State government
Latest
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231221-Topeka-4.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms that abortion rights are protected by constitution, striking down 2 laws
The Kansas Supreme Court struck down two laws restricting abortion on Friday, affirming its prior interpretation that ending a pregnancy remains a constitutionally protected right in Kansas.
Want more state government news? You can read Associated Press coverage of Kansas stories and more online for free here.
We post many, but not all, stories from the Kansas Reflector. Read more of their coverage here.
We also frequently post stories from the Kansas News Service. Read more of their coverage here.
MORe STATE GOVERNMENT NEWS
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/P4041919-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Kansas lawmakers targeted with letters containing suspicious white powder
Federal and state law enforcement and health officials are investigating letters containing suspicious white powder that were sent to legislators and state agencies.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Saturday-Seminar-Pride-Panel-7-min.png?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Activists to illuminate threats to LGBTQ+ rights during Lawrence panel discussion
Following the passage of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Kansas, a panel of local activists will gather in Lawrence Saturday to shed light on threats to LGBTQ+ rights.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mail.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Red tape is costing 45,000-plus Medicaid coverage in Kansas. The state blames slow mail
The Kansas Medicaid disenrollment rate is one of the highest in the country. Almost two-thirds of Kansans have lost coverage because of procedural issues.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230606-Lawrence-City-Comm-6.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Transgender and nonbinary people and allies push Lawrence City Commission to stand against anti-trans law
Nearly three dozen people spoke to the Lawrence City Commission Tuesday, asking commissioners to make Lawrence a sanctuary city for transgender and nonbinary people by taking a stand against the Kansas Legislature.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DSC03698-scaled-1-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Kansas abortion rights groups file lawsuit against junk science ‘abortion reversal’ law
Kansas abortion providers filed a lawsuit combating an “abortion reversal” law based on a debunked study, calling the state’s tightened abortion regulations increasingly “inaccurate” and a violation of bodily integrity.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Michelle-Dombrosky-2-1024x768-2.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Kansas education board’s attorney says abstention as substitute for ‘no’ vote an abdication of duty
Legal counsel to the state Board of Education says a flurry of abstentions could be consequential because the tactic might be used to undermine a requirement the state board register at least six votes among the 10 members to take formal action.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Kelly-and-group-1024x768-1.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Gov. Laura Kelly, legislators honor bipartisan reform of Kansas law on sexual abuse claims
Gov. Laura Kelly joined activists and legislators Thursday who reflected on a four-year journey to adoption of a Kansas law ending the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution for alleged child sexual abuse and extending opportunity to file lawsuits in those cases.