Andy Brienzo News Today

A state court judge has ordered Kansas to stop allowing transgender people to change the listing for their sex on their driver's licenses, ahead of the first hearing in a lawsuit filed by Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach...it's now legal to buy GHB test strips in Kansas that can reveal whether a drink has been spiked with a date rape drug...and public hearings have been set for an Evergy rate hike request. Details on these stories, and more, available here.

A legislative audit indicates that county election boards aren't receiving enough guidance from the state on voting oversight...the Kansas attorney general is going to court to block transgender people from making changes to their state-issued driver's licenses....and a Twitter post helps reunite a wandering emu with its owner. Details on those stories, and more, are here.

“Larger counties generally had stronger security practices than smaller counties likely because of their greater security needs and resources,” the audit said.

Auditors say Prairiefire in Overland Park in jeopardy of defaulting on $65 million in STAR bond debt given modest tourism draw, weak sales tax growth.