Derek Schmidt

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican challenger Derek Schmidt present differing visions for the future of Kansas.

The Kansas attorney general is making his bid for governor about President Joe Biden and Democratic policies he says have failed to address rising prices and angered parents over schools.

Republican Derek Schmidt says a new law is needed to make sports reserved for girls and women fair. But Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who twice vetoed such a bill, says it's not a real issue.

Derek Schmidt and Laura Kelly do agree on the need for mental health services, but not all policy ideas align.

The lawsuit filed by the Republican attorneys general of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and South Carolina argues Congress never approved massive student loan cancellation. It asserts that the Biden administration and the U.S. Education Department aim to misuse emergency authority.

Poll shows the economy is voters' top issue in the campaign followed by abortion rights.

Dozens of people protested the Republican candidate’s appearance with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been criticized for sending two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard with no warning or assistance.

Republicans in the Kansas Legislature this year fell short of overriding Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a measure blocking transgender people from taking part in athletic teams designated for girls or women. Schmidt urged the Legislature to pass the same bill again.

Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, is seeking a second term in a campaign requiring she display bipartisan appeal. Derek Schmidt, who spent the past dozen years as the state's attorney general, secured the GOP nomination.

Derek Schmidt issued an attorney general’s opinion that said tighter abortion laws would not outlaw procedures to end medically dangerous pregnancies. But abortion advocates say the opinion is designed to build political support ahead of a statewide vote on whether to allow for tighter abortion rules and a possible ban.