State Government

Constitution Day program goes global with mock trial for third graders

TOPEKA — Twelve years ago, 90 third-grade students walked into District Judge Robert Wonnell’s courtroom on Constitution Day to watch a hearing about whether Goldilocks was guilty of trespassing. Wonnell put the last-minute mock trial together to teach Olathe’s Forest View Elementary ...

Kansas revenues 10% above estimates for first months of new fiscal year

TOPEKA — Kansas tax collections trended upward in the first two months of fiscal year 2027 coming in 6.5% above estimates, the state reported. Total Kansas receipts, including taxes and other revenue, such as interest, for July and August were $113.9 million, or 10% above estimates, ...