Why on earth are Kansas Legislators seeking to ban ranked choice voting? Sponsored by Sen. Chase Blasi of Wichita, Senate Bill 368 would prohibit this practice, which is becoming increasingly popular in many U.S. cities and states. In a recent hearing, the Senate heard conflicting ...

Kansas has some of the most permissive gun laws in the country, and last week the state house began debate on a bill that, if passed, would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to further enshrine gun rights in the state constitution. The proposed amendment would change the language ...

Gov. Laura Kelly recently rolled out her proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Her priorities include an array of strategic initiatives such as cuts to property and sales taxes, expansion of Medicaid, and increased investments in education and Kansas water systems. Kelly’s budget also ...

A recent Gallup survey showed a record-high 43% of Americans see themselves as politically independent. And a record-low identified as Democrat, 27%, matching Republican identification at 27%. Kansans are also declaring independence. The numbers registering as unaffiliated and Libertarian ...

Given that Kansas’ state budget currently points toward a nearly $3 billion surplus, it’s inevitable that legislators have ideas about passing some of that surplus on to Kansans in the form of tax cuts. Of those ideas, some are much better than others. On the first day of the 2024 ...

Here’s a New Year’s Resolution for the Kansas Legislature: no more wasting our time and money on election conspiracy theories. In September and October of 2023, Sen. Mike Thompson and others hosted hearings featuring speakers peddling truly insane speculations. These included the ...