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Kansas
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Agencies/Administrative Decisions
- Governor's Office site offers news, information, proclamations, orders, etc.
- Attorney General's Office site includes text of opinions.
- Secretary of State offers many online forms as well as other corporate and election information.
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation web site offers statistics, information about the agency, and covers topics such as registered offenders, missing persons, and drug enforcement.
- Office of Office of Administrative Hearings pages include general information and forms for citizens and other affected parties involved in SRS hearings.
- Bank Commissioner's Office site offers public information on the financial institutions in Kansas, special orders, regulations, and forms.
- Board of Accountancy includes disciplinary actions.
- Board of Healing Arts site includes rules and regulations, disciplinary actions since 1996, and licensure information.
- Corporation Commission provides consumer protection information, docket filings, and news releases.
- Kansas Insurance Department includes information on shopping for insurance, comparing rates, filing complaints, and related legislative and legal issues.
- Juvenile Justice Authority site links to information about the agency, the facilities it operates, and its current initiatives.
- KS Governmental Ethics Commission administers, interprets and enforces the Campaign Finance Act and laws relating to conflict of interests, financial disclosure and the regulation of lobbying.
- Ethics Opinions database searchable by opinion number, area and keyword.
- Workers Compensation Board section of the Kansas Department of Labor.
- Kansas Legislative Research Department is a non-partisan staff agency that serves both House and the Senate.
- Kansas Office of Vital Statistics for certificates of births, deaths, marriages, and marriage dissolutions.
- Kansas Sentencing Commission/Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council web site provides Commission and Council information as well as full-text publications.
- Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) has a searchable web site full of information on programs and services, forms, and publications.
- KS State Government Phone Directory includes numbers for agencies, legislators, and individual state employees.
- The Kansas Agencies & Associations includes an agency phone directory as well as links to agency and association web sites.
Organizations
- Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. is a non-profit agency assisting the community by providing counseling and education on budgeting, credit, debt repayment, tenant-landlord issues, and homeownership opportunities.
- Kansas Bar Association site contains CLE calendar, lawyer referral information, and district court rules.
- Kansas County Law Libraries directory and relevant statutes.
- Kansas Geological Survey offers data, maps, publication lists, and more.
- Kansas Heritage provides family and local history in digital format.
- Kids Voting Kansas promotes children's education about voting and participating in government.
City Governments
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County Governments
Full-text State-Related Documents
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General Materials
- Budget - includes the current FY budget, a comparison report, the governor's recommendations, and other related materials.
- Kansas Tax Forms.
- Kansas Constitution.
- Historical (i.e. territorial) constitutions: Wyandotte Consitution - 1859;
- Territorial Kansas documents from 1864-1861.
- State Attorney General Opinions since January 1993 are available for free.
- KS State Government Phone Directory includes numbers for agencies, legislators, and individual state employees.
- Kansas Office of Vital Statistics includes information regarding live births, fetal deaths, abortions, deaths, marriages, and marriage dissolutions.
- State of Kansas Adjustment to the 2000 U.S. Decennial Census.
- Kansas Water Plan
Legislative - Kansas Statutes (non-annotated)
- Kansas Open Records and Public Information.
- KS Child Support Guidelines in full text, including forms.
- Sentencing Guidelines Desk Reference Manual and other Commission publications.
- Kansas
Campaign Finance Data from the KS Governmental Ethics
Commission.
Court-related - KS Appellate Court Opinions from the Kansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
- Rules Adopted by the Kansas Supreme Court.
- Rules of Practice of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
- Local Bankruptcy Rules for the District of Kansas.
- Rules Relating to Discipline of Attorneys in full text with an index.
- Dispute Resolution information, training schedule, and forms.
- Public Resources from Johnson County Bar Association include Family Law Guidelines and Judicial Survey.
- Kansas Appellate Practice Handbook, 4th edition. Music
- "The Kansas March" (official march)
- "Here's Kansas" (official march)
Courts
- Kansas Judicial Branch - comprehensive site covering the KS Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts, and Municipal Courts; includes Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions.
- Rules Adopted by the Kansas Supreme Court.
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals site includes court calendars, rules and forms, press releases, etc.
- Tenth Circuit Opinions since October 1997
- United States District Court, District of Kansas Internet home page
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas. A related site, Kansas Bankruptcy Law, includes a list of state exemptions, a description of the bankruptcy process, and answers to frequently asked questions.
- Kansas Bankruptcy Court Opinions.
- Local Rules for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas.
- Map of the Kansas state judicial districts.
- Kansas County District Court Search database includes several counties; requires Kansas.gov subscription & password.
- 1st Judicial District includes Atchison and Leavenworth counties.
- Shawnee County District Court (3rd Judicial District)
- 4th Judicial District site includes local court rules, forms, fee schedule,
- and other information for courts in Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, and Osage counties.
- Douglas County District Court (7th) site includes contact information and other items of interest from the various departments.
- Johnson County District Court (10th Judicial District) site provides forms, contact information, and comprehensive court information.
- 12th Judicial District home page for Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, & Washington counties.
- 16th Judicial District includes Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa and Meade counties.
- Sedgwick County - 18th District Court pages. In addition, the civil, criminal, domestic, probate, and traffic courts may be searched on Kansas.gov, but a subscription/password is required.
- 21st Judicial District web site for Riley County.
- 24th Judicial District site includes Edwards, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Pawnee & Rush counties.
- Wyandotte County District Court is accessible via the main county page.
Legislative Information
- Archived Bill Information since 1998 through 2009/10 session; searchable by keyword or can be browsed by year.
- Current Legislative Happenings at the House and the Senate.
- Find Your Legislator.
- Kansas Legislative Research Department is a non-partisan staff agency that serves both House and the Senate.
- KS Legislative Administrative Services.
- Kansas Redistricting Information.
- KS State Government Phone Directory includes numbers for agencies, legislators, and individual state employees.
- Kansas Legislative Archive containing bills, journals, session laws, and supplemental notes.
- Kansas Legislative Services is INK's comprehensive coverage.
- Kansas Legislators Past & Present grouped alphabetically by surname.
Kansas Newspapers
- NewsBank, (available to KU students, staff, and faculty) offers full text archives of the Emporia, Kansas City, Lawrence, Manhattan, Topeka, and Wichita newspapers. Coverage varies.
- Abilene Reflector-Chronicle includes archived issues.
- Arkansas City Traveler.
- Ark Valley News has archives available.
- Atchison Daily Globe.
- Augusta Daily Gazette current issue.
- Baldwin City Signal has archives available.
- Chanute Tribune.
- Clay Center Dispatch provides the current issue.
- Coffey County Republican current issue.
- Concordia Blade-Empire current issue and archives.
- Desoto Explorer has archives available.
- Dodge City Globe has archives available.
- Downs News current issue.
- El Dorado Times current issue and previous 2 weeks.
- Emporia Gazette current issue and archives.
- Emporia State University Bulletin provides archives.
- Eudora News has archives available.
- Garden City Telegram includes archives.
- Goodland Star-News (formerly Goodland Daily News) includes limited archives.
- Great Bend Tribune current issue.
- Gyp Hill Premire current issue.
- Hays Daily News current issue.
- Hillsboro Free Press current issue.
- Hillsboro Star-Journal has archives available.
- Holton Recorder current issue.
- Hutchinson News includes archives.
- Iola Register has archives available.
- Jewell County News current issue.
- Junction City Daily Union current issue.
- Kansas City Jewish Chronicle current issue.
- Kansas City Kansan current issue.
- Kansas City Star site includes the current issue and archives back to 1991.
- Kansas State Collegian has archives available.
- Lawrence Journal-World has been online since August 1995.
- Leavenworth Times includes archives.
- Louisburg Herald current issue.
- Manhattan Mercury Online.
- Marion County Record current issue.
- Marysville Advocate abstracts from current issue.
- McPherson Sentinel current issue.
- Medicine Lodge/Gyp Hill Premiere has area news.
- Miami County Republic current issue.
- Minneapolis Messenger current issue.
- Newton Kansan current issue only.
- Olathe Daily News current issue.
- Osawatomie Graphic current issue.
- Ottawa Herald has archives available.
- Parsons Sun has archives available.
- Pittsburg Morning Sun includes archives.
- Pratt Tribune current issue.
- Sabetha Herald current issue.
- Salina Journal Internet issue.
- Southwest Times Online has archives available.
- Stafford Courier current issue.
- Times-Sentinel current issue.
- Tonganoxie Mirror current issue.
- Topeka Capital-Journal current issue.
- Wellington Daily News current issue.
- Wichita Eagle current issue.
- Winfield Daily Courier current stories and archives.
- University Daily Kansan Interactive has been online since September 1996.
- Wichita State Sunflower current issue and archive.
- Wichita Business Journal current issue and an archive from June 1996.
Other Indexes to Kansas Information
- Kansas.gov offers comprehensive coverage of Kansas governmental information.
- Kansas Census Data on the Policy Research Institute (KU) site includes searchable data archives.
- Kansas Heritage is a source for Kansas history and a collection of Kansas graphics.
- KSPACe is a digital repository for Kansas state government publications.
- School Finance / School Funding information compiled by the Kansas State Library.
- Territorial Kansas Online is a digital collection of photographs, handwritten letters, and other documents to present the territorial years of Kansas history, 1854 through January 1861.