Commerce Department seeks to expand mega project incentives
The state Commerce Department is asking lawmakers to expand a lucrative tax incentive to land a new major economic development project on the heels...
UPDATED: Legislature revisits limits on health powers
(Updated to correct that Melissa Campbell testified for the bill)
Republican state Sen. Mark Steffen is making another run at removing the power of the...
Sunday Reader: Court rules on local mask mandate; Property tax cut
Good morning everyone:
Pickings are kind of slim this week, primarily because we devoted more time than usual to reporting on Friday and Saturday. But...
UPDATED: Brown elected state GOP chair
(Updated to add interview with Brown)
Republican upstart Mike Brown defeated longtime Republican activist Helen Van Etten to become the new chair of the state...
Kelly administration opposes proposed welfare change
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration came out on Tuesday against a House proposal that would broaden the work and job-training requirements for older Kansans to...
Sunday reader: Runoff elections stall; Medicaid expansion & foster care
Good morning everyone:
We are moving into our third week without a car after our not-so-little mishap of Jan. 23. A word of advice: Don't...
Municipal league chooses new leader
The League of Kansas Municipalities has picked a new executive director to lead the organization.
It's named Nathan Eberline, vice president of operations at the...
Supreme Court takes up election official law
In an era when some people still believe the 2020 election was stolen, it's not unreasonable to believe that civic groups registering voters could...
Ethics commission’s subpoena power targeted
The Legislature's first attempt to rein in the state ethics commission is expected to start with a proposal limiting the agency's ability to investigate...
Bill eliminating three-day grace period for voting clears committee
A proposal to end the three-day grace period for casting ballots by mail cleared a House committee Tuesday over objections that it would limit...
