Senate urges regulators to keep electric rates competitive
The Kansas Senate passed a resolution Thursday urging state regulators to keep power rates regionally competitive.
The resolution, passed on a 30-9 vote, comes in...
UPDATED: Finney County Commissioner announces congressional bid
Finney County Commissioner William Clifford announced his candidacy for Congress in the Kansas 1st District late Thursday morning.
Clifford joins a field that already includes former...
UPDATED: Emergency legislation for city-owned utilities passes
(Updated to reflect passage of the bill)
The Kansas Legislature took less than a day Wednesday to pass legislation softening the financial blow that municipal-owned...
KCC opposes limits on utility transmission charges
State utility regulators on Tuesday came out against a proposal intended to limit power companies' from recovering electric transmission costs from consumers and saving...
Senate passes bill barring natural gas bans
The Kansas Senate took a step Thursday to cutting off a national trend toward banning natural gas hookups as local governments fight climate change...
Regulators reject Evergy proposals to recover solar costs
Utility regulators on Thursday denied Evergy's plan for replacing a household charge for solar users that had been previously struck down by the state...
Three firms bid on Kansas utility rate study
When legislative leadership meets next week, it will choose among three bidders for a study that will examine the state's rising utility rates.
Statehouse sources...
Legislative pressure builds on utility regulators
Legislative pressure is mounting on state regulators to more aggressively respond to ongoing investigations into how ratepayers were hit with nearly $1 billion in...
Kelly administration opposes new prairie chicken protections
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration is urging the federal government not to impose new protections for the lesser prairie chicken, saying the states are in...
Bill regulating wind turbines criticized as ‘poorly’ written, a blueprint for killing development
The wind industry teamed with civic leaders, municipal officials, environmentalists and property owners on Thursday, unleashing a torrent of criticism against a bill limiting...
