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.

Republicans in the Kansas Senate are preparing to review a new, compromise plan for cutting income taxes and canceling part of a scheduled decline in the state sales tax.

Kansas House and Senate negotiators are preparing to go back to work on a new state budget with hopes of bringing the legislative session to a close.

Kansas legislators are restarting public negotiations aimed at resolving their differences over tax issues.

Kansas senators have approved a bill authorizing the state to issue an additional $202 million in bonds for a new biodefense lab in Manhattan.

Top leaders of the Kansas Legislature aren't ruling out the possibility that its annual session might extend into next week.

82 percent of voters favored a sales tax increase to make improvements to EMS and fire stations among other facilities

The bar associated voted unanimously Tuesday to reject endorsing state lawmakers proposed constitutional amendment.

Republicans in the Kansas Senate plan to discuss tax issues as Gov. Sam Brownback and top GOP legislative leaders continue private negotiations.

The Kansas Senate plans to debate Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to authorize an additional $202 million for a new, national biodefense lab.

Gov. Sam Brownback says private negotiations on tax issues with the Kansas Legislature's top Republicans are "going well" but he can't predict when GOP leaders will agree on a plan.

Kansas legislators are returning to the Statehouse to continue their annual session certain they'll miss their goal of finishing business in 80 days.

A committee in the Kansas Legislature is trying to prevent the sale of a parking lot for government workers near the Statehouse.

A Republican-dominated legislative committee will review GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to shift projected savings from an overhaul of the state's Medicaid program into in-home services for the disabled.

Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature had dreamed of ending its annual session in 80 days, a show of efficiency that would have trimmed 10 days off the normal but often-violated schedule.

Kansas lawmakers are hoping to resume negotiations over proposals for additional cuts in individual income taxes.

Kansas legislators are returning to the Statehouse to resume the 2013 session, continuing negotiations to settle spending issues for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Legislators say they're not getting enough information from Brownback's administration to justify authorizing another $202 million in bonds.

Gov. Sam Brownback is concluding his statewide tour aimed at building support for protecting spending levels for the Kansas higher education system.

Advocates are supporting Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to divert projected savings from the state's Medicaid program to in-home services for the disabled.

South-central Kansas lawmakers plan to hear questions and comments from the public on the state legislative session.

Brownback sent a letter Thursday to Holder defending the law, which took effect last week.

Three federal judges have ordered Kansas to cover $389,000 worth of attorneys' fees and expenses for parties involved in a lawsuit last year over political redistricting

Gov. Sam Brownback says the state should divert $1.15 million from bioscience efforts to fund a new adult stem cell center at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

A Kansas House committee has resumed work on the 2014 state budget, but leaders say the group isn't likely to produce a bill that will be debated in May.