Last week, Gov. Laura Kelly made three groups of people plenty mad, likely with some crossover. First, Kelly vetoed a measure Friday that would have recognized “fetal personhood.” The measure ruled that from the moment…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature passed a tax reduction plan early Wednesday that closely mirrors the package vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly and includes property tax relief, elimination of sales tax on groceries, an income…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature rebounded from dizzying defeat of a tax bill endorsed by Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican leadership by voting early Saturday for a three-year, $1.57 billion alternative that negotiators promised would…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Legislature is scrambling to address tax cuts, funding for disability services and immigration issues ahead of its annual three-week spring break starting next week. Most bills that don’t pass…

TOPEKA — Representatives of Thrive Allen County and Thrive Kansas were at the state Capitol Wednesday for the Kansas Legislature’s first hearings on Medicaid expansion in four years.  Jenny Tatman, assistant director of Thrive Kansas,…

Have you ever been on a long road trip with a group of disagreeing passengers? It can be dysfunctional, unpleasant, and definitely jeopardize the journey. Where to go, how fast or how safe to drive,…

TOPEKA — Four business attorneys and four labor lawyers presented the Kansas Legislature a compromise package of changes to the workers’ compensation system that would curb unwarranted claims and administrative costs while raising the cap…

Dennis Pyle didn’t spoil the 2022 gubernatorial election for Kansas Republicans. But he did come awfully close. Pyle, you might remember, is the conservative state senator from Hiawatha who ran as an independent candidate against…

Humans cannot live on politics alone. That was my conclusion after a week that included ludicrous legislating, powerful poetry and sad news from my hometown of El Dorado. Yes, Kansas legislative leaders pandered to the…