The Latest Breaking News from Kansas

It’s a rematch.

In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court held (in Hodes & Nauser, MDs, P.A. v. Schmidt) that the Kansas Constitution's opening provision ("All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness") protected abortion rights. Today, Kansas voters overwhelming voted to…

It's the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade that U.S. voters cast ballots on abortion.

Kansas is the first state to put abortion rights to a vote since the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade

In the first test of its kind since the Dobbs ruling, Kansas voters have decided not to amend the state constitution, keeping abortion legal in the state — for now.

After a relatively quiet July, the midterms came roaring back Tuesday, with primaries across five states that commanded national attention.

Immigration hardliner Kris Kobach is attempting a political comeback in the Republican primary for Kansas attorney general

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican state Attorney General Derek Schmidt are heading into a knockout fight this fall as Kelly attempts to become the first Kansas governor since 1968 to win reelection while their party controls the White House.

It will be a tight race between incumbent Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, and Kansas state Attorney General Derek Schmidt, a Republican, for leadership of the state in November.