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...
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...
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...
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...
UPDATED: Ethics commission fines Senate president’s comms director
(Updated to reflect more information from Golden's statement to ethics commission)
The state Ethics Commission on Wednesday fined the Senate president's communications director for using...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
