Ron Ryckman

Gov. Laura Kelly delivered a State of the State speech Tuesday that called for cutting sales taxes on groceries, freezing public university tuition and eliminating partisan squabbling.

State legislators are starting the new session the same way the 2020 session ended — with a pandemic raging throughout the state.

A look ahead at the issues most likely to be facing lawmakers in the Sunflower state, and what lies ahead for Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley.

Conservative Republicans continue to control the Kansas Legislature, setting up a rough road for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

TOPEKA, Kansas ⁠— Lawmakers are fast-tracking a push to amend the state constitution and undo a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that said women have the right…

Republicans in the Kansas Senate seem ready to end a long-running lawsuit by complying with a court ruling that said the state sends too little money to…

Kansas swore a new governor into office on Monday and saw the end of eight years of Republicans in the office.New Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly told…

Windfall or tax hike?Last year, Congress and President Donald Trump delivered sweeping federal tax cuts. Because the changes in tax law meant fewer people…

Leader talkThe newly elected and re-elected folks in the Kansas House got together on Monday to pick their leaders. Republicans, who hold an overwhelming…

The Kansas Legislature showed its tendency to be both more conservative and more liberal on Monday.The selection of House leaders took the Republican and…

Leaders of the packRepublicans in the Kansas House picked a more conservative lawmaker Monday as their No. 2 guy, signaling possible trouble for…

A pro-gun rally on the south side of the Kansas Statehouse drew about 200 people to Topeka on Friday morning as students around the country walked out of…