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Kansans can expect lawmakers to address some contentious issues including COVID-19 policies and Critical Race Theory.

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s budget wish list is long: boosting spending on higher education, public safety and human services. She'd…

TOPEKA, Kansas — The 2020 Kansas Legislature is underway. And while Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly laid out some of her top priorities during the State of…

Segment 1: Kansas lawmakers prepare to tackle myriad issues in the upcoming legislative session.Kansas' Medicaid expansion seems to be the hottest issue…

The Kansas House has rejected Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to refinance pension debt. But the new governor says that won't tank the state budget or doom her…

The Kansas House has rejected Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to refinance pension debt. But the new governor says that won't tank the state budget or doom her…

Republicans in the Kansas Legislature handed Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly her first defeat this week.On Valentine’s Day, no less.They soundly rejected her…

In her first budget as governor, Democrat Laura Kelly aims to inject cash into what she calls critical state services.The proposal unveiled Thursday also…

Vote the heck out of DodgeThe American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a temporary restraining order requiring Ford County officials to increase the…

Kansas lawmakers voted to inject money into state services, pensions and higher education just hours before debating legislation to send millions of…

After success in the state House of Representatives last Thursday, a right-to-work bill is front and center today in the Missouri Senate. We look at the…

On this week's Statehouse Blend Kansas, budget director Shawn Sullivan walks us through Governor Sam Brownback's budget proposal, and discusses reaction…