UPDATED: Judge dismisses lawsuit over historical horse racing
(Updated to reflect Boyd gaming announcement)
A Shawnee County district judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Wichita-area casino alleging breach of contract because...
Commerce Department seeks to expand mega project incentives
The state Commerce Department is asking lawmakers to expand a lucrative tax incentive to land a new major economic development project on the heels...
Longtime abortion foe behind constitutional amendment recount dies in plane crash
A longtime abortion foe who got behind the effort to force a partial recount of the constitutional amendment on abortion died in a plane...
UPDATED: Treasurer candidates say they wouldn’t star in Learning Quest TV ads
(Updated to clarify that Johnson did not rule out being in the ads)
Two candidates for state treasurer said they wouldn't use television ads promoting...
Johnson holds fundraising lead for treasurer
Republican state treasurer candidate Steven Johnson has piled up a little more than $250,000 in his campaign against Democratic incumbent Lynn Rogers.
Rogers reported raising...
Ethics commission’s subpoena power targeted
The Legislature's first attempt to rein in the state ethics commission is expected to start with a proposal limiting the agency's ability to investigate...
Municipal league chooses new leader
The League of Kansas Municipalities has picked a new executive director to lead the organization.
It's named Nathan Eberline, vice president of operations at the...
Vacant property bill stalls in Senate
A compromise bill limiting the ability of local governments to regulate vacant residential and commercial property hit a snag in the Senate late Wednesday...
Proposed ethics settlement for JoCo neighborhood group derailed
A deal that would have led to the dismissal of ethics complaints against a nonprofit group of Johnson County neighbors was scuttled Wednesday when...
Comms staffer moves from A.G. to secretary of state
Republican communications staffer and former wire service reporter John Milburn is changing jobs but not buildings.
Milburn is leaving Attorney General Kris Kobach's office for...
