Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a $1 million allocation for a Lawrence-based children’s center, which the center's executive director said would have been used to "fill a gap" in the system for youth in foster care. But, as the Legislature attempts to override the governor's dozens of line-item ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly made an end-of-session plea to the Kansas Legislature this week after signing a massive state budget bill — and vetoing more than 35 provisions that she characterized as earmarks, power grabs or financial missteps. Kelly, who has often used her veto pen in ...
Employees at the University of Kansas have faced a double dose of uncertainty about pay raises for the next year — uncertainty about state funding and worries about how federal cutbacks might hamper pay plans. Now, it is looking more likely that most employees will get at least a 2.5% pay ...
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill on Wednesday that will require the Lawrence City Commission to change the way it handles public comments in its live streams of meetings. The new law updates the Kansas Open Records Act and Kansas Open Meetings Act, and a provision in it says that any governing ...
TOPEKA — The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature returns to work Thursday after neglecting to perform during the regular part of the 2025 session an annual obligation to affirm collection of $875 million in property taxes to finance public schools statewide. It’s assumed by education ...
Topeka — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill that bans policies requiring adopted and foster parents to affirm a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity if it conflicts with the parents’ religious or moral beliefs. House Bill 2311 would forbid the secretary of the Kansas ...