A split Kansas Supreme Court ruling last week issued in a lawsuit over a 2021 election law found that voting is not a fundamental right listed in the state Constitution's Bill of Rights. The finding drew sharp criticism from three dissenting justices on the high court. The Associated Press ...
For faculty, staff and students in nearly a dozen degree programs at KU, the summer season may be stressful rather than slow. Over the next several weeks, the Kansas Board of Regents is expected to make decisions on whether to merge or phase out 11 degree programs at the University of Kansas, ...
The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year's general ...
A member of the Kansas Board of Regents will resign her position next month to oversee a new literacy program that will operate under the direction of the Board of Regents. Regent Cynthia Lane, a former K-12 educator and superintendent, has been named the first director of Kansas’ new ...
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that she will call a special legislative session on tax cuts beginning June 18. The move comes after the Democratic governor vetoed three Republican plans to cut taxes this year, setting up a high-stakes election-year tussle with the ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation that allocates $6.6 billion to K-12 public schools, including $75 million in new money for special education, but vetoed language designed to funnel safety grant cash to a specific software company. The Democratic governor and Republican ...