TOPEKA — Approval of a last-minute addition to Kansas’ state budget took the gambling and sports betting sphere by surprise, leaving the future of the industry in the state uncertain. The Kansas Legislature Friday passed the state budget bill, which included a provision that bans the ...
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly says she will sign a bill aimed at improving access to child care and other early childhood services. But some health experts are concerned about a provision codifying religious exemptions for vaccines required at day cares. This comes as the state is dealing ...
Topeka — A bill barring Kansans who use food benefits from buying soda and candy with the aid failed to move forward last week, while another bill passed that opponents said would stall state agencies’ ability to react to changes in assistance programs and intellectual or developmental ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature and Gov. Laura Kelly patted themselves on the back last June after placing into state law a compromise bill slashing income taxes an estimated $1.2 billion over three years. Senate Bill 1 had broad support with a mere six opponents among 159 legislators voting ...
TOPEKA — Three Republicans and three Democrats in the House — including one from Lawrence — dropped their opposition Friday to overriding 15 of Gov. Laura Kelly's line-item vetoes in the state budget bill. Kelly made more than 30 line-item vetoes in Senate Bill 125 — the appropriations ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new Kansas law and a Florida bill outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them. The Kansas Legislature's Republican supermajorities on Thursday overrode Democratic ...