Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly gave her final State of the State address Tuesday night, and it found her in a valedictory mood. Speaking to a joint session of the House and Senate, Kelly listed a…

Rep. Fred Gardner said his foremost goal for the upcoming legislative session, which begins Monday, is to ensure his rural 9th District receives its share of $221 million in federal funds recently designated to Kansas…

TOPEKA — As freshmen legislators last year, Rep. Allen Reavis and Rep. Lon Pishny began having conversations about about the unspoken impact state laws and regulations have on city and county governments. Bills were being…

Should old acquaintance be forgot? It’s a New Years question etched in dichotomous reflection as we find ourselves thinking back and looking ahead at the same time.  A conundrum summed up by When Harry Met…

Oklahoma politicians are in court trying to defend a new law they passed to gut their citizens’ rights to put initiatives on the ballot, which allows the people to take action on matters where the…

Korenne Wolken embraced the opportunity to address a legislative task force looking at special education funding. “The important part is, we had the opportunity to inform legislators of what actually happens,” Wolken said. “I appreciate…

TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins said the 2026 Legislature would strive to slash $200 million from the state government’s budget and seek to reduce expenditures on the Medicaid program delivering health care to…

TOPEKA — Republican and Democrats in the Kansas Legislature expressed frustration with inability of a software developer to hit the June 30 deadline for completing work on modernized software for processing bills, amendments and resolutions.…

The Works Family Foundation’s investment in Humboldt students’ higher education has the power to be truly transformational. It will change lives, allowing youth to pursue their dreams and consider paths they had previously thought unrealistic.…

USD 257 Superintendent Stacey Fager is sounding the alarm over looming changes to education funding in Kansas, pointing to growing concerns about sustainability and priorities in school finance. School financing was reshaped by the Kansas…