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Dylan Lysen/Kansas News ServiceWould 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. -
Celia Llopis-Jepsen/Kansas News ServiceReproductive rights advocates criticized the bill, which would require that doctors give patients medically unproven information.
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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.
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A landslide vote last year kept abortion legal in Kansas, but now the fight continues in the Statehouse — where abortion opponents have already introduced legislation that would further restrict access.
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After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. Several counties have already lost more than half of their underground water. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.
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Gov. Laura Kelly said during her inauguration address that Kansas politicians should work together for good policy. But her agenda likely faces strong opposition from Republican lawmakers.
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Water experts are warning that farmers and ranchers in western Kansas must stop pumping so much water out of the Ogallala Aquifer. The warning is setting up a big and messy fight in the Kansas Legislature this year.
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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wants to accelerate the phaseout of the state’s food sales tax. That could have the greatest impact on people with low incomes. But Republican lawmakers may not feel the need to do it.
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Kansas Public Radio is hiring a new Statehouse Bureau Chief. Do you have the skills, experience and curiosity necessary to keep an eye on Kansas state government for KPR and its news partners?
