The Kansas Senate could vote as early as Tuesday on a new, revised tax package that is changed only slightly from the one Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed earlier in the session. House and Senate negotiators met late in the afternoon on their first day back in session following a three-week break ...

The Kansas Legislature's top tax analyst tried to explain something to lawmakers Thursday that many people are still trying to get their heads around: Why, at a time when there is modest but measurable inflation in the retail sector, is Kansas not seeing similar growth in retail sales tax ...

Saying there is at least one, and possibly more companies negotiating to buy the troubled St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Gov. Sam Brownback said Wednesday there is "no reason" that hospital should close later this year. "We now have a buyer — at least one, we think there may be more ...

In the wake of a surprisingly close special election on Tuesday, state and national Democrats have to be asking themselves one question: Who lost the 4th District? The more important question, though, ought to be what, if anything, does the race between Republican State Treasurer Ron Estes ...

With the Kansas Legislature out for a three-week break, now is a good time to catch people up on the status of issues that tend to get drowned out by the din surrounding bigger issues like school finance, taxes, Medicaid expansion and the state budget. One of the issues that seems to ...

Democrats in the Kansas House are using a procedural move that could force a debate Tuesday on proposals to exempt public hospitals, mental health facilities and college campuses from having to allow people to carry concealed weapons in those places starting July 1. House Democratic Leader ...