• Gov. Bill Lee signs bill allowing armed teachers in schools

    The controversial bill would allow teachers to conceal carry firearms on school grounds if certain conditions are met.

  • Kansas Gov. allows anti-DEI bill to become law, uses veto power on other bills

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is letting a bill banning certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in higher education to become state law Friday. Kelly is using her veto power on April 19 to reject several bills while letting two others become law without her signature. She included statements in a press []

  • Gov. Evers signs novelty lighter bill

    Gov. Evers signs a bill April 5 at Pittsville Elementary School, which bans the sale of novelty lighters in Wisconsin. Joining PreK-12 students were (L-R): Rep. Nancy VanderMeer, Sen. Patrick Testin, Pittsville Fire Chief Jerry Minor, his granddaughter Kaitlyn Potts, who had the idea for the legislation, and her second-grade teacher, Londa Kuehn, who helped Potts and her classmates craft the bill. Legislation was 16 years in the making By Mike Warren MMC staff writer PITTSVILLE — The family and...

  • Gov. Kelly signs education, suicide coercion and other bills

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Gov. Laura Kelly signed seven bills on Wednesday including SB 438 which establishes the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy. Under the bill, the Kansas Board of Regents will receive $10 million in additional funding to implement Kansas Blueprint for Literacy. Kansas Blueprint for Literacy will provide teachers with resources for retraining in the []

  • Gov. Green pledges to sign short-term rentals bill

    Gov. Josh Green on Tuesday pledged to sign a bill into law that would give each county clear authority over vacation rentals — including the possibility of banning them — if it arrives on his desk, as expected.

  • Kansas Gov. signs education, foster care and drug bills

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is signing off on four bills Friday dealing with education, foster care and more. Grace Hoge, a spokeswoman for the Office of the Governor, announced in a press release April 19 that Kelly is signing four bills as the 2024 Legislative session comes to a close. More information []

  • Kansas Gov. signs aviation, beer and historic railroad bills

    TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly is giving her approval for seven bills Thursday which will have big impacts on the state's aviation industry and microbrewery owners. Seven bills in Kansas are the latest to become laws this year, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor. More information on these bills is []

  • Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Teachers to Carry Concealed Guns

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a controversial bill into effect allowing teachers and staff to concceal carry on school grounds.

  • Kansas Gov. signs civil asset forfeiture bill, several others

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill Tuesday that strengthens protections for people whose property has been seized. Senate Bill 458 makes changes to the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act. The bill establishes new guidelines for asset forfeiture, aiming to improve due process for property owners and increase governmental accountability. []

  • Gov. Jim Justice signs first-ever Statewide 911 Retirement bill

    The bill goes into effect January 1.

  • Gov. DeSantis signs bill requiring teaching of history of communism in Florida schools

    The governor signed the measure on the 63rd anniversary of the Bay of Pigs

  • Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once Biden signs bill

    U.S. officials say the Pentagon is poised to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine as the Senate begins debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv needs to stall gains made by Russia. The decision announced Tuesday comes after months of frustration, as bitterly divided members of Congress deadlocked over the funding. House Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to cobble together a bipartisan coalition to pass the bill. The overall $95 billion foreign aid package is expected...