A Kansas Senate committee is planning two days of hearings this week on Gov. Sam Brownback's tax proposals.

Under the proposed new law, Kansas would provide property tax breaks for people whose homes are destroyed in natural disasters.

The measure would allow patients to have up to six ounces of marijuana and grow up to a dozen plants at home.

The GOP right's favored proposal is having the governor appoint whomever he pleases, subject to Senate confirmation

Republican officials in Kansas are interested in lowering corporate income taxes but are struggling to figure out how to mesh such reductions with GOP plans for more cuts in individual income tax rates.

Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan is preparing to discuss Gov. Sam Brownback's proposals to abolish two popular income tax deductions for homeowners and cancel a scheduled decline in the state sales tax.

This year's legislative agenda for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism focuses heavily on boats and boating.

A Kansas nonprofit group is joining other grassroots organizations in a campaign for what it calls comprehensive immigration reform.

Some law enforcement groups are not happy with a proposal to drop antique guns from the definition of firearms, as part of a bill to change Kansas' firearms regulations.

The top official of the Kansas Turnpike Authority is preparing to testify about Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to merge the agency with the Kansas Department of Transportation.

A Kansas House committee is preparing to debate a bill to prevent public employee unions from automatically deducting money from members' paychecks to finance political activities.

Realtors worry if income tax deductions for property taxes and mortgage interest are eliminated, it will hurt the housing industry.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is proposing to eliminate an income tax deduction for the property taxes paid by home owners.

Kansas corrections officials say they plan to propose legislation aimed at easing overcrowding in the state's prisons.

Tiahrt has been hired as the CEO of Neumann Systems Group.

A member of the Kansas commission that screens applicants for the state's appellate courts says it was biased against conservative candidates in its most recent deliberations.

Congressman Tim Huelskamp's disputes with fellow Republicans who lead the U.S. House are generating headlines and stirring up constituents in his central and western Kansas district.

Gov. Sam Brownback's administration has hired former conservative lawmaker Brenda Landwehr for a job in the Department of Children and Families.

Gov. Sam Brownback has submitted an executive order to Kansas legislators merging the state's troubled Juvenile Justice Authority with its adult Department of Corrections.

A trumpet ensemble from the University of Kansas will represent Kansas in President Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony, thanks to some quick planning and hard work.

They hope to make it harder for more liberal colleagues to slip extra dollars to agencies and programs during budget debates.

A Kansas Senate leader is preparing legislation to require drug testing for people who receive cash assistance from the state.

The Kansas law prohibits private insurance companies from offering coverage for abortions