Screening panel quizzes Supreme Court candidates
The panel screening candidates for the Kansas Supreme Court spent about six hours on Monday interviewing 10 of the 15 candidates seeking to fill...
UPDATED: Rolph leaving Board of Regents two years early
(Updated to include comment from chair of the Board of Regents)
Wichita business owner Jon Rolph will be leaving the Kansas Board of Regents at...
Panel to recommend Supreme Court justices in shadow of judicial elections amendment
Nine people - most of them generally unknown to the voting masses in Kansas - will convene this week in one of the most...
Sunday Reader: Former Senate candidate arrested; ‘Fitness guru’ running for governor
Good morning everyone:
Kind of a quiet news week, both in politics and on the SSJ home front. It is worth noting that next week,...
Kansas revenues beating estimates for FY ’25 after enacting tax cuts
As Kansas emerges from tax season, tax collections for the current year are beating estimates by $175.9 million despite cutting taxes during the 2024...
Sunday Reader: Nonprofit puts Colyer on the air; Breaking down proposed electric rate increase
Good morning everyone:
Not the easiest week at SSJ headquarters. Mrs. SSJ and I lost our dog, Bear, on Memorial Day. Ultimately, the poor girl's...
Memorial Day weekend wrap
Good morning:
Not your typical Sunday Reader, but here's a quick glance of the week that was with the significant stories we published in case...
Kansas political nuggets from Wednesday
A couple items on the political front worth noting Wednesday, more important this week since the Sunday Reader is taking a break...
New Colyer Support
Former...
Former four-term House member, KBA president dies at 85
James Maag, a former four-term Kansas House member and president of the Kansas Bankers Association, died over the weekend. He was 85.
Maag, who had...
Sunday Reader: New city population trends; Colyer could make Kansas history
Good morning everyone:
No one who reads this chatter every Sunday needs to be reminded about the size of Mrs. SSJ's heart. But on Friday...
