As promised, Kansas Republicans are trying again to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths after last year's bill was vetoed.

The department recovered $11.8 million for Kansas insurance consumers in 2024, according to figures released Friday. Johnson County, the state’s largest, got the biggest chunk of that, nearly $1.75 million, closely followed by Shawnee County, $1.6 million and Sedgwick County, $1.49 million.

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins has repeatedly lied about the news media. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that after he barred reporters from their traditional spot in the House, he and assorted allies spent most of last week obfuscating their actions.

GOP-Led States Are Emboldened to Keep Rolling Back Trans Rights. Democrats Struggle With a Response TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Kansas agree that concerns about the economy ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed two executive orders aimed at combating illegal immigration as part of his official act in office.

The Kansas Chamber lobbying organization's top priority in 2025 is to tie state spending to inflation and apply excess revenue to lowering income taxes.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - The Sunflower State will have plenty of representation at Monday's inauguration. This is the third time Wichita businesswoman and Republican donor DiAnne Graham has attended ...

It's going to be a long three months. I'll be writing this weekly roundup to collect bits and bobs that we didn't get to over the week.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Kansas agree that concerns about the economy drove voters to support President Donald Trump by a 16% margin. They also know that ads from Trump ...

Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care.

Ron Bryce, a doctor from southeastern Kansas. “We’re talking about children and our future.” As lawmakers have gone into session in many states, Republicans are broadly emboldened by GOP ...

Voters in California and Texas affiliated with a Democratic group want to intervene in a lawsuit filed by four Republican state attorneys general that is attempting to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states.