Dylan Lysen
Political Reporter, Kansas News ServiceAs a Kansas political reporter, I want to inform our audience about statewide government and elected officials so they can make educated decisions at the ballot box.
Sometimes that means I follow developments in the Legislature and explain how lawmakers alter laws and services of the state government.
Other times, it means questioning those lawmakers and candidates for office about those changes and what they plan for the future of the state. And most importantly, it includes making sure the voices of everyday Kansans are heard.
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The country's rural population is shrinking. Governments and community activists are working to reimagine rural life in places like Kansas, but the drop-off continues.
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Republican Derek Schmidt says a new law is needed to make sports reserved for girls and women fair. But Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who twice vetoed such a bill, says it's not a real issue. -
The two men running for Kansas attorney see the job of the state’s lawyer in very different ways. Republican Kris Kobach wants to sue the federal government every chance he gets. Democrat Chris Mann is staying closer to home.
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The proposed state constitutional amendment would create a legislative veto in Kansas, giving state lawmakers the ability to change rules and regulations set by the governor. Critics say it’s a power grab by Kansas Republicans.
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Kansas Republican Kris Kobach says he’s working as an attorney to assist in the closure of the private border wall operation that led to Steve Bannon’s federal and state charges for allegedly defrauding thousands of contributors.
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Six of the seven justices on the Kansas Supreme Court face retention during the November general election. Conservatives who disagree with the ruling that concluded the state constitution includes the right to an abortion could try to change the court.
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Kansans decisively rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have removed the right to an abortion. But many conservative lawmakers will go unchallenged at the ballot box this year, allowing them to continue the push to restrict abortion access in the legislature.
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The new legal gambling starts Sept. 1 through casinos and online apps.
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Nine Kansas counties must hand recount votes for the defeated state constitutional amendment on abortion after advocates raised $120,000 to pay for the effort. The largely symbolic recount won't change the result of the election.
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Kansas fue el primer estado que votó sobre el derecho al aborto desde que el Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos anuló el caso Roe versus Wade en junio. En la Constitución de Kansas, el voto preserva el derecho al aborto.
