Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a measure Wednesday that could have earmarked up to $5 million for gun-detection systems in schools while expressing concern that it could have benefitted only one particular company. Kelly's line-item veto leaves in place $5 million for school safety grants but ...
TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced Tuesday he has sued President Joe Biden’s administration over the rewrite of federal rules to protect LGBTQ+ students. Alaska, Utah and Wyoming partnered with Kansas on the lawsuit, which follows the U.S. Department of Education’s ...
The University of Kansas is on pace to have its highest enrollment ever when classes resume next fall, but despite those big numbers, KU leaders are still seeking a tuition increase to fund university operations. KU — along with every other public university in the state — is seeking ...
Graduate teaching assistants at the University of Kansas are set to get a pay increase — and a reminder of the balance of power between labor unions and KU administration. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday is set to approve a 2.5% pay increase for GTAs. That increase is about a ...
TOPEKA — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the schools must meet some very specific criteria. The AI ...
TOPEKA — Proposed restrictions in Kansas on the foreign ownership of land died Friday when the state's Democratic governor vetoed a bill that top Republican lawmakers argued would protect military bases from Chinese spying. The Kansas House's top GOP leader accused Gov. Laura Kelly of ...