Sunday Reader: Dwindling primaries; JoCo sheriff denounces poll, ethics complaint
Good morning:
The roundup went down to wire this week with the Johnson County sheriff's Saturday response to an ethics complaint filed against him by...
Former Democratic House speaker dies; left mark that was ‘deep and long’
Marvin Barkis, the last Democratic speaker of the Kansas House, died on Friday. He was 81.
Barkis, a lawyer who was credited with leading efforts...
Miller anticipated not getting Kelly endorsement
The top House Democrat said Thursday that he anticipated Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly would pass him over for an endorsement in his campaign for...
Sunday Reader: Kansas leaders react to Trump shooting; Outside money pours into statehouse races
Good morning everyone:
Given the events of the last 24 hours, we will spare anyone from our typical weekly musings in the context of the...
Sunday Reader: Senator hurt campaigning; SCOTUS reviews anti-porn bill; JoCo sheriff’s poll
Good morning:
I guess we should be more clear the next time we ask for folks to make news. When we encourage people to make...
KNEA doles out endorsements
The Kansas National Education Association on Friday announced its endorsements for the upcoming primary elections on Aug. 6.
The endorsements in this story are only...
Livestock Association backs Tiffany, hands out legislative endorsements
The Kansas Livestock Association on Wednesday handed its former president his first major endorsement in the race in the Kansas 2nd Congressional District.
The KLA...
Kansas launches effort to bring expats back home
It's one thing to create new jobs.
It's another to fill them.
As much new investment as Panasonic, Amazon and Kiewit might bring to Kansas, Lt....
Sunday Reader: Medicaid unwinding over; New Capitol lighting gets cool greeting
Good morning everyone:
There was kind of dearth of news last week, which made putting this week's Sunday roundup together kind of difficult. Can only...
‘Entrepreneurial evangelist’ accused of misusing campaign funds
Patrick Kucera, who ran for Kansas governor in 2018 calling himself the "entrepreneurial evangelist," is facing ethics charges that he paid himself more than...
