Gov. Laura Kelly, shown participating in the ceremonial signing of a bill reforming worker compensation law in Kansas, put her signature to 100 bills approved by the Legislature during the regular session and one more bill adopted during the special session that will...
6.21.24 – TOPEKA Gov. Laura Kelly signed a $1.2 billion, three-year tax reduction bill approved with large bipartisan majorities during a special session of the Legislature. The deal was negotiated by the Democratic governor and Senate President Ty Masterson,...
Lawmakers return for special session June 18. Credit: Blaise Mesa / The Beacon 6.14.24 – The Beacon Legislators proposed tax plans this year. They’ve all been vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly and the Legislature failed to override her. Now it appears the governor and...
Kansas lawmakers are set to return on June 18 to Topeka for a special session on tax cuts. Here, members of the House look up at the screen that keeps track of the voting record on each bill. Left to right: Republican Reps. Mark Schreiber, Carl Maughan, and Susan...
5.29.24 – TOPEKA Governor Laura Kelly today ceremonially signed Senate Bill 430, bipartisan legislation making comprehensive reforms to the state’s workers compensation system. Governor Kelly was joined by the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL), the Kansas...
Eric Piza, professor of criminology and criminal justice and director of crime analysis initiatives at Northeastern University, found no public safety benefit from ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University 3.24.24 – Phys...
