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State Government July 10, 2025 - 10:05 am

Kansas attorney general seeks removal of anti-discrimination text from school district contracts

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas State Board of Education and AG Kris Kobach have been fighting about whether Kansas should drop a ban on discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation or gender identity from public school district contracts tied to federally funded nutrition programs.

State Government July 7, 2025 - 5:32 pm

Kansas lawmakers extend deadline for Chiefs, Royals to accept stadium incentives

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A bipartisan council of Kansas lawmakers voted Monday to extend by six months the deadline for the Kansas City Royals or Chiefs to accept economic development incentives from Kansas for construction of sports stadiums.

State Government July 7, 2025 - 9:39 am

Kansas officials dash satanists’ plans for ‘witching hour’ protest at Statehouse

by Grace Hills, Kansas Reflector

The group behind the black mass in March at the Kansas Statehouse — which drew thousands of counter-protesters and ended in multiple arrests — was denied a permit to hold another protest this summer.

Crime & Courts June 30, 2025 - 10:55 am

Leader of Kansas public defender office resigns in face of budget cuts, constitutional crisis

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Heather Cessna is resigning as executive director of the state public defender’s office after years of warning apathetic legislators about the constitutional crisis they created by persistently underfunding her agency.

Health June 26, 2025 - 10:07 am

‘I would have died without it.’ Kansas teen copes with gender-affirming care ban

by Zane Irwin, Kansas News Service

Kansas’ ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapies for transgender minors takes effect next year. This family is trying to navigate the changes — and give their daughter a normal teen life.

Education June 23, 2025 - 5:00 pm

Classified and certified staff in Lawrence school district combine under one union

by Maya Hodison

One union, rather than two separate for classified and certified staff, will represent all unionized Lawrence school district employees moving forward.

State Government June 17, 2025 - 11:04 am

Kansans can’t yet change gender markers on driver’s licenses, despite recent ruling

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A Kansas Court of Appeals ruling Friday allows Kansans to change the gender markers on their licenses. But AG Kris Kobach instructed the state Department of Revenue not to make gender marker changes while the matter is in litigation.

Crime & Courts June 13, 2025 - 1:10 pm

Trans Kansans win court ruling to change the gender on their IDs

by Zane Irwin & Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

A Kansas Court of Appeals decision Friday reversed a district court order that prohibited transgender people from changing their driver’s licenses to reflect their gender identity.

State Government June 13, 2025 - 8:33 am

Kansas Republican exploits fear of imaginary ‘axis of ballot harvesting’ to gain political advantage

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

As Kansas Rep. Pat Proctor launched his campaign to oversee state elections, he honed in on a signature phrase that would serve his interest of dismissing critics — and reporting by Kansas Reflector — while appealing to far-right voters.

Education June 5, 2025 - 1:10 pm

Kansas task force debates use of graduation rate to gauge student success

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Disagreement exists on the Kansas Legislature’s task force reworking the state’s public school finance formula about the importance of high school graduation rate as a measure of student success.

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