Rep. Alexis Simmons waited until conservative Earl Glynn finished a presentation of proposed reforms to Kansas election law before raising objections with colleagues about the partisan approach of a committee assigned to work on campaign-finance transparency.
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is volleying fresh criticism at posts made by the state GOP after Politico exposed leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans exchanging racist and homophobic messages.
Castle Brazil sat alone Monday night in the back of a church sanctuary in Lenexa as he processed the “insane” revelations about Republican plans for a special session on redistricting. Legislators could vote on new congressional maps as soon as Nov. 7.
Wednesday marked the first day in two years that transgender Kansans were able to change the gender markers on their drivers licenses after the Kansas Supreme Court denied Attorney General Kris Kobach’s appeal in a long legal battle.
Republican legislative leaders are urging lawmakers to support their push for a special session where they can both ban Kansans from altering gender markers on their driver’s licenses and redraw congressional maps.
Complying with a federal policy designed to avoid conflicts of interest could cause “massive system disruption” for Kansans who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, an advocate told legislators.
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Kansas Republicans’ goal of convening a special redistricting session in November prompted U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids to dust off the playbook used to fend off the last attempt to gerrymander her out of office.
The federal government’s plan to withhold $10 million from a Kansas food assistance program won’t affect recipients and will be delayed while the state files an appeal, the Kansas governor’s chief of staff said Monday.
Two tax credit program audits were met with skepticism from the Legislative Post Audit committee, one because it lacked data about usage and the other about concerns the state will lose as much as $1 billion in income tax in the coming years.
Kansas’ request to ban candy and soft drinks from being purchased with food assistance dollars has yet to be approved, while other states’ similar restrictions are expected to go into effect Jan. 1.
