Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has slowed down the reopening of Kansas’ economy, ordering bars and bowling alleys to remain closed through the end of the month and keeping some coronavirus-inspired restrictions in place until near the end of June. Kelly’s ...

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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly proposed Kansas burn through more than half of its cash reserves to pay off some debt early while taking longer to close a long-term funding gap for the state pension system for teachers and government workers. ...

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Kansas’ Republican attorney general has declared Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration lacked the legal authority to impose what some experts see as the nation’s most aggressive policy for collecting state and local taxes on online sales. Top Republicans in the ...

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