WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH)—Kansas lawmakers will once again debate a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors. The bill is similar to one Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed last year. Republicans came up one vote short of overriding that veto, and similar laws have been implemented across the U.S.

The Kansas Court of Appeals is reviewing a Shawnee County District Court case on whether a new law affects transgender rights.

Gov. Laura Kelly is taking a cautious approach to spending taxpayer money. Her proposed budget for Kansas anticipates just a 0.7% increase on the already approved 2025 budget. As a result, the state can’t afford large increases in government services.

The Democratic governor’s overture to GOP lawmakers came as Kelly insisted she wouldn’t support any proposal that “robs our schools” of needed funds. Kansas must “stay on the path to prosperity” as it moves through the rest of the 21st century, she said.

"The Kansas our grandkids will inherit is up to us right now," Gov. Laura Kelly told Kansas lawmakers in her 2025 State of the State address.

Gov. Laura Kelly welcomed immigrants from 18 different countries across four continents at a naturalization ceremony at the Kansas Statehouse.

By eliminating this burden, we can reduce childhood hunger, we can reduce the stigma our low-income students face in our school cafeterias, and we can increase academic success,” Gov. Laura Kelly said.

Kansas lawmakers consider ending grace period for mailed ballots, curing voter rolls and stopping cities from letting noncitizens vote —which none do.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced her annual budget for fiscal year 2026. In a news release from her office, Kelly -- a Democratic governor in her second term in office -- said her fiscal year 2026 budget is “balanced and continues to fully fund Kansas’ K-12 public schools.”

Laura Kelly’s seventh State of the State speech on Wednesday called ... 2019 as the state’s 48th governor after serving 14 years as a state senator, urged the Kansas Legislature to frame these significant issues in the context of what Kansas could ...

Democratic Governor Laura Kelly says she wants to limit new spending as Kansas lawmakers craft the state’s annual, multibillion-dollar budget. Kelly’s administration unveiled her 2026 budget proposal on Thursday, striking at the heart of many of the ...

The Kansas bill prohibits health care providers from providing gender transition care to children who want to change from their biological sex. Providers could not give children puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or surgery. If they did, it would be considered unprofessional conduct, and they could be sued.