UPDATED: Republicans forge a tax plan, hope governor will buy in
(Updated to correct that the proposed income tax rate is 5.25%)
Republicans on Tuesday forged their own tax plan with a single income tax rate...
Sunday Reader: Legislative caucuses set new fundraising marks; Who’s behind Kelly’s PAC?
Good morning everyone:
Hope everyone is staying warm this week in the miserable cold. It was back to normal last week amid the frenzy of...
Kelly lays out new budget: Proposes spending on child care, employee raises, capital projects
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday introduced a new budget that makes a historic investment in child care, restores state revenues for local government, raises...
Spokesperson for House minority leader files for House seat
The spokesperson for House Minority Leader Vic Miller has filed for the House seat that he's leaving to run for the state Senate.
Alexis Simmons...
House speaker gives State of the State response
House Speaker Dan Hawkins on Wednesday night gave the response to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's State of the State address. It's about five minutes...
Six takeaways from Gov. Kelly’s State of the State address
Gov. Laura Kelly offered up her sixth State of the State speech Wednesday night, weaving her agenda with the success of rural Kansas.
She used...
State education board names Neuenswander replacement
The Kansas State Board of Education named a former teacher, principal and superintendent with 30 years of experience in public education as the new...
U.S. Supreme Court sets aside appeal in deadly KHP pursuit
Prosecutors will not be allowed to use evidence from a deadly police pursuit after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of...
1861 Consulting joins national government affairs group
The lobbying firm 1861 Consulting is joining up with a national strategic government relations firm as part of an effort to strengthen "its core...
Commerce hires new deputy secretary from Arizona
The state Commerce Department announced Monday that it's hired a new deputy secretary who has been overseeing economic development for the city of Tempe,...
