TOPEKA — A bill heard Monday would list kratom as a Schedule 1 drug, moving the previously unclassified substance into the same category as methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. Senate Bill 497 classifies both Kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, as controlled substances. Proponents and ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate overturned Gov Laura Kelly’s veto on Tuesday, putting the state one step closer to forcing people to use bathrooms in government buildings that match their biological sex at birth. Senate Substitute for House Bill 244 was overturned by the Senate, with votes ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate approved tougher regulations on vapes Wednesday in an effort to crack down on unlicensed products and eliminate advertisements geared toward children. Major tobacco companies were behind the bill, which would impose the same licensing and advertising ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a controversial bathroom bill that forces transgender people to use facilities that match their biological sex at birth, saying the poorly drafted legislation would have far-reaching consequences. The Democratic governor now hands House Substitute for Senate ...
TOPEKA — A Kansas property owner wants to impose a restriction across the entire state because of one city’s rules. Stan Weber, CEO and president of Tower Properties, was one of several housing industry professionals who pushed for twin pieces of legislation Feb. 5 during back-to-back ...
A bill that would further tighten how universities could teach diversity, equity and inclusion topics in the classroom was scheduled to get a key vote in the Kansas House on Wednesday, but the hearing never materialized. On Thursday, an assistant with the House Education Committee told the ...