TOPEKA — A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Kansas’ new law regulating bathroom use in government buildings and forcing Kansans to hold documents reflecting their biological sex at birth won’t have its next hearing until September. A Douglas County judge scheduled a Sept. 29 ...

TOPEKA — A bipartisan majority of the Kansas Senate made a legislatively tricky shot on goal before passing the ball to the team in the Kansas House. On a 21-19 vote Thursday, the Senate approved a bill allowing cities or counties to use a temporary law enabling licensed restaurants and ...

TOPEKA — Conflicting housing bills passed the Kansas House on Wednesday, promoting expedited processes for new housing developments and potentially restricting options for low-income renters. Senate Bill 418 earned bipartisan support for encouraging easier processes for building “middle ...

Starting this fall, Kansas will join at least 20 other states that ban student cellphones in K-12 classrooms statewide. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed into law a bipartisan bill that requires students to store their cellphones in a secure, inaccessible location until ...

By tim carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Marcus Moore asked the Kansas Senate to pass legislation that might help other kids avoid what he described as the worst moment of his life. In testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Marcus described a routine June day hanging out with his ...

Kansas high school students worry their First Amendment rights could be violated under a new Senate bill, with many students saying they won’t be able to make their voices heard in school if protests are more regulated. The Kansas Senate included a proviso in its version of the state budget ...