Estes’ district director retires after eight years
Debbie Luper, described as a "pillar" in Kansas politics, has retired as the district director for U.S. Rep. Ron Estes.
Luper had been Estes' district...
Public universities seeking tuition increases for 2025-26
The state’s six public universities on Wednesday presented their tuition proposals to the Board of Regents for the 2025-26 academic year.
Most of them are...
Sunday Reader: New ethics director starts; Adult-content company fights age-verification law
Good morning everyone:
Last week, Mrs. SSJ and I celebrated the 12th anniversary of our engagement. Fair enough to say that she recalled the anniversary...
New state parks director named
The state has named Conner O’Flannagan as the new state parks director, replacing Linda Lanterman, who led the division for more than 30 years.
As...
Western Kansas farmer who rose to prominence making national economic policy dies
Wayne Angell, a western Kansas farmer who rose to prominence as a national economist who sat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for...
Sunday Reader: New county census numbers; House elections chair wants to examine ActBlue
Good morning everyone:
We're getting to that time of year when the Sunday Reader gets harder to put together because of the sheer lack of...
Sunday Reader: Kansan lands job in Trump administration; Kansas Real ID compliance beating other...
Good morning everyone:
Hate to start your week this way. I have some business news to share that I have resisted for several years. Inflation...
Kansas GOP hires new executive director
(Updated to address technical error)
Newly elected state Republican Party Chair Danedri Herbert has hired a former campaign manager for state Treasurer Steven Johnson and...
Democrats ending summer annual convention
The Kansas Democratic Party is canceling its annual summer convention in favor of holding more regional events planned around the state.
The party is ending...
2025 Legislature: What passed, what didn’t
Turn out the lights.
The legislative session is over.
Lawmakers have scattered to the four corners of the state to ruminate over what they accomplished from...
