Topeka — Relying on a legal opinion issued by the attorney general, the Kansas secretary of state on Friday removed Republican Doug Billings from the roster of candidates running for governor. Attorney General Kris Kobach’s nonbinding opinion pointed to state law requiring governor and ...
During World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, the site where Panasonic now produces electric vehicle batteries was instead manufacturing tons and tons of powder and propellant for ammunition — and releasing dangerous chemicals into the environment at the same time. Now, after ...
TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins said the 2026 Legislature would strive to slash $200 million from the state government’s budget and seek to reduce expenditures on the Medicaid program delivering health care to low-income adults and children. Hawkins, a Wichita Republican who has ...
Not long ago, a Kansas college town found out it was facing a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, and its city staff asked the parks department to make some changes. The department's proposal: Start charging entry fees to the city's recreation centers, which had previously been free for the ...
With enrollment and state aid decreasing, the Lawrence school board approved a maximum property tax rate with a slight increase from last year, aiming to offset the funding gap. On Monday, school board members approved the maximum mill levy – or property tax rate – of 52.333 mills. Once ...
A teenage boy has been charged with a felony after he allegedly took a nude photo of a younger special needs student last spring and shared it, and the Lawrence Police Department has acknowledged that the case was initially mishandled. The student, a juvenile whom the Journal-World is not ...