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...
Supreme Court questions whether it can review campaign finance case
The Kansas Supreme Court is questioning whether it can review a lower-court ruling that found that a state campaign finance law was unconstitutionally vague.
Chief...
Teen gubernatorial candidate fined
The Kansas ethics commission on Wednesday fined one of the teen gubernatorial candidates $5,000 for failing to file an amended campaign finance report for...
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...
Expanded lobbying law moves forward in Senate
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a major piece of government transparency legislation despite criticism that it would increase the amount of money...
Lawmakers back off ethics commission proposal
Republican lawmakers have retreated from a proposal that would have removed the executive director from his position at the state ethics commission after lawmakers...
Legislature passes broad transparency measures
The Kansas Senate approved legislation Tuesday that will give the public new access to public documents covering police shootings and fatal child abuse cases.
The...
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...
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...
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...
