State and Region

Judges order Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The rulings came a day before the U.S. Department ...

KU launches program to encourage longtime, tenured faculty members to retire early

As part of a budget-balancing measure, the University of Kansas has launched a program to encourage certain, longtime, tenured faculty members to retire early. University employees on Friday received a notice announcing a “voluntary separation incentive program,” that is targeted toward ...

Kansas officials pressure Trump administration to keep SNAP funded during shutdown

With the looming threat of food benefits halting for nearly 190,000 Kansans on Nov. 1, the state’s leaders are split on how to respond. On Tuesday, Gov. Laura Kelly joined a lawsuit by other Democratic governors and state attorneys general against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for ...

Kansas could get more nuclear reactors; here are 6 things to know about the proposals

Two companies have recently revealed plans to potentially install nuclear reactors in Kansas. One plan comes from a company that proposes putting small reactors 1 mile underground to directly power facilities such as data centers. The other comes from a company envisioning a utility-scale ...

Kansas Supreme Court adopts virtual proceeding rules

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court has approved a framework for virtual proceedings, extending pandemic-era approaches after hearing mixed opinions from judges and attorneys. The court filed an order Tuesday with the Kansas Court of Appeals that urges district judges to consider accepting ...