Rep. Fred Gardner, R-Garnett, is settling into his seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. The freshman legislator has introduced a bill to add the Lehigh Portland quarry and trails to the state park system,…

Work to rebuild U.S. 54 through Iola is still a ways off.  City Administrator Matt Rehder figures designs won’t be ready for another year, at the earliest. But with the planning beginning to take shape,…

A Kansas House committee is expected to have another hearing Monday on plans for the Lehigh Portland State Park.  Rep. Fred Gardner said the agriculture and natural resources committee is expected to consider the bill…

TOPEKA — The Kansas House approved a $17 million sales tax exemption on equipment purchases by telecommunication companies after rejecting amendments to exclude hygiene products from the state’s 6.5% sales tax and to increase an…

TOPEKA — The Republican majority on the Kansas House K-12 budget committee bundled into one bill controversial diversion of state tax dollars to private schools with an expansion in state aid for special education in…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say would encourage employers to keep paying disabled workers less than the minimum wage, bucking a national trend. A Kansas…

TOPEKA — The Kansas House passed legislation Thursday to raise the legal age for tobacco products from 18 to 21. House Bill 2269 — which applies to the sale, purchase or possession of cigarette and…

When it comes to expanding Medicaid, Kansas is quickly becoming one of the last states that continues to lose money and lives because of its refusal to change. Kansas is surrounded by states that have…

Legislation to approve Lehigh Portland State Park is still in the works, said Rep. Fred Gardner, R-Garnett. Gardner introduced the measure to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 16. The 16-member committee…

TOPEKA — Election legislation meant to shore up public trust and transparency passed out of the Kansas House and Senate on Thursday, despite concerns that the bills would have a chilling effect on voters. House…