Appeals court refuses to toss ethics subpoena; constitutional issues still in question
A state appeals court on Friday decided against dismissing a subpoena issued as part of a wide-ranging campaign finance investigation that focuses on contributions...
Education choice group can’t provide free travel to lawmakers, ethics opinion says
A nonprofit group that advocates for school choice would not be allowed to provide free travel and lodging to state legislators under a new...
Neighborhood group asks judge to temporarily block PAC law
An Overland Park neighborhood group on Monday urged a federal judge to block a state law that could require it to disclose its donors...
Schwab knows Beau: Names Jackson to ethics commission
Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab has named a private-sector lawyer who specializes in international trade litigation to the state ethics commission.
Schwab named Beau...
Bill gives state utility regulators open meetings exemption
The panel that oversees utility regulation in Kansas would be exempt from the state's open meetings law to discuss docketed cases under a bill...
Ethics commission civil penalty waivers: What’s granted, what’s not
The state ethics commission has started work on developing standards for deciding what justifies waiving civil penalties for the late filing of campaign finance...
Ethics commission accused of violating open-meetings law
A complaint was filed with the Kansas attorney general Thursday, alleging that the state ethics commission violated the open meetings law when it planned...
UPDATED: New bill heightens tensions between ethics commission, lawmakers
(Updated to reflect live testimony from Thursday's hearing)
The Kansas ethics commission is sounding alarms over a bill that seeks to make changes in state...
UPDATED: Remaking the ethics commission: Five positions lapsed last week
(Updated to correct Sykes' title)
The state ethics commission is in line for a makeover after the terms of five of its members quietly lapsed...
Republicans challenge wide-ranging ethics subpoenas
Three former county Republican leaders on Tuesday urged a judge to throw out subpoenas issued as part of a wide-ranging ethics commission investigation that...
