Kansas Department of Revenue

The Kansas Supreme Court’s decision to reject an appeal from Attorney General Kris Kobach allows the state to resume a process that had been in place for more than 20 years.

Attorney General Kris Kobach instructed the Kansas Department of Revenue, which houses the division of motor vehicles, not to make gender marker changes while the issue is in litigation.

The Kansas Court of Appeals decision reverses a district court order that prohibited transgender people from changing driver's licenses to reflect their gender identity.

Kansans have until 5 p.m. on Friday to choose their favorite personalized license plate, which all incorporate the phrase "To the Stars."

The offer would be available to all professional sports franchises ready to build stadiums costing at least $1 billion. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the state would develop a “competitive” count if Kansas stepped forward with a package.

Traffic tickets for low-income drivers can snowball into thousands of dollars of debt and revoked licenses. A new law aims to reduce fines and fees to help get them reinstated.

The existing Ad Astra plate, anchored by the state seal with a light blue background, was released in 2008 under Gov. Sam Brownback. But many of those embossed plates have deteriorated and become difficult for law enforcement to read.

Documents show that multiple Kansas officials offered unquestioning support of the Marion County Police before their unlawful raid of a newspaper, and then attempted to sidestep the international outrage that followed.

The paper’s attorney rejected law enforcement's claim that the paper committed identity theft, saying a reporter conducted a legal search on the Department of Revenue’s website to verify a tip. The Marion County Attorney withdrew the search warrants last week, citing insufficient grounds for the search.

Federal money will pay for property tax refunds for some small businesses that lost money in the wake of various efforts to control the spread of COVID-19.

The Hollywood Casino next to the Kansas Speedway was closed for a month by the coronavirus pandemic and has seen revenue significantly shrink. Falling revenue at the casino means falling revenue for the Unified Government.

Legalizing sports gambling in Kansas seemed like a safe bet earlier this year. It’s a new source of tax dollars and enjoys bipartisan support.Yet so far,…