State Rep. Mike Amyx, of Lawrence, has filed for reelection.
Amyx, a Democrat, is a three-term incumbent House member in Kansas' 45th District.
“It has been my honor and pleasure to serve the 45th District in Topeka,” Amyx said in his announcement. “But there is still much to ...
In a speech at KU on Friday commemorating the 70th anniversary of the landmark school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, one of the nation’s top civil rights attorneys quoted both the law and philosophy.
But Sherrilyn Ifill, the former director and counsel of the NAACP Legal ...
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly says she has no plans to try to recruit the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas after voters across state lines rebuffed an effort to upgrade Arrowhead Stadium with tax dollars.
“Probably over half the people in the stands any given Sunday are Kansans,” she said. “We ...
A new policy that will prohibit “diversity pledges” at state universities — but won’t require schools to close their offices related to diversity initiatives — won quick and unanimous approval by the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday.
While diversity-related issues surrounding ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach celebrated doubling the maximum weekly compensation to Kansas crime victims and granting to members of the state board responsible for reviewing aid applications greater latitude to make awards based on the goal of avoiding profound ...
TOPEKA — Kansas' governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a “vague” bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's actions ...