Statehouse digest: 7 things you need to know from Thursday
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Well, we've hit the midpoint of the Kansas legislative session after the House and Senate ran the table on an array of...
Sunday Reader: Open government complaints; China surfaces in legislative races
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The best news of the week came Thursday morning, when we got our text messaging problems solved. Some of our Verizon readers...
A GOP primary for secretary of state?
Former Johnson County Commissioner Mike Brown appears to be lining up to run for Kansas secretary of state in the primary against GOP incumbent...
Sunday Reader: Saving Southwest Chief; Kobach’s new nonprofit
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It's a sprint to Friday and turnaround, so this week should prove to be interesting. Guess I will find out if being...
Lawmakers move ahead with electric rate study
Legislative leaders on Monday agreed to move ahead with a study of rising electric rates in Kansas after failing to agree on a vendor a...
Sunday Reader: Audit scrutinizes USDA move to Kansas City; Prairie chicken lawsuit planned
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Well, last week was forgettable, even aside from the outcome of Saturday night's basketball game in Lexington, Ky. It started with a...
Sunday Reader: USPS frustrates Schwab; House candidate faces ethics complaint
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Another sedate week in Kansas politics even as candidates head into the last month of election season. Lots of video ads appearing,...
Kansas congressman’s intern killed in D.C. shooting
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes and his staff are mourning the loss of an intern, who was killed in a three-person shooting in Washington, D.C.,...
Lawmakers near deal on emergency powers as session looms
Less than 24 hours before the start of a special legislative session, Kansas lawmakers appear close to a deal on how to respond to Gov....
Bid to tack Medicaid expansion onto cable bill falls short
As the 2020 legislative session nears an end, lawmakers made one last push to expand Medicaid by tacking it on to a bill focused...
