Democratic Party executive director departs
The Kansas Democratic Party announced late Thursday afternoon that Andriy Bilyk is stepping aside as the party's executive director in August.
Bilyk will remain with...
State Finance Council approves $275,000 settlement in prison killing
The governor and leading lawmakers on Tuesday approved a mediated settlement of $275,000 in a lawsuit stemming from a fatal attack on an inmate...
Sunday Reader: Auditing the auditor; AG candidate announcement soon?
Good morning everyone:
A big landmark this week. We just passed 5,000 stories published since February 2018. Loosely speaking, that's about 714 stories a year,...
UPDATED: Cobb steps aside at Kansas Chamber
(Updated to include Cobb comment)
Alan Cobb, a pivotal player in Kansas politics for at least 30 years, is leaving his position as president and...
State retirement system reaches record level; officials credit strong economy
The state's retirement system ended the fiscal year with a record amount in its trust fund of about $29.4 billion, highlighted by a roughly...
Commerce battles back against multiple legislative audits
Lt. Gov. David Toland is fighting back against multiple legislative audits examining how the Commerce Department is administering $150 million in federal COVID relief...
Kobach joins call for NCAA to restore women’s records broken by male competitors
Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has joined a national effort to get the NCAA to restore all female athletic records broken by transgender...
Audit finds fragmented state system for investigating abuse, neglect
A new state audit found that Kansas does not have a comprehensive registry of people who abuse, exploit and neglect children or vulnerable adults...
Sunday Reader: Congressional fundraising; Aging poll workers
Good morning everyone:
The dog days of summer don't bring a lot of heavy news stories, although we expect a certain Senate president to announce...
Sunday Reader: Ballot drop box popularity grows; Election lawsuit moving to federal court
Good morning everyone:
Hope everyone had a great week. Kind of a quiet here in Shangri La, although we are anticipating a harried news week...
