As promised, Kansas Republicans are trying again to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths after last year's bill was vetoed.

The department recovered $11.8 million for Kansas insurance consumers in 2024, according to figures released Friday. Johnson County, the state’s largest, got the biggest chunk of that, nearly $1.75 million, closely followed by Shawnee County, $1.6 million and Sedgwick County, $1.49 million.

The Democratic governor’s overture to GOP lawmakers came as Kelly insisted she wouldn’t support any proposal that “robs our schools” of needed funds. Kansas must “stay on the path to prosperity” as it moves through the rest of the 21st century, she said.

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins has repeatedly lied about the news media. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that after he barred reporters from their traditional spot in the House, he and assorted allies spent most of last week obfuscating their actions.

Of the four white limestone statues of notable Kansans that stand in the Statehouse rotunda, half are journalists. One is Topeka publisher and politician Arthur Capper. The other is legendary Emporia newspaperman William Allen White.

Republican lawmakers introduced bills that would regulate ballot drop boxes and eliminate the grace period for late-arriving mail ballots.

GOP-Led States Are Emboldened to Keep Rolling Back Trans Rights. Democrats Struggle With a Response TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Kansas agree that concerns about the economy ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed two executive orders aimed at combating illegal immigration as part of his official act in office.

Ron Bryce, a doctor from southeastern Kansas. “We’re talking about children and our future.” As lawmakers have gone into session in many states, Republicans are broadly emboldened by GOP ...

Hawkins’ spokeswoman cited issues with “congestion” in a call with Kansas Reflector editor Sherman Smith. To which I respond: hogwash. Journalists have had access to the House floor for more ...

Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care.

But one policy Kelly insisted would not help Kansas children are the GOP-proposed school voucher and related programs. “I will continue to reject any attempt, no matter what it looks like, to re-route public taxpayer dollars to private schools,” she said.