Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Attorney General Derek Schmidt are seeking legislation that would increase fines and penalties aimed at curbing child sexual exploitation.

Fifty-one percent of Americans hold a favorable opinion of the first lady, according to the poll, conducted January 11-15.

Asked if they generally back stricter gun laws, more than half of respondents in a CBS News poll - 54 percent - support stricter gun laws; 53 percent say it would deter gun violence.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback once proposed closing a state hospital for the developmentally disabled in Topeka, but his latest budget proposals would keep it open through at least June 2015.

Gov. Sam Brownback's budget proposals would hold state spending on its higher education system flat over the two fiscal years that begin in July.

Karen Hiller and Sylvia Ortiz are both seeking re-election to the Topeka City Council.

Gov. Sam Brownback built savings from merging the Kansas Turnpike Authority with the state Department of Transportation into his budget proposal.

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins released the following statement today after President Obama issued 23 “executive actions” on gun violence in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.

Several law professors say they would favor a different system for appointing judges to the Kansas Court of Appeals and the state Supreme Court.

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today released the following statement regarding the White House Gun Violence task force’s recommendations following the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary shooting:

Karen Hiller issued the following statement in announcing today that she is running for reelection to the Topeka City Council.

On Wednesday, President Obama announced nearly two dozen executive actions as well as proposed legislation designed to curtail Second Amendment rights. Kansas First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp issued the following statement about the Administration's decrees:

Setting the stage for what could be the most sweeping political battle over gun control in decades, President Obama today laid out a comprehensive package for reducing gun violence in America, a multi-part plan he says will not only "help prevent mass shootings" but also to "reduce the broader epidemic of gun violence in this country."

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is proposing to eliminate a popular state income tax deduction for interest paid on home mortgages to help close a budget shortfall.

The newly elected State Board of Education held its first meeting of the year Tuesday.

In the prepared text of his State of the State speech Tuesday night, Brownback also says his ultimate goal is abolishing the state's individual income tax altogether.

Gov. Sam Brownback's administration appears ready to ask Kansas legislators to repeal state laws that restrict the involvement of corporations in farming.

In a press release sent out today, City Manager Jim Colson announced the Victory Village apartment development project would be the first item on the list during Tuesday's City Council Meeting as part of the new procedure.

Two new Shawnee County Commissioners were sworn in Monday morning.

The Kansas Legislature starts its 2013 session with the lowest number of women since 1988.

A new draft of history, geography and social studies education standards that focus more on context than content are ready for review by the Kansas State Board of Education.

Republicans in the Kansas Legislature say they're discussing proposed changes in the state constitution to rein in the courts after a ruling that the state isn't spending enough money on its public schools.

Kansas legislators will begin their annual session facing a budget shortfall and a court order to boost spending on public schools.

Edward Collazo announced his candidacy for Topeka City Council District 7 Friday.

Topeka City Councilmember Richard Harmon, who has represented District 9 since April 2005, filed papers today with City Clerk to seek re-election.