WICHITA — The Kansas State Board of Education has approved new score thresholds for state assessment tests that are expected to increase the number of students scoring in the top levels. Some lawmakers have raised concerns that the move is designed to cover up poor test scores. But ...
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 ...
TOPEKA — Agriculture is a potential winner of new federal dollars when Kansas officials considered the state’s gains and losses from the “One Big Beautiful Bill“ act, the state's legislative budget committee learned Tuesday. Multiple funding opportunities through expanded agriculture ...
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 ...
As students return from summer break, Kansas school districts are still figuring out how to comply with a new law that requires certain classes to show a three-minute video of human development in the womb. The Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature passed the law last session by overriding a ...
Topeka — State leaders continued to stand firm against federal demands for personal data of Kansans who have received food assistance, even after a letter last week threatened funding losses. Kansas Department for Children and Families secretary Laura Howard laid out objections to turning ...