KU Chancellor Doug Girod says dismantling of federal funding of university research, lukewarm state budgets, a precipitous drop in college-age students, rise of AI and inflation threaten the future of higher education.
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Women for Kansas will host a virtual talk to inform voters about a 2026 ballot question proposing that voters elect Kansas Supreme Court justices, rather than justices being selected through a merit-based process.
Rep. Alexis Simmons waited until conservative Earl Glynn finished a presentation of proposed reforms to Kansas election law before raising objections with colleagues about the partisan approach of a committee assigned to work on campaign-finance transparency.
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is volleying fresh criticism at posts made by the state GOP after Politico exposed leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans exchanging racist and homophobic messages.
The federal government shutdown could mean Kansans who rely on food assistance will miss a November payment, and the state is working to determine options should that occur.
The Kansas GOP said the Kansas Young Republicans organization is inactive as of Tuesday after leaked messages showed the group’s leaders making racist and antisemitic remarks.
Castle Brazil sat alone Monday night in the back of a church sanctuary in Lenexa as he processed the “insane” revelations about Republican plans for a special session on redistricting. Legislators could vote on new congressional maps as soon as Nov. 7.
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Thanks to a Kansas Supreme Court decision this week, transgender Kansans will soon be able to change the gender markers on their driver’s licenses.
Republican legislative leaders are urging lawmakers to support their push for a special session where they can both ban Kansans from altering gender markers on their driver’s licenses and redraw congressional maps.
Complying with a federal policy designed to avoid conflicts of interest could cause “massive system disruption” for Kansans who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, an advocate told legislators.
