Kansas lawmakers did not include the additional $30 million in special education funding Gov. Laura Kelly requested.
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Here’s what happened during the Kansas Legislature’s veto session. But lawmakers aren’t done yet.
Lawmakers returned to the Kansas Statehouse on Monday with a lengthy to-do list: seven vetoes from Gov. Laura Kelly, school funding and several high-profile bills left unresolved when they departed for spring break earlier in April. They wrapped up many of the matters in four days. But there’s still more to be done. On May […]
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Redistricting will impact Kansas for the next decade. Here’s how it works.
Lawmakers redrew boundaries in 2022 for congressional districts, state legislature districts and state board of education districts.
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What passed? What didn’t? A recap of the Kansas regular legislative session
Update: Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 160, which bans female transgender students from athletics, on April 18. On April 25, Wyandotte County District Judge Bill Klapper ruled that a map setting new boundaries for the state’s four congressional districts is unconstitutional. Long hours, late nights and short tempers marked the chaotic end of the regular session […]
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Who represents me in the Kansas Legislature?
The residents of Sedgwick County are represented at the Kansas Statehouse by 32 lawmakers — a mix of attorneys, small-business owners, former educators, veterans, engineers and retirees from aviation and aerospace industries. Even a farmer and the owner of a liquor store. The Sedgwick County delegation — nearly 20% of the legislature’s 165 members — […]