Kansas voters would have less time to vote early in person under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Under current law, early voting is held until noon the Monday before an election. But a bill being discussed by the House Elections Committee would end early voting by 7 p.m. the Sunday ...
A bill that would prohibit local governments from imposing regulations or taxes on plastic bags, bottles, packaging and an array of "similarly-coated materials” continues to be divisive at the Kansas Statehouse. The bill comes at a time when the Lawrence City Commission is set to implement ...
TOPEKA — Dozens of Kansas lawmakers launched an effort Tuesday to direct the state's attorney general to release information from an investigation into a police raid last year on a weekly newspaper, but it wasn't clear that their measure would get a hearing in the Republican-controlled ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday the 15th case of avian influenza since Dec. 1 amid a national outbreak that began in 2022 and spread to all but three states and more than 450 commercial flocks across the country. Agriculture Secretary Mike Beam said ...
The Republican-controlled Kansas House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would set a single rate on state income taxes, setting up a likely veto from the Democratic governor. But a veto is perhaps less certain than past plans Gov. Laura Kelly has struck down. Republicans ...
TOPEKA — Top Republican legislators in Kansas have renewed a fight with the Democratic governor over income tax cuts that have drawn bipartisan criticism as favoring the wealthy, with no sign of a break in an impasse that thwarted tax relief last year. The House was scheduled to vote ...