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...
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...
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...
County official accused of using government supplies to print campaign fliers
The state ethics commission is bringing a complaint against a county official for reportedly using government equipment and supplies to print campaign fliers.
The commission...
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...
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...
ACLU digging in on politicians’ blocked social media accounts
President Donald Trump's been sued for it.
So has the governor of Maryland.
And so has the governor of Kentucky.
A Florida lawmaker is facing similar litigation.
Increasingly,...
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...
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...
Kassebaum endorses Bollier in Senate race
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum on Thursday endorsed Democrat Barbara Bollier over GOP Congressman Roger Marshall in the U.S. Senate race.
"I’ve known Barbara...
