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Sen. David Haley is seeking a dismissal of an insurance fraud lawsuit in an ongoing dispute with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City. #ksleg #kspol #kspolitics pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/news/david-…

.@GovLauraKelly made good on a January promise to sign a statewide school cellphone ban, putting the measure into law Thursday. #ksleg #kspol pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ka…

Immigrants “unlawfully present” in the country are in line to lose their ability to get in-state tuition after the House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 254. #kspolitics #ksleg #kspol pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/education/i…

A week after the Legislature’s property tax plans hit a screeching halt, the House on Thursday reestablished its 2025 position on a constitutional amendment — plus a change to directly address seniors. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/taxes/prope…

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A bill designed to provide additional resources to verify voter registration rolls is closer to heading to @GovLauraKelly's desk. #ksleg #kspolitics #kspol pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/elections/e…

With the clock ticking down on the 2026 legislative session, the Legislature is attempting a late touchdown drive on an important followup to the deal bringing the @Chiefs to the Sunflower State. #ksleg #kspol pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ka…

Lively discussion is likely not over for three bills featured during Tuesday’s House Committee on Federal and State Affairs hearing, two of which passed to the House floor for an impending vote. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/economy-bus…

The State Finance Council on Tuesday approved selling the former Kansas Department of Health and Environment laboratory for $100,000 — about one-sixth of the property’s appraised value. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ka…

House lawmakers have revived a controversial pesticide labeling bill through a procedural workaround, after the measure stalled out in a Senate committee. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ho…

The House will not consider a bill that would prohibit the Kansas National Guard from entering active duty combat unless Congress declares war or explicitly calls them into action. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ka…

Kansas lawmakers pass bill to open Supreme Court nominating committee records to public. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ka…

Lobbying efforts are heating up around a Bayer-backed bill that would establish uniformity between federal and Kansas pesticide labeling requirements. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ka…

.@GovLauraKelly has signed a bill that will provide homeless veterans greater access to non-driver identification cards and designate Kansas as a Purple Heart state. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/go…

Olathe small business owner and U.S. Navy veteran Mike Storm will serve as the new representative of Kansas House District 121. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/elections/m…

The case of former Coldwater Mayor Jose “Joe” Ceballos may be headed toward a resolution that could avoid a trial altogether. #kspol #kspolitics pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/elections/j…

For the second straight year, the House roundly rejected a Senate proposal of a ballot initiative that if passed by the voters would limit the annual growth of taxable assessed value on residential properties. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/news/proper…

After December’s big headline of the @Chiefs agreeing to a stadium and team headquarters in the Sunflower State, the Legislature still has another step to ensure that the dream becomes a reality — with or without Wyandotte County’s presence. #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ch…

A bill banning K-12 students in Kansas from using their cellphones during the school day is on its way to the governor’s desk. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/ka…

Judge rules transgender restrictions can continue during lawsuit. #kspol #ksleg pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/courts/tran…