Tag: legislation
WASHINGTON The same week in December that Briell Zweygardt is due to give birth to her first child shes also scheduled to report to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan., for drills. Zweygardt,…
WASHINGTON Congress took the first step Wednesday to finally remedy its slow-motion response to the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, passing a bill out of committee that would permanently fund compensation for…
Kansas voters who threw far-right Republicans out of office in 2016 and elected Laura Kelly as governor in 2018 should be pleased that state finance is on the mend after facing bankruptcy three short years…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers approved a bill designed to prevent judges from lowering sentences for child sex offenders if they think the victims were willing participants in the crime. The state Senate gave…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new law gives Kansas counties the legal option of letting voters cast ballots at any polling site within their county, but spotty internet service and aging voting equipment is expected…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has approved a bill that provides legal protection for people who treat medical conditions with CBD oil containing a small amount of the chemical in marijuana that produces…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) People as young as 18 would be allowed to carry concealed weapons under a bill that has advanced in the Kansas House. The Wichita Eagle reports that advocates rejected arguments Tuesday…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Low pay, challenging work and years of declining state funding have made it difficult to hire and keep qualified social workers in Kansas. Making matters worse, advocates say, is the states…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) If Kansas highest court is going to force state lawmakers to boost public education funding again, some conservative Republicans want something in return, including a say in how the extra money…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A conservative Kansas legislator has apologized and said he has asked that he be removed as a sponsor of a bill calling same-sex marriages a parody after his LGBTQ daughter posted…
