Ethics commission outlaws soliciting contributions for PACs
The Kansas Ethics Commission reversed precedent this week, deciding that it would forbid lawmakers from soliciting contributions for political action committees or party committees...
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...
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...
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...
Transparency bill requiring recordings criticized as costly, too burdensome
Cities, schools and other local governments came out in droves Monday to oppose legislation that would require public agencies to record any meetings open...
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...
Ethics commission: Supreme Court should hear appeal in campaign finance case
The Kansas ethics commission says the Kansas Supreme Court has the authority to hear an appeal of a lower-court ruling that found that a...
Dark money group pushes back against ethics commission
A dark money group that backed Kris Kobach in the 2018 governor's race is refusing to file disclosure reports ordered by the state ethics...
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...
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...
