TOPEKA — The Kansas House's top Republican on Tuesday dropped efforts to force a redraw of U.S. House districts that would have thrust the state into a widening national battle for partisan advantage in the 2026 elections. The announcement by House Speaker Dan Hawkins ended a weekslong push ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly took an extraordinary step Friday by filing a lawsuit directly with the Kansas Supreme Court alleging that Attorney General Kris Kobach was undermining constitutional powers assigned to the state’s governor. Kelly, a two-term Democrat, said the lawsuit was ...
As part of a budget-balancing measure, the University of Kansas has launched a program to encourage certain, longtime, tenured faculty members to retire early. University employees on Friday received a notice announcing a “voluntary separation incentive program,” that is targeted toward ...
With the looming threat of food benefits halting for nearly 190,000 Kansans on Nov. 1, the state’s leaders are split on how to respond. On Tuesday, Gov. Laura Kelly joined a lawsuit by other Democratic governors and state attorneys general against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for ...
The Kansas Department of Transportation has added a stretch of state highway in southeastern Douglas County and northeastern Franklin County to a list of upcoming road modernization projects. The expansion of Kansas State Highway 33 was one of nine projects that Gov. Laura Kelly’s office and ...
TOPEKA — The president of the Kansas Senate said Monday that a sufficient number of Senate Republicans have signed a petition to call a special legislative session to consider new congressional district boundaries. Senate President Ty Masterson, who is seeking the GOP nomination for ...