TOPEKA — Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday shrunk what already was among the nation's shortest windows for voting by mail, arguing that problems with the U.S. Postal Service's handling of ballots required the move. Critics called it voter suppression. The GOP-supermajority ...
A bill in the Kansas Legislature aims to help fund the state’s roads by adding additional fees for electric vehicles and hybrids, but the proposal would put a much larger fee on hybrid trucks than similar hybrid sport utility vehicles. Under one plan, owners of hybrid trucks, which include ...
Justice Evelyn Wilson, who has served on the Kansas Supreme Court since January 2020, announced Monday that she will resign effective July 4. In her letter of resignation to Gov. Laura Kelly, Wilson cites a recent diagnosis of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, as the reason for her ...
A bill in the Kansas Legislature that would limit state tax credits for affordable housing projects would "severely hinder” the city’s housing goals, officials in Lawrence said. The Kansas House of Representatives recently adopted House Bill 2119, which would discontinue the state’s ...
President Donald Trump's order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications. The Republican president has argued the federal office hasn't improved student outcomes and is unnecessary in a country where states and local districts primarily control ...
Until recently, it was a little-known program to help Black and Latino students pursue business degrees. But in January, conservative strategist Christopher Rufo flagged the program known as The PhD Project in social media posts that caught the attention of Republican politicians. The program ...