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Top House leader spearheads effort to pass retooled foreign land ownership legislation
A bill designed to shield Kansas military bases from foreign espionage was felled by Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto pen last session, but the legislation remains a top priority of House Majority Leader Chris Croft in 2025. “This is an issue not just in Kansas, but all around the country,” Croft, R-Overland Park, told State Affairs. …
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View MoreGovernor signs K-12 funding/policy bill
Gov. Laura Kelly Thursday signed into law – with some line-item vetoes — the $6.3 billion K-12 budget bill that is the last bill sent to her by the 2023 Legislature. Kelly said the bill fully and constitutionally funds K-12 education as described by the Kansas Supreme Court and criticized lawmakers for refusing to include …
Kelly to veto tax-cut bill today
Gov. Laura Kelly said this morning she will veto the massive legislative-passed tax cut bill today. She said the flat tax proposed by GOP leadership is regressive and would see tax cuts of about $8 per month for Kansans. She has proposed a $450 rebate for single Kansans and a $900 rebate for married couples …
Former lawmaker Brady dies
Former House and Senate member, and since 2000 lobbyist, Bill Brady, D-Parsons, died Sunday night after suffering a stroke Friday. Brady, 66, who lived in Lawrence, served five terms in the House from 1981-1991 and then one and a half terms in the Senate to succeed former Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Parsons, before being elected to …
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View MoreTop political insiders share insights on ’24 presidential race at Dole Institute panel
Top national political insiders, including advisers to President Joe Biden, President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, shared perspectives on the chaotic 2024 presidential election at the Dole Institutes’s post-election conference
State education board expected to approve cellphone guidance for districts
The Kansas State Board of Education’s blueprint for making students’ cellphones vanish from school classrooms, cafeterias and hallways is expected to be approved at Tuesday’s monthly board meeting. The board is leaving it in the hands of districts to implement their own policies aimed at restricting cellphone use — while relying on the board-approved guidelines …
Missouri’s new laws for gambling and abortion access could have ripple effects in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — For Jeff Gibbs, the recent passage of Amendment 2 legalizing sports betting in Missouri is a game changer. Shortly after placing a wager at Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kansas, last week, the Kansas City, Missouri, resident told State Affairs he plans to do all his sports betting in the Show-Me …
Gov. Kelly’s quietly kept foreign trips yield $5B in investment, 5,000 new jobs for Kansas
Gov. Laura Kelly has left the country six times since taking office in 2019, traveling around the world to help bring international investment to Kansas, as has Lt. Gov./Commerce Secretary David Toland. Those trips in total have cost the state more than $58,000
Senators eye Overland Park as possible home base for Royals
The former Sprint World Headquarters campus in Overland Park is officially in the mix as the potential future home of the Kansas City Royals. The prospect of nabbing either the Royals or Kansas City Chiefs brightened after the Legislature’s approval of a STAR bond package in June — specifically tailored to landing one or both …