The Latest Breaking News from Kansas

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Kasey Hopkins got right to the point in his recent letter to U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan expressing remorse for his involvement in the Capitol riot.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers approved a policy early Friday morning requiring abortion providers and pharmacists to inform patients of an unproven treatment to “reverse” mifepristone, the first drug used in a medication abortion.

Abortion opponents have pushed a bill through the Kansas Legislature to require providers to tell patients that a medication abortion can be “reversed” once it’s started

Republican legislators in Kansas have approved a proposal to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth

A proposal designed to thwart environmentally and socially conscious investing has cleared the Kansas Legislature but divisions within its GOP majorities kept the measure from being a strong as some conservatives wanted

The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office announced attempted capital murder charges Thursday for the three suspects injured in a fentanyl bust turned shootout Wednesday, which also left five Kansas City, Kansas, police officers injured.

President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday said it will propose a rule to ensure transgender students can participate in school sports. The proposed rule comes a day after lawmakers in Kansas overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto to block transgender students from participating in girls and women’s sports.

Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at helping parents opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials