The Senate vote Tuesday was 26-11 in favor of an amendment by Pittsburg Republican Jake LaTurner that would make it illegal for Kansas residents to place bets online.

Senators have sent a bill to Gov. Sam Brownback's desk that would require Kansas residents who receive welfare and unemployment benefits to submit to drug testing.

The Kansas Senate has approved new restrictions on abortion providers, moving the most sweeping anti-abortion legislation in the state this year close to final passage.

Key legislators said Monday the main sticking point in tax legislation is whether to let a 2010 increase in the state sales tax expire in July as scheduled.

Under a bill debated in the Kansas Senate Monday, doctors would have to inform women about potential risks associated with abortion, including breast cancer.

Gov. Sam Brownback's office details six more bills he signed into law.

House and Senate negotiators are working on the final version of a bill meant to help emergency personnel who deal with people who may have infectious diseases.

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill Monday that eliminates the state's five-year time frame for prosecuting rape cases.

Abortion opponents expect the Kansas Senate to approve a bill this week to block tax breaks for abortion providers and to bar them from participating in public school sex education classes.

KDHE is responding to concerns a measure meant to improve safety for emergency responders, corrections and health care workers would allow people with HIV and AIDS to be quarantined.

Gov. Sam Brownback had proposed putting the independent Turnpike Authority under control of the state transportation department.

Gov. Sam Brownback says the reality of funding the state budget will push Kansas lawmakers toward approving his proposal to cancel a scheduled decline in the state sales tax.

The Kansas Senate approved a bill that would change the length of time Kansans can receive unemployment compensation.

The Kansas Senate has approved a bill that puts the Secretary of Transportation in charge of the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

Kansas lawmakers are taking a long weekend before what they hope is a final push to finish most of their business for the year.

The Kansas Senate's version of a reading initiative would require school districts to retain first-graders who don't meet proficiency standards.

The Senate approved its version of a bill allowing local school boards and state colleges to designate employees to carry concealed weapons.

The Senate is expected to vote next week on a bill declaring that the federal government cannot regulate some firearms and ammunition manufactured in the state.

Kansas legislative negotiators are beginning work on the final version of a bill cutting individual income taxes.

The Kansas House has approved a bill authorizing $1.5 billion in bonds to improve the short-term financial health of its pension system for teachers and government workers.

A bill passed by the House and likely to be debated by the Senate next week would not only keep abortion providers from claiming a wide range of tax exemptions and credits but bar them from providing sex education materials and instructors to public schools.

The Republican-dominated Senate's voice vote Tuesday night advanced a bill to final action, which expands the public buildings where concealed weapons are allowed.

Gov. Sam Brownback's office said Tuesday the administration has begun implementing an Executive Reorganization Order it issued in January, directing the merger of the Juvenile Justice Authority and KS Dept. of Corrections.

The State Elections Board met Tuesday to consider a woman's application to have U.S. citizenship declared under the state's "SAFE Act."

Two Republicans and one Democrat from each chamber met Tuesday morning to hear an offer from the House on resolving several hundred line items in the state's FY 2014 budget.