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Kansas champions of administrative reform at public universities offer concessions to calm skeptics
The Republican majority leader of the Kansas House and the governor’s chief of staff worked Thursday to resolve objections to a bill designed to make the state’s three largest public universities more financially efficient by removing layers of administrative red tape.
Kansas champions of administrative reform at public universities offer concessions to calm skeptics
The Republican majority leader of the Kansas House and the governor’s chief of staff worked Thursday to resolve objections to a bill designed to make the state’s three largest public universities more financially efficient by removing layers of administrative red tape.
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Candidates for Kansas Senate District 19 discuss school funding, Medicaid and more in forum
Candidates running to represent parts of Douglas and Shawnee counties in the Statehouse answered questions about topics including school funding, Medicaid expansion, renewable energy and more Saturday.
Kansas Board of Education to study limitations on cellphone use in classrooms
The Kansas State Board of Education plans to finalize in August parameters of a 30-member task force that would be formed to develop policy recommendations on non-academic use of cellular telephones by prekindergarten through 12th-grade students while at school.
Kansas legislative leadership devoting two days of interim hearings to medical marijuana
Republican Sen. Michael Fagg made a compelling case for scheduling joint House and Senate hearings on options for developing medical marijuana legislation in advance of convening the 2025 Kansas Legislature.
Kansas legislators, governor release $35.7 million tied to public university adherence to DEI law
Gov. Laura Kelly and top legislative leaders voted Tuesday to allocate $35.7 million to public higher education after the Board of Regents certified that administrators complied with a state law forbidding employment and admissions decisions to be based on diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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Candidate forums coming up for Douglas County Commission, Lawrence-area House and Senate races
Four candidate forums are coming up, featuring candidates running for Douglas County Commission as well as the Lawrence- and Douglas County-area candidates running in the primary elections for Kansas House and Senate.
New abortion laws take effect in Kansas, but doctors are challenging one in court
A Kansas judge allowed a group of abortion providers to expand an existing lawsuit and challenge a new law requiring them to collect information about their patients’ reasons for ending their pregnancies.
Homelessness is rising in Kansas and state lawmakers aren’t doing much to help
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would have provided millions of dollars to build homeless shelters across the state. But lawmakers let the bill stall in committee and left Topeka for the year without taking any meaningful action to address the growing problem.
Pornhub blocks access to Kansas over new law requiring users to verify their age
Under a new Kansas law that took effect Monday, adult websites must verify that visitors are over the age of 18. Critics are concerned about internet users’ data privacy, and one of the world’s most popular websites has blocked access entirely in the state.
Kansas set to implement head-spinning collection of new laws packed into 101 bills
Kansans will awake to a new statutory landscape Monday after contents of 101 bills signed into law by Gov. Laura Kelly officially take effect.
Gov. Kelly signs tax reduction bill passed with bipartisan majorities in special session
Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday she signed a bill reducing state taxes by $1.2 billion over three years that was approved with broad bipartisan support of legislators during a one-day special session.
Kansas lawmakers approve massive incentives to attract the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals
Legislators passed a bill that would open up hundreds of millions of dollars to facilitate construction of major league sports complexes in Kansas that might lure the KC football team and Royals to jump the state line.
Kansas Senate votes to approve tax package negotiated by GOP leaders, Democratic governor
The Kansas Legislature deflected bipartisan interest in tweaking Tuesday a bill negotiated by Gov. Laura Kelly and top Republican House and Senate leaders delivering a projected $2 billion reduction in state income and property taxes during the next five years.
Kansas Democratic lawmakers dined with Kansas City Royals on eve of stadium vote
On the eve of a vote that could yield $750 million for a new Kansas City Royals baseball stadium in Kansas, a team executive met with several Democratic state lawmakers at a Lawrence steakhouse.
Kansas Democrats hope to end the GOP supermajority, with abortion and LGBTQ issues at stake
Republicans hold huge majorities and can override the Democratic governor on topics like abortion restrictions and transgender issues. Democrats have set their sights on changing that this election season, but it won’t be easy.
Chiefs, Royals ask Kansas for incentives to allow teams to leave Missouri
Representatives of the Kansas City football team and Royals urged Kansas lawmakers Monday to expand a tax incentive program to provide the teams millions of dollars to leave Missouri and set up shop in new stadiums across the state line.
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