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The Kansas House and Senate have proposed dueling changes to reel in rising property taxes.

Property taxes are squeezing Kansans. Lawmakers can’t agree how to help

Kansas News Service - April 10, 2025 0

Yvette Carias Solis, a navigator at El Centro, helps a client.

Some Kansans may lose free help enrolling in insurance because of...

Kansas News Service - April 9, 2025 0

A Johnson County voter slides his ballot into the drop box located outside Blue Valley Library in Overland Park.

Voting by mail in Kansas just got harder after Republican lawmakers...

Kansas News Service - March 28, 2025 0

Several speakers told the commission that CoreCivic’s decision not to request a special use permit was a way to evade public scrutiny.

Leavenworth city leaders say CoreCivic needs permission to open immigration detention...

Kansas News Service - March 27, 2025 0

Ford Maverick trucks lined up at a dealership. The bill would apply higher fees to hybrid Mavericks than the related hybrid Ford Escape SUV.

Own a hybrid truck in Kansas? You might have to pay...

Kansas News Service - March 26, 2025 0

A rash caused by the measles on a child's face.

Kansas lawmakers want to loosen vaccine requirements amid a measles outbreak...

Kansas News Service - March 26, 2025 0

Kansans will vote during the August 2026 primary election on a proposed state constitutional amendment that would change how the state selects Kansas Supreme Court justices. Critics say voter turnout could be low.

Voters will decide how to pick Kansas Supreme Court justices. But...

Kansas News Service - March 21, 2025 0

USAID has funded research at K-State over the past decade that helped farmers in the U.S. weather the arrival of an invasive insect that attacks their sorghum fields.

Hundreds of students abroad are caught up in USAID cuts to...

Kansas News Service - March 16, 2025 0

An illustration of a measles virus particle. Outbreaks of the illness are active in New Mexico and Texas.

Kansas confirms first measles case since 2018 amid outbreak in other...

Kansas News Service - March 15, 2025 0

Kelly Bonnell, a server at The Monarch in downtown Wichita, grabs two plates of food to bring out to customers. She said the job helps her pay her way through college.

Could Kansas eliminate taxes on tips? It might depend on Congress

Kansas News Service - March 12, 2025 0

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