Commerce battles back against multiple legislative audits
Lt. Gov. David Toland is fighting back against multiple legislative audits examining how the Commerce Department is administering $150 million in federal COVID relief...
Kobach joins call for NCAA to restore women’s records broken by male competitors
Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has joined a national effort to get the NCAA to restore all female athletic records broken by transgender...
Audit finds fragmented state system for investigating abuse, neglect
A new state audit found that Kansas does not have a comprehensive registry of people who abuse, exploit and neglect children or vulnerable adults...
Sunday Reader: Congressional fundraising; Aging poll workers
Good morning everyone:
The dog days of summer don't bring a lot of heavy news stories, although we expect a certain Senate president to announce...
Sunday Reader: Ballot drop box popularity grows; Election lawsuit moving to federal court
Good morning everyone:
Hope everyone had a great week. Kind of a quiet here in Shangri La, although we are anticipating a harried news week...
UPDATED: Lawmakers extend deadline for Chiefs, Royals to work out deal with Kansas
(Updated to include comment from governor's chief of staff and the Chiefs)
State legislative leaders kept alive hopes of luring the Chiefs and Royals to...
Sunday Reader: Former legislative analyst dies; Court rules on license plates & traffic stops
Good morning everyone:
Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend and taking a respite from news, although it didn't seem to let up until...
Kansas congressman’s intern killed in D.C. shooting
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes and his staff are mourning the loss of an intern, who was killed in a three-person shooting in Washington, D.C.,...
Kelly, Republican leadership clash over $7.2 million in spending cuts
Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday criticized the Legislature for a 1.5% across-the-board spending cut that will take money from hospitals to provide inpatient behavioral...
DOJ targeting states’ in-state tuition, could Kansas be next?
What the Kansas Legislature has refused to do may be left up to the courts.
Since the start of June, the U.S. Justice Department has...
