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Some officials in Kansas are trying to get the Kansas City Chiefs to move across state lines, but the governor says she's not involved.
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Kansas lawmakers are set to receive a substantial pay raise next year. Some say that's key to recruiting more young and working class people to run for office.
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The Kansas attorney general downplayed expected changes to transgender residents' use of bathrooms and other facilities.
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Would this $300 million tax cut in Kansas help the rich most? The governor will decide on a flat taxThe Kansas Legislature recently approved a tax plan that sets a 5.15% income tax rate for almost all Kansans. Critics argue the plan mostly benefits the richest Kansans while also putting the state’s revenue stream in peril.
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Reproductive rights advocates criticized the bill, which would require that doctors give patients medically unproven information.
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The GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature is on a collision course with Democratic Governor Laura Kelly. The two sides have differing views on tax cut proposals as well as private school funding and transgender issues. KPR's Jim McLean sits down with the governor to talk about her views.
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Kansas Lottery officials expect to see a large spike in bets placed for the Super Bowl. But the state will only get a small amount of the revenue generated from the big game — if the state-owned casinos make any money at all.
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The state entered an agreement with Integra Technologies to provide $300 million of incentives for the company to build the plant and create 2,000 new jobs in Wichita. But the deal still hinges on federal funding.
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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly delivered the annual State of the State Address Tuesday night in Topeka (on her birthday). Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson delivered a message from Republicans. Listen to KPR's coverage of the event here.
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With Senate Bill 65, Kansas joins several states where abortion opponents want to give local governments the authority to restrict or ban abortion.
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The Division of the Child Advocate was created in 2021 to oversee the child welfare system. Its most recent annual report is the most detailed case breakdown in the young agency's existence.