kansas lawmakers want to legalize silencers and sawed-off shotguns

by Zach Boblitt, Kansas News Service

Owning firearm suppressors or sawed-off shotguns is legal federally, but not in Kansas. Some state lawmakers are trying to change that, but multiple law enforcement organizations have come out against the bill.

Education March 3, 2026 - 7:26 pm

Kansas Senate votes to subvert students’ First Amendment right to join public protests

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Senate voted Tuesday to clamp down on public school protests by requiring students to secure parental permission to participate and by imposing penalties on districts complicit in organizing protests or meek in disciplining student offenders.

State News March 3, 2026 - 5:34 pm

Former Kansas Supreme Court chief justice to retire March 28

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Marla Luckert will retire later this month, an announcement from the court said.

State Government March 3, 2026 - 8:59 am

Kansas bill would allow renters to pay landlords in increments, expand definition of lawful income

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansas renters would be allowed to pay their landlords in increments under a proposal that aims to tackle some housing affordability and access issues.

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State News March 2, 2026 - 9:50 am

Republicans celebrate as lesser prairie chicken loses threatened, endangered status

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

The stocky, dancing bird that populates prairies across five states lost its federal protections — not because its habitat or population have dramatically improved, but because a Texas court sided with energy and livestock groups.

State News February 27, 2026 - 10:58 am

Kansas Court of Appeals rules CoreCivic can’t house ICE detainees without Leavenworth permit

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

CoreCivic can’t house immigration detainees before reaching an agreement with the city of Leavenworth on reopening its private prison, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday when it upheld a lower court’s decision.

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