hcj Kelly Lets Religious Assembly Interference Bill Become Law Governor cites free speech concerns but declines to veto measure creating new criminal penalties
ksu Tatarax residents petition county to return vacant lot for neighborhood park The local homeowners association hopes to reclaim land transferred in 1994 to build a play area for growing families.
hcj Kansas lawmakers abandon effort to cut public benefits for unauthorized immigrants Despite holding a supermajority, the state Senate adjourned without attempting to override a veto from the Democratic governor.
hcj Kansas school choice expansion dies without veto override attempt The measure would have raised the cap on private-school scholarship tax credits and opted the state into a new federal program.
hcj Kansas property tax relief bill dies after Republican leaders abandon veto override House leadership declines to challenge governor's veto to avoid forcing a divisive roll-call vote ahead of August primaries.
hcj Kansas lawmakers cap 2026 session with flurry of veto overrides The Republican supermajority muscled past Gov. Laura Kelly's veto pen on seventeen bills across two days, but seven others died quietly
