Former lawmaker beset by legal troubles running for Legislature
Former Republican state Rep. Carl Maughan of Colwich is seeking to return to the Kansas Legislature despite legal troubles that included being charged twice...
Holscher raffles away signed Taylor Swift album for contributions; Is that allowed?
As political fundraising comes to a close for 2025, Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher came up with an idea to raise some last-minute cash...
Schmidt wins backing of national political women’s group for governor
Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has picked up support in her bid for governor from a national political women's group that seeks to elect conservative...
Schwab names interim JoCo election commissioner
Secretary of State Scott Schwab has named Connie Schmidt to replace Fred Sherman as interim Johnson County election commissioner.
Schmidt served as Johnson County election...
UPDATED: JoCo election commissioner resigns
(Updated to include comment from Sherman and details about the search process; also corrects the residency requirement for the candidate.)
Fred Sherman has suddenly resigned...
Democrat bows out of JoCo House race
Democrat Keith Davenport announced Wednesday that he was backing out of running for a seat in the Kansas House in southwest Johnson County after...
Democratic primary developing for JoCo House race
A Democratic primary is evolving in southwest Johnson County for the right to challenge Republican incumbent state Rep. Bill Sutton next fall.
Kristen Schultz, elected...
National Democrats target Kansas House races
National Democrats are making another run at upending the Republican supermajority in the Kansas House as it launched a $50 million initiative to flip...
Two court cases could provide diverging rulings about ballot grace periods
Kansas could be headed to some kind of electoral limbo.
There are two lawsuits on different tracks that could decide the fate of grace periods...
Schwab rolls out property tax plan in governor’s race
Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Schwab on Tuesday laid out a plan for holding property taxes in check, an issue that has dominated statehouse debate...
