Politics
Brownback signs law merging transportation units
Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill that creates a partial merger of the Kansas Turnpike Authority and the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Brownback signs sweeping anti-abortion bill
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law to block tax breaks for abortion providers and ban abortions performed solely because of the baby's sex.
Kansas bill would halt spending funds on sustainable development
A bill that some call "absurd" and "regressive" is quickly gaining national attention.
House Bill 2366 legislation focuses on environmental sustainability and is getting quite the reputation.
Brownback signs bill ending AIDS quarantine ban
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed legislation aimed at protecting medical and emergency workers that also repeals a 25-year-old ban on quarantining people diagnosed with AIDS and HIV.
Brownback signs concealed carry measure
Kansas will allow public schools and colleges to arm employees with concealed guns and loosen restrictions on carrying concealed weapons into public buildings, starting in July.
Kansas to ban local wage rules starting in July
Cities and counties in Kansas will be barred from requiring private contractors to pay union-scale wages on public projects, starting in July.
Brownback signs gun-rights legislation
Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law declaring that the federal government has no power to regulate guns manufactured, sold and kept only in Kansas.
Kansas law aimed at gang crime signed
Kansas prosecutors are receiving a new measure aimed at curbing gang activities by targeting higher-level individuals in the gangs.
Brownback plans to see Obama in Kansas
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he hopes to see President Barack Obama when he makes a visit Friday to Lawrence.
Brownback signs Kansas drug test law for aid recipients
A new law signed by Gov. Sam Brownback requires a Kansas welfare agency to test residents seeking cash assistance if there is a reasonable suspicion they are using drugs.