State government
Latest
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Primary-Voter-guide.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
2024 primary election guide for Lawrence and Douglas County voters
Five countywide elected offices and several state Legislature seats representing Lawrence are up for grabs this election year. Here’s where you can find all our key primary coverage in one place.
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/2022/10/USSen-candidates-min.png?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Meet the candidates vying to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate
Kansas voters on Nov. 8 have the opportunity to select the candidate they’d like to send to Washington, D.C. to represent Kansas for the next six years.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/class.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Some Kansas teachers say a ban on surveys is putting some classroom lessons on hold
A new law requiring Kansas schools to get parental permission before surveying students’ personal attitudes or beliefs has put lessons on hold in many schools.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/4F5A1554-2048x1481-1.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Trio of Kansas Supreme Court justices up for retention defend independent judiciary
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Melissa Taylor Standridge said the legislative and executive branches of government were distinct from the judicial branch because judges and justices were required to cast aside personal politics when making decisions.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PA133259-1024x768-1.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Women discuss constitutional amendment, abortion rights in Thursday campaign push
Women gathered at the Watkins Museum of History on Thursday in Lawrence to discuss the November election, holding repurposed “Vote No” signs from the August abortion campaign and wearing “pro-Roe” bling.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Joseph-Rupnick-Potawatomi-nation-min.png?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Kansas council asks Board of Education to urge removal of offensive mascots, branding
Haskell freshman Georgia Blackwood said Indigenous-themed imagery and branding presented in the form of school mascots made her feel non-Native Americans were intent on treating her culture with disrespect.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/dcf.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
A Kansas lawmaker says this foster care contractor has made too many mistakes to continue
State Sen. Molly Baumgardner called on the Department for Children and Families on Tuesday to stop placing kids with one of its contractors and to claw back $12 million in tax dollars following several high-profile mistakes.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Thompson-Schmidt-Moran-1024x768-1.jpg?resize=670%2C446&ssl=1)
Antiquated KBI crime-tracking IT system to be modernized with $3 million federal grant
The director of the KBI said Tuesday a $3 million federal grant would vastly improve the state’s information technology system for tracking criminal incidents and arrests as well as enhance collaboration among local law enforcement agencies.