Kansas Legislature

Indictment of former CEO motivates Legislature to take defensive posture

If the partner experiences an adverse side effect, the provider wouldn’t be liable.

The Kansas Supreme Court determined in 2019 that the state’s constitution protects abortion because it protects a woman’s right to personal autonomy.

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.

The change would give law enforcement the option to remove a child from an unsafe home instead of requiring them to do so.

Public ownership of the new Chiefs stadium would shield bonds for the project from the federal income tax.

Kansas is among the first wave of states to attempt to pass such a law.

The state joins 21 other states in restricting candy and soda purchases with SNAP dollars

The automated online systems that landlords, often corporate landlords, use to screen rental applications and payments don’t recognize lawful forms of income, such as veterans’ benefits, Social Security disability benefits, supplemental security income, pensions, child support and alimony. The bill attempts to fix that.

The Kansas bill is prompted by changes in federal law and the possibility of registration requirements regarding silencers and short-barreled shotguns being overturned completely.