People in Kansas would have to verify their age before accessing adult content on the internet under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Websites that host sexual content would have to verify their users are at least 18, most likely through third-party services that verify age using ...
If a new plan by higher education leaders becomes reality, every elementary teacher in Kansas will have to take a new set of classes to become better at teaching young students how to read. They also might get paid to take those classes, and have the state pay their tuition if they want to go ...
The chair of the Kansas Board of Regents said Wednesday that he wants university employees across the state to know the Regents are closely watching efforts by state lawmakers to potentially limit diversity, equity and inclusion programs. And he wants state legislators to know he hopes they ...
The state of Kansas to the rescue. That’s not a phrase you hear often in the state’s higher education circles, as a frequent refrain from academic administrators has been about continued declines in state funding for universities. But 2023 financial statements for the University of ...
Story updated at 4:51 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14: TOPEKA — Kansas legislators are moving to impose tougher prison sentences for harming or killing police dogs, and the measure has bipartisan support despite questions elsewhere over how the animals are used in law enforcement. The ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation expanding a Kansas tax credit to incentivize purchases of services or goods from vendors employing individuals with disabilities and creating a program to help businesses make the transition to paying people with disabilities at least minimum ...