Updated: 9:12 AM A Senate committee is scheduled to take action on a proposal to redefine how Kansas determines how schools are awarded funds for students at risk of failure.

Posted: 9:03 AM A bill introduced in the Kansas House would require the state's schools to provide evidence in classrooms questioning the existence of climate change.

Posted: 8:59 AM The Kansas Senate is taking up a bill that would prohibit doctors from terminating a pregnancy solely because a woman doesn't want a baby of a certain gender.

Posted: 8:55 AM A bill aimed at preventing children from seeing obscene or harmful images while using the Internet in schools and public libraries is coming up for debate in the Kansas Senate.

Posted: 8:51 AM Kansas is closer to ending a constitutionally questionable ban on out-of-state residents circulating petitions to put candidates on the ballot or gain recognition for political parties.

Updated: 4:40 PM Steve Anderson says he provided the governor with an incorrect figure that showed state spent more under Democratic predecessor

Posted: 2:05 PM Bill would also eliminate special charge on consumers for universal land line service

Posted: 11:56 AM A Kansas Senate committee has ratified a conservative Republican lawmaker's proposal to deny $10 million to the University of Kansas Medical Center for an expansion.

Updated: 11:53 AM Budgets for Kansas public schools for the next two academic years are moving forward with slight increases in per-student spending in fiscal year 2015.

Posted: 1:22 PM Brownback has recently blamed the previous administration for a $2 billion spending hike that didn't happen and has also taken credit for spending cuts that he didn't make.

Updated: 11:49 AM The poll was commissioned by a group lobbying on behalf of Kansas liquor store owners.

Updated: 5:53 PM Reno County Commissioners expect to to budget for increased security at the courthouse in 2014.

Posted: 2:12 PM Republican leaders say there's very little support in their chamber for Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to raise additional sales tax revenue.

Posted: 9:24 AM Some Kansas House members think pat-downs at the state's airports are getting out of hand.

Posted: 9:14 AM A bill before the Kansas House would clarify that legislative dinners at the governor's mansion are legal under the state's Open Meetings Act.

Posted: 9:10 AM The Kansas Republican Party wants an investigation into a former Democratic lawmaker's use of official-looking letterhead for committee testimony.

Posted: 9:05 AM A Kansas House committee will hear more testimony on legislation to restrict where strip clubs can operate and what activities are permitted inside.

Updated: 11:21 PM The hotel says it can find no evidence a Kansas legislator was robbed. The lawmaker says the hotel does not want to look bad.

Posted: 9:28 AM A Kansas House committee is considering a bill that would force the state education department to write new math and English standards.

Posted: 1:43 PM The Kansas Association of Realtors spent $195,000 in January on advertising designed to build pressure on legislators to preserve two popular income tax deductions for homeowners.

Updated: 8:31 AM The Kansas Association of Realtors plans to have dozens of members at the Statehouse to push lawmakers to preserve two popular income tax breaks for homeowners.

Updated: 9:13 PM Aaron Jack announced plans to pursue private sector opportunities

Updated: 1:21 PM A Kansas Senate committee has endorsed most of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's tax plan.

Posted: 8:54 AM A Kansas Senate committee is preparing to consider term limits for some elected officials, including several statewide officeholders.

Posted: 8:01 AM The Kansas House has honored a member who died last year by putting his name on the wooden ballot box he built for use in races for leadership positions.