Nation Aug 14

Several press freedom watchdogs condemned the Marion Police Department's actions as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s protection for a free press.

Politics Jul 11

Department of Revenue attorney Ted Smith said in a state-court filing that became public Tuesday that an anti-transgender rights law that took effect July 1 conflicts with another law governing what appears on driver's licenses.

Politics Jul 10

The judge's action is significant because Kansas has allowed transgender people to change their driver's licenses for four years.

Nation Jul 07

The Republican attorney general in Kansas is asking a state court to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver's licenses.

Politics Jun 24

Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a request in federal court asking a judge to end a requirement for Kansas to allow transgender people to change their birth certificates. He is not seeking to undo past changes, only prevent them going…

Politics Apr 27

Republican legislators in Kansas have enacted possibly the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S.

Politics Apr 24

Democratic Gov. Kelly has vetoed a bill to cut taxes in Kansas by nearly $1.4 billion over the next three years. Kelly told reporters Monday that she objected to a proposal included by conservative Republicans to impose a single-rate "flat"…

Politics Apr 20

Kansas' Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures that included a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teens.

Politics Apr 19

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed anti-abortion legislation in Kansas. The legislation would require clinics to tell patients that a medication abortion can be stopped.

Politics Apr 10

States with strict abortion bans are trying to reach outside their borders to keep their residents from getting abortions in other states. But legal observers say there's no precedent offering guidance about what would hold up in court.