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State Government June 29, 2023 - 4:57 pm

Kansas governor rejects AG’s advice on new anti-trans law. Kobach: ‘We will see her in court’

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on Thursday promised to see Gov. Laura Kelly in court after she said state agencies will continue to support residents who seek gender-affirming birth certificates and driver’s licenses.

State Government June 26, 2023 - 6:23 pm

Kobach says trans Kansans’ IDs will be changed back to their sex assigned at birth

by Rose Conlon and Blaise Mesa, Kansas News Service

Transgender Kansans who legally changed the gender on their drivers’ licenses or birth certificates will soon see them changed back by the state, Attorney General Kris Kobach said.

Greg Kramos / USFWS
Environment April 12, 2023 - 4:31 pm

Kobach adds Kansas to lawsuit against Biden administration on lesser prairie chicken

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Attorney General Kris Kobach aligned Kansas with Texas and Oklahoma in a lawsuit crafted to block the federal government’s listing of the wild, colorful lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act.

Greg Kramos / USFWS
Environment February 1, 2023 - 4:11 pm

Kansas AG announces plan to sue Biden administration over lesser prairie chicken protections

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach plans to sue President Joe Biden’s administration over the lesser prairie chicken, calling federal protections for the bird illegal and potentially devastating to landowners and businesses in the state. 

Crime & Courts December 31, 2022 - 10:05 am

Kobach’s U.S. Senate campaign, We Build the Wall hit by $30,000 fine for campaign law violations

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach’s campaign for U.S. Senate in 2020 violated federal election law by accepting and failing to report an in-kind corporate donation in the form of under-market rental of the We Build the Wall’s 295,000-person donor list.

Crime & Courts December 13, 2022 - 12:18 pm

Kobach nominates former federal prosecutor to serve as KBI director

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach said Tuesday he would nominate a former Republican rival, Tony Mattivi, to be director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

State Government November 11, 2022 - 11:43 am

Mann surrenders quest to overtake Kobach in Kansas race for attorney general

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Mann conceded the close race to Republican Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach despite incomplete results from mail and provisional ballots.

State Government November 9, 2022 - 12:40 pm

Kobach claims victory in Kansas AG race, vows to fight Biden administration

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kris Kobach is set to take the Kansas attorney general seat, becoming the state’s top law enforcement officer and chief legal adviser after a series of political failures. Kobach said he will use the position to sue President Joe Biden’s administration. 

State Government November 2, 2022 - 5:53 pm

Polling in Kansas race for attorney general: Mann up by slim 1.1% over Kobach

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Mann held a wispy advantage Wednesday in polling that showed Republican nominee Kris Kobach trailing in a contest with nearly 11% of likely voters still undecided.

State Government October 26, 2022 - 10:31 am

Kansas AG candidates Kris Kobach, Chris Mann make pitch to voters in TV debate

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Republican Kris Kobach and Democrat Chris Mann made their end-of-campaign pitch Tuesday night for voters trying to determine who should be the state’s next attorney general.

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