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Kansas Republicans don’t have the votes to gerrymander the state’s congressional maps in 2026, GOP leadership said. Republicans say they aren’t even close. Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, said the issue is a priority for him. But h... See more

Kansas is spending tens of millions of dollars a year on traveling nurses because it can’t find full-time staff to fill positions at two state psychiatric hospitals. But paying for temporary help is more expensive than hiring full-time employees. In 2025,... See more

Kansas is spending tens of millions of dollars a year on traveling nurses because it can’t find full-time staff to fill positions at two state psychiatric hospitals. But paying for temporary help is more expensive than hiring full-time employees. Takeaway... See more

This is a developing story. Kansas lawmakers have approved a stadium funding plan to move the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri to Kansas. It isn’t immediately clear how much public funding the team was offered or where the team is moving to in Kansas. The... See more

The Trump administration is asking states for additional personal information on voters, and Kansas and Missouri — so far — have rejected those requests. Takeaways - The federal government wants to create large databases with voter information. Officials ... See more