A Kansas House committee is considering a bill to expand the number of public buildings where people with concealed-carry permits may bring firearms.

Kansas legislators are returning from a four-day break to consider a bill that would narrow contract negotiations between teachers and public school districts.

Venezuelans in the U.S. have expressed cautious optimism that new elections will bring change to their homeland after the death of President Hugo Chavez.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's office is taking applications from college students for internships in his office and some state agencies.

The Arkansas Senate has voted to override Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of legislation that would ban most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward.

House and Senate Democrats want to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, more than a dollar higher than President Barack Obama proposed

A coalition of universities and college professionals is asserting the automatic budget cuts could end up costing some students hundreds of dollars a year.

Kansas legislators will reconvene Wednesday after a short break following an important milestone in the 2013 session.

A Kansas House committee is preparing to take up legislation increasing the penalties for child sex trafficking and providing help for victims of human trafficking.

Under the measure, fewer issues would be subject to negotiations between teachers, school boards

Bills before the state House and Senate would allow charter schools greater freedom and more funding opportunities in Kansas, where the schools have struggled to take hold.

Obama's campaign released a list of 770 top donors on Saturday who brought in between $186.6 million and $268 million.

Obama has insisted on replacing the cuts with tax increases and cuts spread out over time.

Among the crimes committed by those receiving pardons were falsely altering a money order and unauthorized acquisition of food stamps.

Kansas House members have approved a measure that would mandate that schools set aside the week of Sept. 17 each year as "Celebrate Freedom Week" to focus on the founding of the United States and its key documents.

President Barack Obama says he can't do a "Jedi mind meld" with Republican leaders and persuade them to do what he believes is right when it comes to trimming federal spending.

President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are meeting at the White House, with billions of dollars in automatic budget cuts ready to start kicking in.

The Kansas House is preparing to take a final vote on legislation giving the governor and legislators more power over appointments to the state Court of Appeals.

A Kansas City area group has started an effort to bring the 2016 Republican National Convention to the area and says it wants the bid to be a bi-state effort.

A Kansas City area group has started an effort to bring the 2016 Republican National Convention to the area and says it wants the bid to be a bi-state effort.

The administration argues that denying gays and lesbians the right to marry violates the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.

Senators are set to take a final vote on a bill that would require many of Kansas' elected officials and applicants for certain welfare benefits to undergo drug testing.

On the heels of two major winter snow storms, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to sign a proclamation aimed at raising awareness of severe weather dangers.

A Kansas House committee has passed a bill that says the federal government has no power to regulate firearms, ammunition or gun accessories manufactured and sold in Kansas.

Gov. Sam Brownback and top Kansas officials are assessing the state's response to the winter storms that blanketed most of the state in the past week.