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Committees from the Kansas House and Senate will meet in early session before the legislature returns. The meetings will be on April 17 – 18. The legislature is scheduled to return on April 25. The committees will try to hammer … Continue reading →

If you enjoy track and field and would like to help out this event, the Kansas Relays needs volunteers. The event is April 18 – 21, 2012. If you give more than four hours of your time to help, you … Continue reading →

Kansas Drivers’ License bureau is unable to issue licenses because of a computer problem. The server for the state’s computer system is down with no promise of when it will be restored. Kansas is currently in the middle of a … Continue reading →

Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss has ordered a furlough of state court employees. The order affects 1500 state employees. The furlough will be effective for April 13, April 27, May 11, May 25 and June 8. The order … Continue reading →

Several Congressional Democrats have responded to questions and comments by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia during the Affordable Care Act oral argument session. Scalia made a startling statement during the questioning. He said that the justices could not be expected to … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, a Kansas House vote fell short of the votes needed to amend to the state’s constitution. The amendment was intended to stipulate that only the state legislature can decide how revenue will be spent. The amendment was introduced in … Continue reading →

In the Kansas Senate, Governor Brownback’s tax reform plan was initially defeated. Then later a motion was made to reconsider that vote. The tax plan then passed in the second attempt. After the first vote, there were some phone calls … Continue reading →

The House has rejected a plan to divide Wyandotte County in their redistricting efforts. The plan, submitted and lobbied by Speaker Mike O’Neal put part of Wyandotte County in the rural 1st Congressional district. The plan the House has advanced … Continue reading →

Kansas House Republicans approved a congressional redistricting map that splits KCK between the 3rd and 1st Congressional districts. This is a blatant gerrymandering attempt to keep a large number of Democratic leaning voters out of 3rd district congressional races. This plan had no support in … Continue reading →

The Kansas House passed a bill making changes to the state’s concealed carry law. The changes allow holders of the concealed carry permits to bring weapons into more places than the original law permitted. Should the Senate pass the bill … Continue reading →