Kansas Legislature

For decades college towns like Lawrence, Manhattan and Emporia lost the political power of their students when it came to state legislative districts. This year things are different.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids said she thinks access to abortion is actively endangered in Kansas. She's trying to pass a federal law protecting the right to an abortion.

The state's high court ruled the state's criminal registry rules aren't punitive and that they can be imposed even in crimes committed before the statutes demanding life-long check-ins were imposed.

As more Kansas school districts report rising cases of COVID-19 and virus-related quarantines, educators are having to navigate a new state law that limits what they can offer online.

The school district in Wellington, Kansas, near Wichita, has closed temporarily to curb an outbreak of COVID-19.

From hospitals to brain drain to quality of life, Kansas lawmakers got an earful at 14 town halls held over five days.

Republicans will control the redistricting process in Kansas next year. Right now, they face an uphill battle to convince residents in the suburbs of Kansas City that they won’t gerrymander the maps to supercharge Republican power.

As the delta variant pummels Kansas, there's confusion about who has the authority to issue pandemic restrictions that could curb the spread of COVID.

The Democratic governor has warred with Republican leaders in the Legislature over emergency orders throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kansas lawmakers flexed their veto-override power while Missouri Republicans saw a split in ranks over Medicaid.

A veto override saved substantial tax cuts, and the age for concealed carry is lower.

Conservatives flexed the strength of their legislative supermajority, but they failed to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on some key issues.