TOPEKA -- In a 45-second meeting, House members on Wednesday unanimously passed Senate Bill 32, which exempts “certain non-insurance healthcare benefits from the commissioner’s jurisdiction.”

TOPEKA — When Deepal Patel was violently attacked by her husband, she was afraid, in danger and unsheltered, she said. She couldn’t return home to where the attack happened, and she had limited time and money to find a new and safer place. Patel reached out to her landlord for help, who gave…

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas is looking to change the definition of a school bus for motor-fuel tax law purposes.

TOPEKA — Across Kansas, many landowners’ property is divided by highways and other high-speed, high-traffic roads, making it difficult to easily travel across the entirety of their land.

TOPEKA – Kansas is going to use tax incentives to help increase employment opportunities for disabled people. But it hasn’t always been a priority.

TOPEKA -- A recent bill introduced to the Kansas House of Representatives changes the criminal penalties for abusing a child.

TOPEKA -- The Senate Judiciary Meeting room recently was filled with powerful personal testimonies as a new amendment regarding temporary joint custody was proposed with Senate Bill 157.

TOPEKA --- On March 18, the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee voted House Bill 2396 out of committee. The bill amends Senate Bill 123, which established a drug treatment program for certain people in possession of drugs. HB 2396 would open this program to people who cultivate …

TOPEKA — Another domestic violence victim protection bill was brought to committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 150 focuses on protecting victims from housing discrimination and making it easier for them to relocate to a safe place.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Students at Wichita State University narrowly rejected a proposal to raise their own fees to fund improvements for academic facilities.

TOPEKA — Another domestic violence victim protection bill was brought to committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 150 focuses on protecting victims from housing discrimination and making it easier for them to relocate to a safe place. 

TOPEKA – Kansas is going to use tax incentives to help increase employment opportunities for disabled people. But it hasn’t always been a priority.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas engineering professor says administrators removed him from teaching a course for the rest of the semester after he told a student to "learn English."

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' new Democratic governor is meeting unexpected resistance to her plan for boosting public education funding from local school districts that believe her proposal wouldn't supply enough new money.

TOPEKA — A bill proposed by the House seeks to give domestic violence victims a more advance and accurate warning as to when their abuser is scheduled to be released from jail.

TOPEKA — The House Committee on Education recently discussed a bill that aims to prevent and prohibit bullying in schools through policies and procedures in accordance with state law. 

TOPEKA — Rep. Renee Erickson (R-Wichita) was told to leave her religious beliefs "at the door" or to "find something else to do" during her time as a school principal at Brooks Middle School in Wichita. Because of that, Erickson says that students and faculty who want to express their religi…

TOPEKA — The Kansas House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice voted on Feb. 25 to table a bill that would prevent judges from reducing an offender's prison sentence on the basis that child sex crime victims are partially responsible as aggressors to the situation. 

TOPEKA — The climate of higher education has become increasingly bleak in recent years, with a spike in tuition rates and decreased retention.

TOPEKA — A new bill proposed in the Senate on Thursday could take some financial burden off grandparents who are primary caregivers and providers for their grandchildren.

TOPEKA—A recent bill introduced in the House would send offenders straight to jail if they flee from the scene and are found violating drinking and driving laws.

TOPEKA  -- An amendment to House Bill 2108, which is under discussion, would authorize school districts to "provide peer-reviewed, evidence-based instruction and support services" to at-risk students at the primary and secondary levels.

TOPEKA -- A new bill could lower the cost of groceries and other food products across the state of Kansas, following a hearing at the House Taxation Committee.

TOPEKA – Legislators are considering a statue that would change the calculation for the cost of keeping civil prisoners in jail. House Bill 2097 was introduced Jan. 29 and sent to the Committee on Judiciary. The bill has not been voted on and awaits further interpretation.

TOPEKA – The Midwest is considered the “breadbasket of America” due to its favorable climate and rich soil. However, Kansas isn’t typically the first place on a person’s wine country tour list.

TOPEKA — The Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia gave a report to the legislature last Wednesday on the recommendations regarding evidence-based practices for students with dyslexia.

TOPEKA — Benjamin Scafidi, the Kennesaw State director of the Education Economics Center, visited the Kansas House on Wednesday to discuss public school spending per student and its effect on student performance in state standardized tests.

TOPEKA – Members of the Higher Education Budget committee on Thursday afternoon heard from top leaders from the state’s two biggest universities. Dr. Douglas Girod, chancellor at the University of Kansas, and Dr. Charles Taber, provost and executive vice president at Kansas State University,…

TOPEKA -- A recent bill requiring a $500 annual stipend for teachers to buy supplies was introduced to the House Education Committee during a hearing on Monday.

TOPEKA — Kansas is known for its rolling fields of wheat and sunflowers, but it may soon be home to a growing number of vineyards thanks to the introduction of a Senate bill on Wednesday proposing the designation of official red and white wine grapes.

TOPEKA -- In a hearing Feb. 6, House legislators passed a bill that will provide tax credits for those buying goods from companies that employ blind and disabled workers. Bill 2044 was then introduced in the Senate and is awaiting further discussion in the Committee on Commerce while support…

TOPEKA — On Feb. 6, a committee hearing took place in the Kansas House for HB2009. The bill is “an act concerning legal public holidays; designating indigenous people’s day; amending K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 35-107 and 35-205 and repealing existing sections.”

TOPEKA — Under current law, there are inaccuracies in DUI advisories regarding potential suspension times, provisions that were found unconstitutional, and a penalty for drivers who refuse to be tested.  

TOPEKA—Less than a year after it was established, the State of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Working Group has presented the Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Plan to the Legislature.

TOPEKA — Kansas is lagging behind 27 other states that have made significant progress over the last five years in evaluating the impact and effectiveness of costly tax incentives,  according to Pew Charitable Trust evaluation ratings.

TOPEKA — Sarah Madden said her 12-year-old son, Peyton, lives with a skin condition known as Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP). He was diagnosed at three years old when he developed his first skin cancer.

TOPEKA -- Due to inconsistencies in statutes regarding sentencing for alleged felons who commit another felony while out on bond, the Kansas Sentencing Commission introduced House Bill 2046 to rectify the issue. On Monday, the House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice began hearing…

The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) has requested roughly $2.1 million in administrative and investments costs for the next two fiscal years.

TOPEKA — The Kansas House of Representatives discussed the removal of an amendment to House Bill 2079 on Wednesday, which currently states that spouses are exempt from being charged with sexual battery in the state of Kansas.