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Read her lips A month away from becoming the next governor of Kansas, Democrat Laura Kelly says she’s deep into budget preparation. Although she’s been...

Powers of McGruff If a police officer in Kansas thinks they smell weed — even an unlit bud in a plastic bag six paces away — the state’s high court says...

Windfall or tax hike? Last year, Congress and President Donald Trump delivered sweeping federal tax cuts. Because the changes in tax law meant fewer...

Not gonna hear it The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would not consider a case involving Planned Parenthood and the state of Kansas. That means...

Musical chairs After years in the Kansas Legislature, it’s natural that Democratic Gov.-elect Laura Kelly would turn to people she’s known there to...

Leader talk The newly elected and re-elected folks in the Kansas House got together on Monday to pick their leaders. Republicans, who hold an...

Falling through the cracks At best, from 2016 to 2017, states kept the number of children without insurance stable. Most did worse than that. Kansas saw...

A change is gonna come A new governor. Some fresh faces in the Legislature. A long-awaited task force report. An expanded stable of private contractors....

It’s a family thing An order issued by Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer now offers paid parental leave to about 17,000 state workers to cover their time off with...

This time, it was in public Triveece Penelton has endured any number of racist remarks in her 16 years as a city planner. It was the one delivered in a...