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State Government April 10, 2025 - 3:29 pm

Kansas Legislature votes to remove county health officials’ power to ban public gatherings

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Legislature overturned the governor’s veto of a bill that opens state and county health officials to civil action for decisions about quarantines and takes away their authority to ban public gatherings in situations of infectious disease.

State Government March 14, 2025 - 3:19 pm

Kansas Senate budget ties $4 million to ending DEI, use of preferred pronouns in emails

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Senate’s budget committee wants to hold $4 million hostage from Gov. Laura Kelly until state agencies proved they eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion jobs and programs as well as ended use of pronouns in email signatures.

Lawrence news January 23, 2023 - 9:24 am

Longest-serving members of Kansas Legislature talk about career, race and partisan politics

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflecto

No other current Kansas House member has served longer than Rep. Barbara Ballard, a Lawrence Democrat.

Health October 13, 2022 - 4:17 pm

Women discuss constitutional amendment, abortion rights in Thursday campaign push

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

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.

State Government February 23, 2022 - 11:44 am

Kansas House overwhelmingly rejects proposal to ban no-knock warrants

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

The House rejected an amendment to ban no-knock warrants on an 84-35 vote after hearing from several lawmakers with law enforcement experience.

State Government January 25, 2022 - 4:46 pm

Kansas Republican defends gerrymandering and partisan politics as ‘just things that happen’

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Rep. Steve Huebert during a four-hour House debate Tuesday defended an obvious attempt by Republicans to gain an upper hand in congressional races through redistricting as simply “a political process.” Lawrence reps are displeased.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government June 28, 2021 - 10:52 am

No need for term limits: Legislature’s turnover rate tops 80% in past decade

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Only 27 of 165 Kansas legislators holding office in 2010 — a mere 16% — have been able to harness the desire, persuasiveness, money or luck to still hold seats in the House or Senate.

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