Wichita police Sgt. Jeff Swanson is part of the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which has existed since 2000. In 2014, Swanson said, the task force received about 650 cyber tips. Last year it received more than 11,000.

Fliter, who is part of the lobbying team for the Kansas Association of School Boards, said on the Kansas Reflector podcast that Kansans with students enrolled in private schools will primarily benefit, and public schools will be left in the lurch.

A group of economists from two state agencies, the Kansas Legislative Research Department, the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and Wichita State University revealed their latest "consensus revenue estimate" on Monday.

Two Kansas medical professionals sat for an hour at an early morning committee hearing in mid-March, waiting their turn to speak out against a bill. One drove two hours to attend. Neither got a chance to talk.

HB 2346 would have established the new grant program at the Kansas Department of Commerce to provide dollar-for-dollar matching grants to support sports tourism events.

The bill, which resembles a package Gov. Laura Kelly previously vetoed, effectively limits annual spending increases by local governments to 3% or the inflation rate, whichever is smaller.

Legislators aren't supposed to attack each others' motives during debate, but the niche procedural rule has become a tool for the Republican supermajority.

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed dozens of bills, but Republicans overrode a majority to force the measures into law — including restrictions on student protesters, funding for anti-abortion centers, and more power for landlords.

The bill makes it a misdemeanor crime to go within 25 feet of a first responder while they are working. A violation can result in a fine up to $1,000 and jail term of up to six months.

Gov. Laura Kelly signed the state budget, House Bill 2513, but vetoed line items, including sections that addressed assessment tests and how scores are set for Kansas students.