Kansas politics

The families of two transgender teens are asking a state judge to temporarily block the ban on care. That would allow young Kansans to resume hormone therapies and other treatments.

The setback means passing new congressional maps will be difficult. However, the effort to make it harder for Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids to hold her seat will return next year.

Republican state lawmakers want to break up Johnson County to help defeat the one Kansas Democrat in Congress. Local officials say the state’s wealthiest and most populous county has benefited from remaining in a single congressional district.

Kelly, a Democrat, said that she has repeatedly asked the Republican attorney general to sue on behalf of Kansas but he has refused. Meanwhile, Kris Kobach argues that he is in charge of the state's prosecution or defense.

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson said that enough Republican lawmakers signed on in his chamber to call a special session to consider gerrymandering the state's congressional map. It's not clear if the Kansas House has enough support yet, though.

The federal government is trying to withhold funds from the state. But there is a way Kansas can keep the money.

President Trump wants Kansas to shift its congressional boundaries to help elect another Republican from the state.

Statehouse Republicans already redrew Democrat Sharice Davids' district in 2022. They may try again, joining the national gerrymandering battle over the U.S. House of Representatives.

A new law requires human development videos in classrooms, but leaves it up to local school districts to decide what materials students will see and at what ages.

A federal judge ruled that Kansas lawmakers were suppressing free speech when they passed a law targeting mail-in ballots. The law was passed one month after the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.