Senate panel tables latest medical marijuana bill
The number of the latest medical marijuana bill was 555.
In the words of one lobbyist, it should have been numbered 666.
"The devil is in...
UPDATED: Foreign land ownership sidelined in Senate
(Updated to reflect that foreign land ownership bill failed to pass Saturday)
A bill banning foreign interests from “countries of concern” from owning or acquiring...
Longtime Capitol lobbyist named chair of wildlife commission
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday named longtime statehouse lobbyist Whitney Damron as chair of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission.
Damron, who has lobbied in...
The week that was….
Good morning everyone:
Here's an abbreviated roundup from all the significant stories that we published last week in a very fast-paced climate as the Legislature...
New election bill would eliminate three-day voting grace period with offset
Senate and House negotiators reached a deal on a new elections bill that would end the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots but offsets...
ICYMI: Former state lawmaker George Wingert dies at 92
George Wingert, a former four-term member of the Kansas House from Franklin County whose political career spanned 50 years, died Monday. He was 92.
Wingert...
Schmidt seeks to recapture House seat
Former Democratic state Rep. Chuck Schmidt of Wichita has filed to run again for the House seat that he lost two years ago to...
DEI deal would restore $36 million to universities if separate bill is enacted
House and Senate budget writers have reached a deal that would restore about $36 million to higher education if another bill putting limits on...
Governor tries to allay House Democrats’ concern about new tax bill
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday morning rallied House Democrats to support a new tax bill that she declared would be a "huge victory" since...
UPDATED: House rejects compromise tax plan, sends back to committee
(Updated to include more details of the debate and fate of tax plan)
A compromise tax plan that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said she would...
