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...
Ethics commission fines former Democratic Party treasurers
Two former volunteer treasurers of the Kansas Democratic Party were fined for signing off on the party's campaign finance reports that failed to accurately...
Ethics complaint lodged against social welfare group
State ethics officials have lodged a complaint against a social welfare group that engaged in Overland Park municipal elections this year.
They have filed complaints...
Wagle-Hensley bill expanding lobbyist law clears committee
A Senate committee on Thursday approved legislation expanding lobbying laws to cover the executive and judicial branches.
The legislation, backed by Senate President Susan Wagle and...
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...
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...
Transparency bill on children’s deaths doesn’t go far enough, media advocate says
A House panel on Tuesday took up a major piece of transparency legislation pushed by Gov. Jeff Colyer's administration that would give the public more...
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...
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...
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...
