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Kansas senate fails to override governor's veto on tax bill

Kansas senate fails to override governor's veto on tax bill

The Senate's 26-14 vote Monday fell one vote short of the required two-thirds majority.

Biden jokes about his past stumbles and digs at Trump during annual correspondents' dinner

Biden jokes about his past stumbles and digs at Trump during annual correspondents' dinner

Speaking at a ritzy Washington hotel to politicos and journalists alike, the 81-year-old commander-in-chief alluded to his past physical stumbles.

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

All but 12 states have legalized medical marijuana, and all but 10 have expanded Medicaid in line with the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act and its promise to cover almost all of the cost.

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.

The Latest | Trump speaks with reporters after 4th day of witness testimony in hush money trial ends

The Latest | Trump speaks with reporters after 4th day of witness testimony in hush money trial ends

Defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are poised to dig into an account of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election.

Former AG Derek Schmidt announces Kansas Congressional run

Former AG Derek Schmidt announces Kansas Congressional run

Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Kansas’ Second Congressional District on Friday. 

KAKE NEWS INVESTIGATES: Background check backlog after cyberattack on Kansas courts

KAKE NEWS INVESTIGATES: Background check backlog after cyberattack on Kansas courts

April marked six months since the Kansas court system first realized someone had hacked its computers. The fight to get back online after the cyberattack, and then caught up digitally, has left hundreds of Kansans fighting just to survive.

GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight

GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight

Top Republicans in the Kansas House were considering Thursday whether their chamber can muster the two-thirds majority necessary to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto.

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

Donald Trump has fired off a few posts on his social media network shortly before arguments begin before the Supreme Court on his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

The Senate on Tuesday night passed a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan -- a bipartisan win months in the making.

New federal rule would bar companies from forcing 'noncompete' agreements on employees

New federal rule would bar companies from forcing 'noncompete' agreements on employees

The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to ban measures known as noncompete agreements, which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of time.

The Latest | Pecker says he wanted to keep tabloid's agreement with Trump 'as quiet as possible'

The Latest | Pecker says he wanted to keep tabloid's agreement with Trump 'as quiet as possible'

The National Enquirer's former publisher is expected to return to the stand in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial as testimony continues in the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president.

Top 4 takeaways from Day 5 of Trump's hush money trial

Top 4 takeaways from Day 5 of Trump's hush money trial

Day 5 of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial was also the first day of legal arguments before jurors.

The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements

The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements

Opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial are set to begin.

A new, stable fiscal forecast for Kansas reinforces the dynamics of a debate over tax cuts

A new, stable fiscal forecast for Kansas reinforces the dynamics of a debate over tax cuts

The new forecast from state officials and legislative researchers came with lawmakers scheduled to reconvene Thursday after a spring break for the final six days of their annual session.

Marijuana legalization in Kansas advocated for at second 'ICT Cannafest'

Marijuana legalization in Kansas advocated for at second 'ICT Cannafest'

At a hearing for a proposed pilot program that would allow just a handful of companies to sell medical marijuana products, state senators ended up tabling the idea until next year.

Maine law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding presidential elections

Maine law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding presidential elections

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact seeks to guarantee that the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia wins the presidency.

House approves $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

House approves $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

An additional foreign aid bill included a TikTok ban provision.

New York AG asks court to reject Trump's $175M bond for civil judgment

New York AG asks court to reject Trump's $175M bond for civil judgment

Lawyers for the New York Attorney General asked Judge Arthur Engoron on Friday to reject former President Donald Trump's $175 million bond for his civil judgment and require him to post a new one within seven days.

The Latest | Opening statements in Trump hush money trial set for Monday after latest appeal fails

The Latest | Opening statements in Trump hush money trial set for Monday after latest appeal fails

Jury selection in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is set to resume after a frenetic day that eventually saw all 12 jurors sworn in along with one alternate juror.

Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial

Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial

Trump's trial in downtown Manhattan began on Monday with jury selection.

First lady Jill Biden to kick off Educators for Biden to mobilize teachers

First lady Jill Biden to kick off Educators for Biden to mobilize teachers

First lady Jill Biden, in Minnesota on Friday, will launch Educators for Biden-Harris -- a national organizing program intended to engage and mobilize teachers, school staff and parents to vote for President Joe Biden.

President Biden expands Title IX protections for pregnancy, trans people, and sexual assault victims

President Biden expands Title IX protections for pregnancy, trans people, and sexual assault victims

The Biden administration reversed some Trump-era changes to Title IX.

Beloit USD 273 school bond proposal fails to gain voter approval

Beloit USD 273 school bond proposal fails to gain voter approval

Beloit USD 273 district voters have decided the fate of a $20 million package of new construction and facility upgrades for the Mitchell County district. 

The Latest | 12 jurors and 1 alternate seated in Trump hush money case

The Latest | 12 jurors and 1 alternate seated in Trump hush money case

Jury selection in Donald Trump's hush money trial enters a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court.