The Kansas House is preparing to vote on legislation restricting the use of state tax dollars to promote or oppose gun-control measures. Read More

The bill also would prohibit using state tax dollars to lobby local, state or federal officials on the issue. Read More

Proposed cuts in spending on higher education is a key issue for Kansas legislators as the House and Senate attempt to reconcile their differences on the state budget. Read More

Negotiations among Kansas legislators on tax issues are stalled amid bickering between Republican leaders in the House and Senate. Read More

The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were notified in the midst of the 2012 presidential election season that an internal investigation was underway. Read More

Several conservative legislators have argued that Kansas can't afford the price of implementing the standards, or the strings that may be associated with following them. Read More

Republican Senate leaders aren't budging much on lowering the state's sales tax in July as part of a plan that also cuts income taxes. Read More

Kansas lawmakers are close to approving limits on the use of state tax dollars to lobby federal, state or local officials on gun control issues. Read More

Negotiations on the Kansas budget for the next two fiscal years have come to an abrupt halt after senators demanded a final offer from the House that could lead to ending the 2013 session. Read More

The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party and conservative groups seems to be part of a culture of cover-ups and political intimidation by the Obama administration. Read More