Communications staff change in governor’s office
Gov. Laura Kelly's press secretary Cassie Nichols is departing after serving nearly two years in that role.
Nichols, previously a reporter for KSNT TV in...
Sunday Reader: New subplot in Evergy rate case; Government urges SCOTUS to hear Facebook...
Good morning everyone:
Mrs. SSJ and I spent Saturday night with Stevie and Billy at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. And it was a pretty...
UPDATED: Former attorney general lands new job
(Updated to include interview with Schmidt and edits throughout)
Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt quietly revealed Monday afternoon that he's taken a new job...
Sunday Reader: New Medicaid unwinding data; Outside groups defend state election law
Good morning everyone:
It was a remarkable week for difficult news, starting with the fatal shooting of a Fairway police officer and ended with a...
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...
