Kansas Department of Revenue

The longest-serving director of the state’s alcoholic beverage control division will leave July 1

During more than seven years at the Department of Revenue, he oversaw administration of the state’s tax programs, driver’s license and vehicle services, property valuation and alcoholic beverage control.

At the end of May, tax collections totaled nearly $704 million, which was $42.5 million or 6.4% above projections and 7% higher than the same time last year.

A lawsuit seeks to strike down the provision of the law that invalidated those licenses

A Douglas County District Court judge ruled that the law may be enforced during an ongoing lawsuit by transgender Kansans and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Two transgender men from Lawrence filed a lawsuit last week to stop the new Kansas law from taking effect. Hundreds of transgender residents were told their IDs are immediately invalid and must be replaced.

Some transgender Kansans received letters urging them to request new IDs that conflict with their gender identity and presentation, because their current ones are "invalid immediately." It’s the result of a new law that also regulates which bathrooms transgender people are allowed to use.

A clerical error led to the revenue being returned to cities instead.

The 1.8 million square foot "hyperscale" data center would be the largest development in Wyandotte County's history. But residents and an environmental group voiced concerns about government transparency, location and environmental costs.

The Kansas Supreme Court's decision to reject an appeal from Attorney General Kris Kobach allows the state to resume a process that had been in place for more than 20 years.