Stephen Koranda
Stephen Koranda is the Statehouse Bureau Chief for Kansas Public Radio.
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Wichita state Sen. Gene Suellentrop faces charges of driving drunk the wrong way on Interstate 70, evading police and an affidavit by a highway patrol officer said he called the law enforcement agent "donut boy."
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Gov. Laura Kelly suffered a quick defeat in her latest effort to impose orders aimed at curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Only specially certified doctors could recommend cannabis, and only to their long-term patients.
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A bill that would legalize medicinal cannabis in Kansas would limit the types of problems the drug could be prescribed for. It would also guard against seeking out a doctor simply for a quick prescription.
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County officials say they can't afford to refund property taxes and that property owners weren't always the ones who suffered losses during the pandemic. Some business owners argue the counties owe them a rebate for the damage to their revenues.
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The Kansas Legislature has approved a constitutional that voters will now decide on. It comes in response to a Kansas Supreme Court ruling and would declare the state constitution does not protect abortion rights.
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The Democratic Governor and conservative Republicans who control the Legislature don't agree on any of the key issues, and they're all rushing to do something while the possibility of a COVID-19 shutdown lingers.
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The governor's State of the State speech called for bipartisanship, cooperation in fighting the pandemic and, less realistically, expansion of Medicaid.
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State and local governments were told they had to spend the money quickly, and couldn't necessarily spend it on things they already had on their wish lists.
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Conservative Republicans continue to control the Kansas Legislature, setting up a rough road for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.