TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas officials won't be allowed to use environmental, social and governance factors in investing public funds or deciding who receives government contracts because the state's Democratic governor is allowing a Republican measure to become law without her signature. Gov. ...

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday she was vetoing a flat tax package that predominantly favors the most wealthy Kansans and proposing instead a one-time rebate of $450 per taxpayer. The GOP-dominated Legislature passed a plan in the early-morning hours before adjourning in early April ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is joining a fledgling effort that could one day make it easier to hire teachers from other states. A bill that Gov. Laura Kelly signed Thursday makes Kansas the latest member of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports. The compact ...

TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed anti-diversity and anti-abortion provisions in Kansas' next state budget Friday, intensifying a conflict with the Republican-controlled Legislature over culture war issues that could see her scotch a dozen or more conservative initiatives. The ...

TOPEKA — Budget analysts and economists expect cooling inflation and modest growth to push state revenues slightly higher than expected over the next couple of years, preserving a surplus cushion of billions of dollars. The projection is expected to shape tax and budget policy when ...

Story updated at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 20: Topeka — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures, including a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teens, but Republican lawmakers who pushed them appeared to have the votes to override ...