The Latest Breaking News from Laura Kelly

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Supreme Court justices repeatedly pointed to last year’s overwhelming vote to uphold state-level abortion rights Monday, indicating they’re highly unlikely to back off their 2019 decision establishing the right to the procedure in the state.

A Kansas bill banning transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports has been vetoed for the third year in a row

Kansas plans to give $304 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to a semiconductor company in its largest city to build a huge new factory

Top Republican legislators in Kansas are focusing on helping conservative parents remove their children from public schools over what’s taught about gender and sexuality

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s call to legalize fentanyl test strips during the State of the State address this week is reigniting a contentious fight after a previous effort to approve the strips collapsed over opposition from Kansas Senate Republicans.

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly in her State of State address on Tuesday night warned the Republican-controlled Legislature that she would oppose “irresponsible tax proposals” and education measures that pit “parents against teachers,” even as the Democratic governor seeks GOP support for her agenda.

Welcome to the Thursday, January 19, Brew. 

As inflation soared in the past year, families in some states suffered a double whammy — paying food sales taxes on top of higher-priced groceries.

Democrat Laura Kelly is preparing to be sworn in for a second term as Kansas governor