TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Justice Carol Beier announced Friday that she plans to retire, giving Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly the chance to appoint a third justice to the court. Beier, 61, said her retirement will be effective Sept. 18. She has served on the court since September 2003, ...
TOPEKA — Three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of Kansas has finally secured the necessary infrastructure and testing supplies to launch a statewide strategy to test at least 60,000 Kansans — or 2% of the state population — for the respiratory virus per month over the next ...
Kansas on Wednesday confirmed four more deaths as a result of COVID-19 and 162 new cases statewide since Monday, when the state Department of Health and Environment last released data on the spread of the respiratory virus. The new cases bring Kansas' cumulative case total to 10,812 since the ...
TOPEKA — Kansas' top election official argued Tuesday that going in person to the polls is “a community event” for many voters and that moving solely to mail ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic would create confusion. Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab is well along in ...
Speaking nearly three months to the day since Kansas confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in Johnson County, Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday praised Kansans for how they've responded to an unprecedented global pandemic. Kansans' response, combined with a continued adherence to social distancing ...
TOPEKA — The Lansing Correctional Facility is the largest single source of Kansas' 10,393 coronavirus cases, followed by a Tyson Foods meatpacking plant near Garden City, according to a report by state health officials. The Kansas City Star obtained the Kansas public health report on the ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has tasked the committee charged with leading the state’s reopening efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic with exploring the creation of a relief fund for renters and homeowners still struggling to make ends meet. Kelly said during a Friday media briefing that of all the ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will update residents Friday on the latest information about the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The press briefing will be streamed live on Facebook and Journal-World readers will be able to watch the video here. Check back after the briefing for a story about ...
Updated at 8:02 p.m. Thursday TOPEKA — Supporters rammed a bipartisan plan through the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature on Thursday aimed at giving lawmakers some oversight of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s response to the novel coronavirus after cutting off a debate over preventing ...
TOPEKA — A bill giving Kansas lawmakers some oversight of the state's coronavirus response cleared the House on Wednesday night and is headed to the Senate. The Legislature convened for a special session called by Kelly after she vetoed a sweeping coronavirus bill GOP lawmakers approved in ...
The Kansas Senate did not confirm Gov. Laura Kelly’s nominee for the Kansas Court of Appeals, a Lawrence resident, on Wednesday. With 18 in favor and 17 opposed, Carl A. Folsom III did not receive the constitutional majority needed for appointment. Five senators did not vote, and a motion ...
Roger Marshall is a first-generation college student and, because of the importance of education to him, made it a goal to visit every higher education institution in Kansas after his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016. On Wednesday, he was finally able to check Haskell ...
TOPEKA — Fed-up with sticker shock from air ambulance bills, one insurer has pressed its case all the way to the Kansas Supreme Court. A justice on the state’s high court seemed sympathetic, even as he questioned whether state courts hold the power to tackle practices that critics see as ...
Story updated at 10:02 p.m. Wednesday TOPEKA — Top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature on Wednesday worked to sell a compromise with Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for giving lawmakers some oversight of the state's coronavirus response. Some Democrats wanted new protections ...
WICHITA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is no longer shielding renters and homeowners who are financially strapped because of the coronavirus pandemic from being evicted or having lenders foreclose on their mortgages. Kelly allowed an executive order that had banned new evictions and foreclosures ...
Story updated at 8:48 Tuesday TOPEKA — Kansas’ Republican attorney general plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to require new voters to provide papers documenting their citizenship when registering. Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Tuesday that he will appeal a ...
The election races are set. On Monday, the deadline to file for election to Douglas County and local state offices passed, setting up some primary elections later this summer. Primary elections are scheduled for Aug. 4. Primary winners will head to a general election on Nov. 3. While the ...
TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a property tax bill and two other measures approved by the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Kelly said in a statement Monday that each of the bills could create financial problems for state and local governments when they're stressed ...
As protests continue across the country highlighting racial inequality and police brutality in the United States, Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that Kansas should use the time of unrest to reflect on how it can operate in a more equitable way for all citizens. Kelly said her heart went out to ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will update residents Monday on the latest information about the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The press briefing will be streamed live on Facebook and Journal-World readers will be able to watch the video here. Check back after the briefing for a story about ...