If it becomes law, a bill that lets voters block local governments’ property tax increases will probably do a lot of other things behind the scenes, too. And Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew is trying to figure out what. It could throw a wrench into cities’ and counties’ planning. It ...
TOPEKA — The agreement between the Kansas City Chiefs and the state of Kansas to build a new $3 billion domed football stadium, headquarters, training facility and entertainment district could be the largest stadium deal in American history, and most Kansas lawmakers agreed last week to ...
TOPEKA — The Senate and House narrowly passed a bill giving 10% of registered voters in a taxing area the ability to stop some property tax increases, a move one senator called “tyranny of the minority.” Both chambers debated House Bill 2745 Friday. It passed the Senate 22-18 and the ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature approved a state budget bill early Friday by working around bipartisan opposition that even lawmakers voting for it could echo. The Senate passed the bill 23-17 and the House followed at 67-53, but dissenting Republicans and Democrats in both chambers made ...
Local students — ranging from law school students to elementary students — will get a chance to visit in person with a sitting U.S. Supreme Court justice next month. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be visiting the University of Kansas campus on April 6 and April 7, KU’s ...
If you are any type of professor at the University of Kansas, you shall make at least $70,000 per year, recently-released details of a proposed contract between KU and its faculty union show. However, if you already are making that amount, you might not receive anything more than a 1% raise, ...