Kansas Legislature

The governor is hoping counties won't buck her call for masks this time, because tens of thousands of new cases are spreading exponentially and straining hospitals.

Going into the 2021 legislative session, Kansas GOP lawmakers have 87 of 125 House seats and 29 of 40 Senate seats.

Six Senate and eight House competitions in the Kansas City suburbs have the power to shape the Statehouse — and redistricting — in the coming years.

Voters can usually count on local candidates to appear with their opponents at public forums and to talk to newspaper editorial boards. Not this year.

A 19-year-old nominee for the Kansas House has admitted to and apologized for harassing girls when he was 14. Who gets to decide when and how to forgive him?

Wins by conservatives over GOP moderates could mean more conflict between lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

Both Missouri and Kansas saw some close statehouse races. Here's what to make of the results.

The balance of power may shift in the Kansas Statehouse depending on whether conservative Republicans can win back legislative seats lost to GOP moderates in 2016.

Bond is remembered as a politician who worked across the aisle and with various factions in the Republican Party.

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.