Kansas Legislature

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.

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.