Kansas Legislature

Early voting begins in much of Kansas this week — where a critical U.S. Senate seat and most state offices are on the ballot. The big races for governor, secretary of state and attorney general are all closer than expected.

Republican Derek Schmidt is defending his congressional seat against Democrat Don Coover and Libertarian John Hauer. The 2nd District covers much of eastern Kansas just outside the Kansas City suburbs, and part of Wyandotte County.

A proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution would specify that only U.S. citizens may vote in elections. But the problem, according to opponents, is that non-citizens are already prohibited from voting.

Current Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is facing off against Democrat Chris Mann. Again. Here's what to know about the 2026 contest.

The Kansas Department of Insurance regulates insurance companies that sell policies in Kansas. Voters will decide in November who will lead the department for the next four years.

Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wants voters to judge him by his record but Democratic challenger Chris Mann is making that record a target. We’ll have a look at the race for Kansas attorney general. Plus: a recap of last week's rollercoaster over congressional maps in Missouri.

The law, passed with bipartisan support in 2004, offered the same tuition rate that locals pay to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who completed a high school education in Kansas and agreed to seek citizenship while pursing a degree.

A Honduran man who is unlawfully in the U.S. faces a manslaughter charge in southwest Kansas.

One government official said 32,000 cubic yards of debris had been removed from curbsides in Wyandotte County, and estimated that three or four weeks of work remain.

Siobhan Kirchstein received a warning — which is the penalty for a first offense under the new Kansas law — for not using the bathroom that matches her gender assigned at birth. So far, the University of Kansas has not received a fine.

Kassebaum’s legacy is one of moderation, bipartisanship and paving the way for Kansas women to ascend to high office in Kansas. Kassebaum died Aug. 21, 2026, at the age of 94.

The group of trans men are using women’s bathrooms in publicly owned facilities, which is required by Kansas law, to highlight what they say are flaws in the bathroom bill.