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Sunday Reader: New ethics appointment; presidential primary voting

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Good morning everyone: Hope you didn't forget to move your clock forward an hour. Personally, kind of a quiet week but devoted an entire Saturday...

Senate rejects bill requiring hand counts for election

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(Will be updated as warranted) The Kansas Senate on Tuesday voted down a bill that would have ended the three-day grace period for casting ballots...

Bill removing three-day grace period for voting advances with hand-count requirement

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The Kansas Senate on Monday tentatively approved a bill that would end the three-day grace period for casting ballots by mail, ban remote ballot...

Sunday Reader: Senate Republican caucus grows; Ethics commission resignation

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Good morning everyone: An incredibly slow week with the Legislature just meeting for two days so the pickings were kind of slim for this week's...

Auditors suggest tracking of angel investor businesses needs improving

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State auditors couldn't determine how well the Commerce Department follows procedures to ascertain whether businesses are leaving Kansas earlier than allowed under a program...

Lawmakers consider limits on local regulation of home-based businesses

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Many very big businesses have started in very small ways. Jeff Bezos started Amazon out of a garage. The first Harley-Davidson motorcycle was built in a...

Sunday Reader: Number of Kansas farms hits 25-year low; Supreme Court refuses to hear...

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Good morning everyone: Last week, our news service turned 6. Today, I turn 59. Mrs. SSJ's birthday gift to me was supposed to be a...

Senate passes bill making it harder to close coal plants

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The Kansas Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would make it harder to close coal plants in what was characterized as an effort...

Kansas universities spent $45 million on DEI-related activities, audit shows

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Kansas universities have spent about $45 million on activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion, including about $9 million in state funds, according to...

UPDATED: House approves bill raising bar for indy candidates to get on ballot

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(Updated to reflect House final action) The Kansas House on Thursday approved a bill that would make it harder for independent candidates to get on...