After lying about offer to convert Muslim woman, Kansas senator opines on ‘lost souls’
Sen. Mark Steffen says he never felt so overwhelmed as when he was caught lying about his offer to convert a Muslim woman.
Provision of Kansas K-12 funding bill slices state aid to about 100 public school districts
The school funding bill forwarded by the Kansas Legislature to Gov. Laura Kelly contained an unexpected budget twist that potentially blindsided as many as 100 public school districts with declining enrollment.
U.S. District Court drops gavel on Kansas’ unconstitutional attack of advance mail-in voting
A U.S. District Court judge issued a ruling Thursday declaring another portion of a 2021 Kansas law passed by the Legislature over the veto of Gov. Laura Kelly to be an infringement of First Amendment rights of speech and association in the U.S. Constitution.
Kansans: Act fast if you need to change your gender marker on legal docs, attorney says; here’s how
Time is likely limited for transgender folks to get their gender markers changed on their Kansas birth certificates and IDs, according to an attorney who’s an expert on the topic. Here are the basics of how the process works.
Kansas lawmakers ask for Godly influences during Statehouse prayer ceremony
Bowing his head in prayer, a state rep asked God to sway journalists into Christian reporting during a Thursday prayer ceremony. He was one of several Statehouse Republicans who attended the ceremony to pray for more Godly influence in society at large.
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Will strict new anti-trans laws in Kansas keep people and companies away?
Kansas passed one of the country’s broadest laws restricting transgender rights in public spaces. Critics say the economic fallout could be vast.
Kansas voting rights campaign to combat election fraud conspiracies, promote voter turnout
Several Kansas voting rights groups have pulled together, starting a campaign in reaction to GOP-backed election fraud theories and voting restrictions.
White Kansas lawmaker denies racism in House: ‘This body is more compassionate and loving’
Debate over a police bill last week turned into a discussion of Statehouse racism, with a white lawmaker asserting the House was too “loving and compassionate” to pass racist policy. A Black lawmaker disagreed.
Emporia State University, Kansas Board of Regents members ‘unfit to lead,’ investigation finds
An investigation into Emporia State University’s realignment plan, which included the firing of tenured professors, faults the university for “shifting and incoherent rationales” and concludes university administrators and Kansas Board of Regents members are “unfit to lead.”
New Kansas state budget delivers pay raises, generates consternation about rise in spending
An overwhelming majority of the Kansas Legislature approved a budget bill allocating more than $120 million to raise salaries of state employees and delivering $220 million to assist cities and counties eager to qualify for federal infrastructure aid during the next four years.
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