Sunday Reader: Rural population aging accelerates; House majority whip campaign
Good morning:
Well, the news pickings were slim this week between the election and Thanksgiving week. The Reader might not be as robust as usual,...
UPDATED: Judge upholds electioneering buffer zone
(Updated to include comments from the ACLU, the attorney general with edits throughout).
A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of a nearly 60-year-old Kansas...
Lawmakers approve coronavirus relief spending
The State Finance Council on Wednesday approved spending more than $250 million in coronavirus relief funding that will go toward protecting public health, helping...
GOP moves on proposal removing top leaders, women, minorities from key committees
State Republicans are moving to change the makeup of their party leadership with proposals that would remove top elected officials and other affiliated groups...
Senator’s blood-alcohol level more than twice legal limit, report says
Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit the night he was arrested for driving the wrong...
Republican seeking House District 28 seat
A Republican is stepping up to seek the Kansas House seat that is coming open with Rep. Kellie Warren's decision to run for the...
Kelly vetoes lowering the age for concealed carry
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a bill that lowers the age for carrying a concealed weapon to 18, saying it threatens to put...
Sunday Reader: City population trends; a new plant for Panasonic; ethics staff change
Good morning everyone:
Kind of a ho-hum week even with all the anticipation over whether the governor would sign the education finance bill. For weeks,...
Abortion amendment campaign starts to come alive
Looking back, West Virginia abortion rights advocate Margaret Chapman Pomponio wishes that she only had more time back in 2018.
She's convinced that more time...
Kobach says appealing workers comp ruling a ‘mistake’; Kelly, Orman also favor changing law
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach says it's a "mistake" for the state to appeal a court ruling declaring changes to the workers compensation system...
