Voters would elect Kansas Supreme Court justices under proposed change
TOPEKA — Kansas Senators advanced a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would change how state supreme court justices are selected.
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Kansas governor scolds lawmakers for picking ‘winners and losers’ in unvetted budget items
BY SHERMAN SMITHKansas Reflector TOPEKA — When Gov. Laura Kelly signed a state spending bill last week, she scolded legislators for attempting to insert budget… Login to continue reading Login…
Kansas bill dangles cash to persuade K-12 school districts to hire a specific gun-detection vendor
BY TIM CARPENTERKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Firearm detection software company ZeroEyes hired lobbyists in Kansas and more than a dozen other states this year to… Login to continue reading Login…
Lawmakers pass bill responding to low Kansas school district enrollment
BY RACHEL MIPROKansas Reflector TOPEKA — School districts with shrinking student populations have been addressed with a bill setting out state aid guidelines for the… Login to continue reading Login…
Kansas lawmakers pass trio of crime bills dealing with juvenile justice, fentanyl
BY RACHEL MIPROKansas Reflector TOPEKA — New bills passed in the last frenzied days of the legislative session would allow Kansans to seek potentially life-saving… Login to continue reading Login…
Kelly signs law providing flexible enrollment calculations for school funding
BY RACHEL MIPROKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Legislation altering the state’s funding formula for public school districts will bolster schools struggling with declining enrollment, the governor… Login to continue reading Login…
Pregnant workers to get protections under new law
BY ELISHA BROWNStates Newsroom via Kansas Reflector Rules on how employers can comply with a federal law that provides protections for pregnant workers are set… Login to continue reading Login…
Kansas might soon create more oversight of foster care and abuse cases with child advocate office
BY RACHEL MIPROKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Following a years-long clash over who should oversee the state’s child welfare system — a battle that took on… Login to continue reading Login…
Governor allows anti-DEI bill to become law, vetoes anti-abortion and election bills
BY RACHEL MIPROKansas Reflector TOPEKA — In her latest round of vetoes, Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday announced she was rejecting bills that would restrict… Login to continue reading Login…
Kansas to allow foster care teens to choose, form legal mentor relationships with trusted adults
BY TOM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation making Kansas the first state to implement a program enabling children 16 years… Login to continue reading Login…