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Kansas governor doubtful GOP legislators can pull off congressional redistricting
Gov. Laura Kelly predicted Tuesday the 2026 Legislature wouldn’t muster enough political support to implement a new congressional district map splitting Johnson County and making it easier to defeat U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids in the midterm election.
Kansas governor doubtful GOP legislators can pull off congressional redistricting
Gov. Laura Kelly predicted Tuesday the 2026 Legislature wouldn’t muster enough political support to implement a new congressional district map splitting Johnson County and making it easier to defeat U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids in the midterm election.
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Shortage of substitute teachers in Kansas opens door to temporary change in license rules
Dramatic shortage of substitute teachers in Kansas public schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting the Kansas State Department of Education to consider temporarily modifying license requirements for people seeking part-time work in classrooms, officials said Tuesday.
Kansas AG’s natural gas well presents possible conflict of interest as he investigates industry
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has a financial interest in the sale of natural gas, prompting calls for him to disclose more information about his earnings as he investigates gas companies for potential price gouging during February’s severe freeze.
Former Kansas health secretary caught off-guard by firing, plans to keep fighting pandemic
As former KDHE secretary Lee Norman managed the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he found himself at the center of a cultural battle between individual rights and the collective good.
Delta Dental board directors illegally seized power from Kansas dentists, court rules
Political appointees to the Delta Dental of Kansas board illegally extended their terms and stripped power from member dentists during a confidential meeting last December, a Sedgwick County District Court judge ruled Thursday.
Kansas classroom safety panel grows increasingly concerned as students’ mental health issues rise
A rise in youth suicide rates and increased reports of anxiety and depression among school-age kids has a Kansas panel focused on COVID-19 safety in the classroom concerned as the pandemic drags on.
‘Americans always rebuild’: Biden promotes infrastructure investments in Kansas City speech
President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to tout the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill he signed into law last month, expected to bring billions in spending on roads and bridges, clean water, public transportation, high speed internet and more to Kansas and Missouri.
Celia Llopis-Jepsen / Kansas News Service
Kansas judge throws out abortion regulations, saying they infringed on women’s access to care
Abortion regulations in a law passed by the Kansas Legislature in 2011 have been thrown out by a Shawnee County judge who said they infringed on women’s access to care.
Bob Dole championed ‘lives of greater dignity’ for Americans with disabilities
Bob Dole’s experiences with the societal perception of his disability inspired a life and political career spent pursuing equal opportunities for Americans with disabilities.
Bob Dole, Kansas political icon, dies at 98 after battle with lung cancer
Kansas political icon Bob Dole, who represented the state for decades in Washington, D.C., and was the Republican nominee for president in 1996, died Sunday morning at age 98.
Kansas Supreme Court reverses lower courts, allows broad use of out-of-state DUI convictions
The Kansas Supreme Court sought to bring clarity to prosecution of driving-under-the-influence offenses Friday by unanimously granting district courts authority to view prior DUI convictions in Missouri as comparable to the Kansas law.
Kansas hospitals, health officials prepare for omicron variant’s arrival
As confirmed cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 begin to pop up across the country, Kansas health officials and hospitals are preparing for the variant’s arrival in the state.
Hearing on critical race theory in Kansas schools veers into sex, religion and supposition
A state education official told lawmakers Wednesday they need to “stop calling everything under the sun” critical race theory if they want to work together to improve student achievement.
Kansas legislators drill into state Board of Education’s tweak to district accreditation rules
House and Senate education committee members chiseled away at the Kansas State Board of Education’s latest revision to school district accreditation rules and regulations, alleging objective measures were dropped in favor of subjective language not effective in promoting student achievement.
Federal vaccine mandate for health care workers in 10 states, including Kansas, blocked by judge
Enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for millions of health care workers was blocked in 10 states on Monday, after a ruling by a federal judge in Missouri.
Kansas governor appoints acting secretary of state’s health, environment agency
Gov. Laura Kelly nominated a health care administrator Monday to fill the role of secretary at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
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