Sunday Reader: Senate 7 dance; ‘Absolute warrior’ passes
Good morning everyone:
An extraordinarily slow week, maybe the slowest since we started this little venture about 18 months ago.
Frankly, most everything that happened last...
Graham moves to governor’s office from lottery
Tim Graham, a former top aide to Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley and now deputy executive director at the Kansas Lottery, will be moving...
UPDATED: Wagle’s chief of staff departs over disagreement
(Updated to reflect comment from Wagle's office)
Senate President Susan Wagle's chief of staff said Thursday he had been let go because of a disagreement...
Planned Parenthood looks to add new clinic in KCK
Planned Parenthood is looking at expanding its services in Wyandotte County with a new clinic.
The organization, which already has offices in Overland Park and...
Sunday Reader: Coal plant purchase returns; Statehouse pay
Good morning everyone:
The Chiefs don't play until tonight, so you will have plenty of time to peruse this week's roundup of Kansas political news....
House Republicans pick new political consultant
Kansas House Republicans have hired former Singularis partner Jared Suhn as their new political strategist going into the 2020 elections.
Leadership on the Republican House...
Petition seeking better statehouse deaf services denied
The Kansas Supreme Court has dismissed a complaint brought by a former House candidate who wanted to force the Legislature to provide better services...
Corrections makes historic leadership appointments
Two longtime administrators have been named to lead the Norton and Topeka corrections facilities, a historic move that will put women in charge of...
UPDATED: Democrats fire back at attorney general
(Updated to reflect response from the attorney general)
Gov. Laura Kelly and Democratic leadership on Tuesday rallied against Attorney General Derek Schmidt's opinion that the...
Kelly: Other states teach lessons about Medicaid expansion
Gov. Laura Kelly called out Arkansas, Kentucky and Utah as examples that Kansas should not follow as it considers plans to expand Medicaid.
Addressing her...
