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Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government May 3, 2021 - 2:49 pm

Kansas House overrides governor’s veto of two election bills

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas House generated enough Republican support Monday to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a pair of election bills touted by advocates as essential to fair elections and as voter suppression by critics.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government May 3, 2021 - 2:40 pm

Attempt to ban transgender athletes from school sports fails in Kansas Senate

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — The Senate-led charge to ban transgender athletes from school sports crumbled Monday when […]

Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
State Government May 3, 2021 - 12:49 pm

Kansas House votes to override governor’s veto of lowered concealed carry age, controversial license plate

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas House moved Monday to override the governor’s veto of a package of distinctive license plates, drawing the ire of Democrats for the inclusion of a plate which they say honors a notorious slave trader.

Celia Llopis-Jepsen / Kansas News Service
State Government May 1, 2021 - 3:10 pm

From taxes to transgender athletes, Republicans in Kansas Legislature look to override governor’s vetoes

by Abigail Censky and Stephen Koranda, Kansas News Service

The Republican Senate president blasted the governor for striking down bills ranging from tax cuts to restrictions on transgender athletes. Here are four of the top policies that lawmakers may clash over.

State Government May 1, 2021 - 1:05 pm

Justice Stegall denounces Kansas Supreme Court’s refusal to overrule ‘black mark’ decision

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Justice Caleb Stegall argued the court should have gone further to overrule a decision allowing discrimination against fetuses with severe disabilities.

State Government April 30, 2021 - 6:07 pm

Kansas legislator arrested after wild rant, altercation at Wellsville school

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Rep. Mark Samsel was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor battery for a […]

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 29, 2021 - 5:48 pm

Kobach campaign for attorney general triggers rebuke from Kansas Chamber

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach launched a campaign Thursday for the Republican nomination for attorney general and came under fire from the state’s most influential business lobbying organization that declared a Kobach candidacy carried too much risk for Kansans.

State Government April 28, 2021 - 10:53 am

Kansas GOP senators firmly denounce proposed 2.5% pay raise for state employees

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Republicans on the Kansas Senate’s budget committee attacked Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan to allocate $52 million to raises of 2.5% for state executive, legislative and judicial branch workers and to appropriate $10 million to state universities that could be used to bolster employee compensation.

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 27, 2021 - 9:54 am

Judicial salary upgrade, replacement of fee revenue hang in legislative balance

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Updated data shows that depending on job classification, Kansas judicial branch employees needed increases up to 18.9% to bring salaries to market level, Chief Justice Marla Luckert said.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 26, 2021 - 2:39 pm

Kelly signs into law sweeping reform of Kansas unemployment system

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law Monday legislation affirming a commitment to modernize the Kansas Department of Labor’s computer network relied upon to handle jobless claims and to guarantee employers weren’t liable for fraudulent unemployment filings during the pandemic.

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    Lawrence Humane Society takes in pets surrendered because owners fear deportation, detainment
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