Young Republicans change leaders; outgoing chair eyes local race
The chair of the Kansas Young Republicans is stepping down with an eye on running for local office in Johnson County.
Tony Bergida, who was...
Sunday Reader: Beneficient sues over news coverage; Abortion case legal brief ‘mistakes’
Good morning everyone:
Well, the dog days of August are here, and state political news has slowed to a crawl with the exception of local...
Former gubernatorial aides form advocacy nonprofit
Former aides to three Kansas Democratic governors have started a nonprofit that's intended to be a communications resource for advocacy organizations in Kansas.
Ashley All,...
Sunday Reader: Former GOP chair rips mailer lawsuit settlement; Beneficient under microscope
Good morning everyone:
What a dreadfully hot week. With Mrs. SSJ gone, we had to be mindful to water the yard — especially the potted...
Comms staffer moves from A.G. to secretary of state
Republican communications staffer and former wire service reporter John Milburn is changing jobs but not buildings.
Milburn is leaving Attorney General Kris Kobach's office for...
UPDATED: State pauses Medicaid disenrollments amid ‘unwinding’ process
(Updated to show that disenrollments have resumed.)
Kansas has paused cutting people off Medicaid as it unwinds from a federal law that blocked beneficiaries from...
New prison warden, state hospital superintendent named
New leaders were named Monday at the Lansing Correctional Facility and Larned State Hospital.
Corrections Secretary Jeff Zmuda named Jesse Howes as the new warden...
Sunday Reader: Pedestrian fatalities; Aging poll workers; Gietzen crash report
Good morning:
The ebb and flow of Kansas politics is about back to normal after a relatively slow period at the end of the spring...
National ESG opponent joins retirement system board
A leading national opponent of so-called ESG investing principles joined the state retirement system board on Friday.
The Kansas Public Retirement System Board swore in...
Kobach denounces vandalism at his church
Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach condemned recent vandalism at his Lawrence church where the pastor lobbied the Legislature for a bill banning gender-affirming care...
