There aren’t enough child care openings for Kansas families, and the ones that do exist can cost more than a home mortgage.

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly outlined her proposals on everything from taxes to child care in the annual address.

For five years running, the Republican-controlled legislature has thwarted Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's efforts to pass Medicaid expansion. Kelly is pushing for it once again in the upcoming legislative session, and she is hoping the 2024 elections will be key to it passing.

Kansas is one of the few states that doesn't offer legal access to marijuana, and one of just nine states that hasn't expanded Medicaid. Kansas seniors will be lobbying lawmakers for both.

Taxpayers are lining up at public meetings to voice frustration over increasing property taxes. State lawmakers are taking notice and could consider new restrictions on tax increases.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sued Gov. Laura Kelly over dueling interpretations of a law restricting transgender Kansans’ ability to change their gender on state IDs.

The Kansas attorney general downplayed expected changes to transgender residents' use of bathrooms and other facilities.

The 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.

Reproductive rights advocates criticized the bill, which would require that doctors give patients medically unproven information.