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Kansas House studies bill granting unprecedented administrative autonomy to KU, K-State, and WSU
The Kansas Board of Regents voted unanimously Wednesday to oppose a bill granting the state’s three largest public universities — KU, KSU and WSU — unprecedented autonomy in purchasing, construction, licensing, bidding and ownership of property.
Kansas House studies bill granting unprecedented administrative autonomy to KU, K-State, and WSU
The Kansas Board of Regents voted unanimously Wednesday to oppose a bill granting the state’s three largest public universities — KU, KSU and WSU — unprecedented autonomy in purchasing, construction, licensing, bidding and ownership of property.
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Kansas property tax system is akin to ‘Titanic that’s hit the iceberg,’ lawmaker says
Kansas legislators’ lineup of property tax relief legislation could chip away at state and local revenue, but some see the proposals as course correction, making up for years of rising property taxes.
Clergy-led activists block entry into Kansas Senate in protest over bathroom law
Clergy members led a sit-in protest Tuesday in opposition to Kansas’ recently passed anti-trans law.
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Judge denies request to pause anti-transgender law during ongoing lawsuit
A Douglas County judge on Tuesday denied plaintiffs’ request to temporarily halt an anti-transgender law in Kansas from taking effect while a lawsuit against the state plays out.
Proposed constitutional amendment would put abortion back on the Kansas ballot
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.
Kansas House introduces bill creating sports authority needed to complete Chiefs stadium deal
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.
Kansans can’t use food assistance to buy candy, soda beginning in February 2027
Kansans receiving food assistance can’t buy soda or candy with those dollars beginning in 2027, Gov. Laura Kelly said Wednesday.
Kansas lawmakers want to legalize silencers and sawed-off shotguns
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.
Kansas Senate votes to subvert students’ First Amendment right to join public protests
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.
Douglas County judge orders Friday hearing on whether to tap brakes on anti-trans law
Attorneys will argue Friday in Douglas County court over whether a judge should delay enforcement of a state law that invalidates driver’s licenses and birth certificates for those who changed their gender marker and restricts bathroom use based on sex assigned at birth.
Kansas bill would allow renters to pay landlords in increments, expand definition of lawful income
Kansas renters would be allowed to pay their landlords in increments under a proposal that aims to tackle some housing affordability and access issues.
Trans men file lawsuit over Kansas law that restricts bathroom use and invalidates driver’s licenses
Two transgender men from Lawrence are suing the state over a new law that invalidates driver’s licenses and restricts bathroom use based on sex assigned at birth, citing numerous constitutional rights and fear of violence.
Transgender Kansans had their IDs invalidated overnight, causing confusion and panic
Some transgender Kansans received letters urging them to request new IDs that conflict with their gender identity and presentation, because their current ones are “invalid immediately.” It’s the result of a new law that also regulates which bathrooms transgender people are allowed to use.
Kansas Senate approves cap on property valuations, despite questions on real tax savings
The Kansas Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to cap property valuation increases at 3%, the first step toward achieving a constitutional change that would need to be approved by voters.
Senate bill would uncork round-the-clock drinking in Kansas during FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup games will go around-the-clock, but under current law the alcoholic drinks in Kansas will stop before the final whistle. A proposed Senate bill would change that.
Kansas House dramatically amends bill aimed at constraining local property tax increases
The Kansas House voted Wednesday to alter significant provisions of a bipartisan property tax reform bill granting the public a direct voice in decisions by local government to raise property taxes more than 3% annually.
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