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State Government March 21, 2025 - 10:49 am

Kansas senator seeks higher rent for Statehouse reporters who write ‘inaccurate’ stories

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Sen. Virgil Peck wants to raise the rent of reporters who write “inaccurate” things about him from their Statehouse offices. He offered no evidence to support his claim.

State Government March 21, 2025 - 10:12 am

Kansas House denounces satanic black mass as ‘despicable, blasphemous and offensive sacrilege’

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

The House approved a resolution that denounces the Satanic Grotto’s plans to hold a black mass at the Statehouse after members debated the balance between respecting First Amendment protections for offensive speech — and their own right to respond.

State Government March 20, 2025 - 2:39 pm

Kansas House members share family history while opposing resolution on immigration

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

House members shared personal family history Thursday as they discredited anti-immigrant rhetoric that echoed through committee hearings earlier in the legislative session.

State Government March 20, 2025 - 12:40 pm

Kansas Senate whittles down legislative budget, sends it back to House

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Senate on Tuesday approved a modified state budget, sending it back to the House so both chambers can agree on a shared plan.

State Government March 19, 2025 - 1:40 pm

Kansas House endorses plan to elect Supreme Court justices, placing question on August 2026 ballot

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Kansas voters will decide next year whether to rewrite the state’s constitution to turn the Kansas Supreme Court into an elected office.

State Government March 18, 2025 - 6:27 pm

Kansas legislators, archbishop take action against satanists and their planned black mass

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A planned satanic black mass at the Kansas capitol has spurred policy changes, allegations of theft and religious debates as state leaders scramble to address First Amendment concerns with blocking satanists from their demonstration.

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.

State Government March 13, 2025 - 1:20 pm

Kansas Democratic unity fractures with fetal child support debate in Senate

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Republican legislation to establish child support for pregnancy costs — and, in turn, establish “fetal personhood” — revealed tension among legislators as a Democratic senator representing part of Lawrence inserted a bipartisan tax credit provision.

State Government March 12, 2025 - 2:58 pm

Kansas legislation would sever perceived influence of global treaty organizations

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Members of a House committee on Wednesday weighed a bill that would declare the World Health Organization, the United Nations and the World Economic Forum have no power to enforce any mandates in Kansas or any governing body in the state.

State Government March 10, 2025 - 9:21 am

A Kansas tax credit can help build thousands of affordable homes. Lawmakers want to cut it

by Dylan Lysen & Daniel Caudill, Kansas News Service

Critics of the affordable housing tax credit argue it is costing Kansas too much. Supporters say it’s helping construct new homes amid a housing shortage that’s driving up costs of homes and contributing to homelessness.

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