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TOPEKA — Senate President Ty Masterson ignited fury among House Democrats when he rang a ceremonial bell Friday outside the House chamber to celebrate a veto override. Masterson, who is seeking the GOP nomination for…

When hundreds of thousands of people from around the world touch down in Kansas City International Airport this June for the FIFA World Cup, it could be their very first time in the United States.…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill that would provide income tax deductions for Kansans enrolled in health care sharing ministries plans, saying the organizations can leave everyday people with “huge medical bills.” Health…

LAWRENCE — Three smoke and vape shops are suing the state of Kansas, accusing officials of Fourth Amendment violations in a series of October raids. The plaintiffs have filed suit against KBI director Tony Mattivi,…

TOPEKA — A bill changing how courts impose jail time on consecutive sentences and limiting who will be released on bond passed the House despite concerns about how much it will increase costs and remove…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature’s negotiators on education bills deleted a Senate-approved change to state law prohibiting school sports practice and competition on Sundays, Wednesday evenings and multiday periods centered on Easter, Christmas and Independence…

Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to differentiate between the pilot reactor program and the commercialization of the project. Deep Fission is clarifying priorities for the company’s 1-mile underground nuclear reactor site in Kansas,…

TOPEKA — A contingent of House Republicans united with Democrats on Monday to push through a bill that reins in the middlemen operating between drug companies and pharmacies, offering more transparency for a system that…

TOPEKA — Starting next school year, students across Kansas won’t be able to use their cellphones at school after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed the ban into law Thursday. The bipartisan goal to get rid…

TOPEKA — Kansas will sharpen blackmail laws affecting children to include actions such as demanding that they stop participating in sports or hand over copies of homework if a bill that advanced in the Senate…