State Government

Questions and answers about the Supreme Court selection amendment

Kansas ballots this year will be full of contests for county commissions, the Legislature and statewide offices. But in August, voters will have to decide whether they want another kind of contest on the ballot in the future: contested elections for Supreme Court seats. On the Aug. 4 primary ...

Kansas considers form that invites people to report student walkouts

As part of a new state law limiting the ability of students to conduct a walkout protest, the Kansas State Board of Education is considering a complaint form that would invite people to report protests that they believe violate the law. The new law bars students from attending a walkout ...

Gov. Kelly appoints Krishnan Christopher Jayaram to Kansas Supreme Court

Updated at 6:20 p.m. Monday, July 13 Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday appointed District Judge Krishnan Christopher Jayaram to serve as a justice on the seven-member Kansas Supreme Court. Jayaram, of Lenexa, was among three finalists to fill the open seat created by Justice Marla Luckert’s ...