Kansas politics

Kansas lawmakers last week passed a budget that would put the state roughly $460 million in debt by 2028. Up To Date spoke to Gov. Laura Kelly about the new spending plan, the GOP supermajority in the Legislature and more.

Two Kansas News Service reporters share the latest developments from the Kansas Legislature as the 2025 session moves past the one month mark.

The director of the Kansas ACLU says more people need to be aware of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency's proposal to open a privately-run detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Keynen Wall led a taskforce of state leaders to investigate a shortage of legal services in Kansas counties. He was surprised at how severe the state's "justice gap" has become.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s State of the State address focused on long-term strategies to improve Kansas, including securing water supplies and growing child care. She warned Republicans of some tax cuts and education policies that she would oppose

State lawmakers want to cut property taxes after doing so last year. The governor worries about the cost of another cut.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, still has two years left in her term. She'll be heading to Topeka with another Republican legislative supermajority to work with. Despite calls from some, Kelly says she's not considering a U.S. Senate run in 2026.

Some Kansas Republicans say Chair Mike Brown has sown division in the party. But it could be more style than substance.

Democrats in Kansas hope that 2024 is the year they finally break the Republican supermajority in the Kansas Legislature, which has been able to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto on several key issues.

The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, is tackling political issues even as polarization burdens congregations across the country.

The two packages were received about a half-hour apart at Memorial Hall, a building adjacent to the Capitol that houses both the secretary of state and attorney general offices. Authorities said they weren’t sure if the same person sent both packages.

Spanning several genres including cultural criticism, political commentary and memoir, "Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class" compiles Smarsh's strongest work from the last decade, and solidifies her as one of the country's leading voices on socio-economic class.