State Government

Bill would make clergy mandated reporters

TOPEKA — Kansas ordained clergy would be mandated reporters of child abuse under a bill proposed Monday in the House Judiciary Committee, and proponents hope this will be the year it passes. House Bill 2352 adds fully ordained ministers to the list of professions required to be mandatory ...

Sharice Davids prepares to tour areas of Kansas far beyond her House district

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says she’s embarking on a four-city sweep — all locations outside her congressional district — to learn more about Kansans’ priorities for the federal government. In an interview, the Kansas Democrat said she planned to be in the Statehouse on ...

A look at what Kansas law says about police and the use of deadly force

When it comes to being a law enforcement officer in Kansas, you better have done some reading before you ever pull your weapon. The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center — the University of Kansas-run center near Hutchinson that trains the vast majority of police officers in the state — ...

Chiefs deal criticized by both parties over ‘tax giveaways for billionaires’

In a crowded hearing in Topeka last week, Kansas lawmakers drilled a lawyer for the Kansas City Chiefs on the deal to bring the NFL team across the state line. Democratic state Rep. Rui Xu found himself in an unusual spot at this meeting: He agreed with conservative colleagues on a hot-button ...