Kansas has some of the most permissive gun laws in the country, and last week the state house began debate on a bill that, if passed, would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to further enshrine gun rights in the state constitution. The proposed amendment would change the language ...

Gov. Laura Kelly recently rolled out her proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Her priorities include an array of strategic initiatives such as cuts to property and sales taxes, expansion of Medicaid, and increased investments in education and Kansas water systems. Kelly’s budget also ...

A recent Gallup survey showed a record-high 43% of Americans see themselves as politically independent. And a record-low identified as Democrat, 27%, matching Republican identification at 27%. Kansans are also declaring independence. The numbers registering as unaffiliated and Libertarian ...

Given that Kansas’ state budget currently points toward a nearly $3 billion surplus, it’s inevitable that legislators have ideas about passing some of that surplus on to Kansans in the form of tax cuts. Of those ideas, some are much better than others. On the first day of the 2024 ...

Here’s a New Year’s Resolution for the Kansas Legislature: no more wasting our time and money on election conspiracy theories. In September and October of 2023, Sen. Mike Thompson and others hosted hearings featuring speakers peddling truly insane speculations. These included the ...

As 2023 comes to a close Kansans are celebrating the end of another year and looking forward to a new beginning in 2024. Come Jan. 8, the state Legislature will assemble to embark on its new agenda for the year. Already, numerous bills and resolutions have been pre-filed for the upcoming ...