Kansas Legislature

The state will give counties about $400 million for health care-related costs in the first round of spending. It isn't clear when the second round of money for economic growth and a third round to keep another coronavirus wave at bay will be doled out.

Gov. Laura Kelly would still be able to unilaterally delay deadlines for things such as filing taxes or renewing drivers licenses, but legislators would need to approve extensions of disaster declarations or new orders.

The state's plan to phase out economic restrictions intended to control the spread of COVID-19 will become voluntary with the governor's veto of a key bill. Rules will now be left to county officials.

Kansas lawmakers opt to rein in Gov. Laura Kelly's emergency authorities, the pandemic pushes Kansas City to get creative with its public spaces, and what brought about penguins roaming the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art last week?

The Kansas Legislature worked for about 24 hours on a GOP-backed bill that pulls some emergency powers away from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. She has the ability to veto it, though has not said she'd do that directly.

There’s an estimated $650 million budget deficit in Kansas for the fiscal year that starts July 1. It’s up to lawmakers and the governor to fix the financial situation, and it could take wide-ranging budget cuts.

Kansas Democrats’ first use of all-mail ballots, a decision made to encourage voter safety during the coronavirus pandemic, is three times higher than the 2016 presidential primary.

Kansas will have to plug a $1.3 billion budget shortfall between now and June 2021, but the state will have to be careful about where it makes cuts.

The state's ongoing struggle to get nose swabs and other supplies to see who has COVID-19 could hamper efforts to find a safe path back toward normal life.

The legislative session in Kansas is just getting underway, but lawmakers are already at odds on the hot-button issues of abortion and Medicaid expansion.…

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that a panel of legislative leaders lacked the power to reverse Gov. Kelly’s controversial limits on church and funeral services.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is asking the Kansas Supreme Court to continue her ban on large gatherings.