TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law without her signature. Gov. Laura Kelly also vetoed a bill with bipartisan support to increase the penalties for killing a law enforcement dog […]
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 []
Nebraska schools could soon allow staff members to be armed after the state legislature passed a law aimed at protecting students from
UPDATE: The Senate passed legislation that will force ByteDance to divest TikTok of face a ban on app stores. The TikTok restrictions were part of a $95 billion national security package that includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. President Joe Biden plans to sign the bill. The vote was 79-18. In a statement, Biden […]
BALTIMORE — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s entrance into the Maryland Senate race for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-MD) seat is offering Republicans what might be their best shot in decades to flip a seat in the deep-blue stronghold. Hogan, who had been floated as a possible third-party presidential candidate for months before opting out, […]
Nigerians clamouring for state police may have to wait a little longer as the process of amending the 1999 constitution to make the initiative possible may take two years. The constitution amendment process is expected to run from January 2024 to December 2025, according to the work plan unveiled by the committee on constitution review Read More
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that would criminalize those who try to enter the state after having been deported or denied entry into the United States. The law mirrors
Editor's Note: The description for Senate Bill 434 in the article below was listed with the description of another bill bearing the same title from 2022. It is now updated with the correct information for Senate Bill 434 for 2024. We regret this error. TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas' governor is vetoing several bills and giving []
CUMBERLAND — It is just after noon on Friday, and the snow, ice, and freezing rain has been pounding the western end of the state since the night before. Still, the torrid weather has done little to cause former Maryland governor Larry Hogan to be late to any of his stops on the first of […]
In a 79-18 vote, the U.S. Senate voted to pass a package that included Ukraine aid, Israel aid, and other items even as the America's ever-expanding national debt is over $34 trillion. Two Democrats, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, and 15 Republicans voted against passage, according to the Washington Post.The package now heads to President Joe Biden, who plans to sign it. — (@) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer described the package as "one of the...
Togo's parliament has given final approval to a new constitution extending
TOPEKA (AP) - Kansas' Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed a broad package of tax cuts for the second time in three months, describing it as “too expensive” despite the bipartisan support it enjoyed in the Republican-controlled Legislature. Gov. Laura Kelly and her staff had signaled that she had misgivings about a package of income, sales and property []