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Changes to Kansas election rules become law despite Governor Laura Kelly's veto Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star May 3—TOPEKA — Changes to Kansas election laws that limit the power of the executive and judicial branch and tighten rules around advance voting are now law despite Gov. Laura Kelly's objections. The Kansas Legislature voted Monday to override Kelly's vetoes on two elections related measures. The bills follow a trend in GOP-controlled statehouses nationwide to limit ballot access following unfounded claims of voter fraud during the 2020 election. Legislation ...

'Pools of infection.' Vaccinations surge in some parts of KS, MO while others struggle Jonathan Shorman and Lisa Gutierrez, The Kansas City Star May 2—LAWRENCE — Inside a cavernous building on the Douglas County fairgrounds on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, dozens of volunteers wearing orange safety vests gathered to be briefed on the work ahead: watch out for needles, respect people's privacy, stay inside if there's lightning. This would be the county's last mass vaccination clinic for COVID-19, part of a coordinated effort that made Douglas County a state leader in deliver...

Republican Kris Kobach, seeking comeback, launches campaign for Kansas attorney general Jonathan Shorman and Dion Lefler, The Kansas City Star © Shelly Yang/The Kansas City Star/TNS Then- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in 2018, during a news conference in Mission, Kan.. TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican Kris Kobach is running for Kansas attorney general, marking his latest comeback attempt after losing bids for governor and U.S. Senate. Kobach's aim of becoming the state's top law enforcement official is likely to draw sharp scrutiny of his checkered record as an attorney,...

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'I was looking for one shot': Kansas, Missouri face fallout from J&J vaccine pause Jonathan Shorman and Jeanne Kuang, The Kansas City Star Apr. 13—Rohn Dennis was supposed to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday. That's now on hold. The 74-year-old Kansas City resident has been receiving treatment for lung cancer. It's in remission, but his medication makes getting out a hit-and-miss proposition, so he signed up for a program that vaccinates people at home. "Like a lot of people, I was looking for one shot, it's over with," Dennis said. Health authorities in Kansas...