Ethics commission amasses more than $300,000 in legal bills from investigations
The state ethics commission has amassed legal bills exceeding $300,000 after a Shawnee County judge awarded legal fees to the chief of staff of...
Ethics commission facing nearly $250,000 in legal fees from lost cases as awards grow
The state ethics commission is facing almost $250,000 in attorney fees after losing a federal case over state campaign finance law and losing efforts...
Ethics commission drops effort to enforce investigation subpoenas
A three-year ethics commission investigation of Republican Party leaders and political operatives appears to be near or at an end after the agency dropped...
Ethics commission extends offer to executive director candidate
The Kansas ethics commission on Wednesday agreed to extend a job offer to a candidate for executive director who would replace the embattled Mark...
Ethics commission interim executive director departing
The interim executive director of the state ethics commission stepped down last Friday, leaving the agency without two of its top administrators to watch...
House passes bill increasing campaign contributions
The Kansas House on Tuesday passed a bill increasing campaign contributions for the first time in more than 40 years, a move that one...
BREAKING: Ethics Commission releases GOP consultant from subpoena
(Will be updated as warranted)
The state ethics commission has released a key GOP political consultant from a subpoena issued three years ago, saying he...
EXCLUSIVE: Architect of Royals’ World Series teams mulls run for Kansas governor
The architect of the 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals is mulling a run for Kansas governor, potentially adding a new dimension to...
UPDATED: Judge strikes subpoena issued to former speaker’s chief of staff
(Updated to include comment from Resner)
A Shawnee County judge has refused to allow the state ethics commission to enforce a second subpoena as part...
Judge awards attorney fees in campaign finance case
A district judge has awarded the chairman of a Republican-leaning political action committee about $86,000 in legal fees after successfully fighting a subpoena issued...
