Tag: Kansas

U.S. crackdown sends wave of fear through immigrant communities

Sarah Balderas, a Kansas immigration attorney, says Congress is allowing politics to get in the way of its…

Kansas secretary of state seeks to improve efficiency of filing campaign, lobbying reports

Clay Barker, general counsel for the Kansas secretary of state, urges the 2026 Kansas Legislature consider streamlining the…

Kansas governor and GOP verbally spar after Young Republican chat leaks

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Republican Party exchanged criticisms after Politico revealed that leaders of the…

Federal shutdown prevents Kansas labor department from releasing jobs report

The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, just hours before a federal government shutdown.…

Plans change for Kansas veteran crisis housing project after funding setback

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A mental health provider in central Kansas is shifting gears after a proposed veterans…

Kansas judges, attorneys weigh ‘fragmented’ remote court proceedings as Supreme Court seeks change

Matt Keenan, pictured here on Aug. 22, 2024, in Lawrence, Kansas, is the executive director of a legal…

Kansas City metro exposed to flood risk by government shutdown, official warns

Sarah White, a Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition board member, appears by Zoom during an Oct. 9, 2025,…

Government shutdown puts flying in jeopardy for five Kansas airports

SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) – The government shutdown has the fate of flying up in the air. The federally…

Kansas post-secondary schools see increased enrollment, plan for challenges ahead

Blake Flanders, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, was pleased to see generally positive post-secondary…

These 7 Kansas communities are ‘fairy-tale small towns,’ WorldAtlas says

Amelia Earhart, Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Wizard of Oz all have links to Kansas towns that the…

Kansas governor urges GOP to convene public hearings on U.S. House redistricting

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly rejects Republicans' call for mid-decade congressional redistricting in Kansas during a special session of…

Lawsuit between Kobach, Kansas governor heats up

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sued Gov. Laura Kelly and Department for Children and Families secretary Laura Howard…