Schmidt lifts moratorium on securities fees; plans reduction
State Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt will start collecting securities fees again next month, although at half the amounts previous levied.
Schmidt is lifting the moratorium...
Kansas Democrats hire new executive director
(Developing: Will be updated)
The Kansas Democratic Party has hired a new executive director with more than a decade of political experience running campaigns across...
Sunday Reader: Candidate seeks to fill House seat Eplee will vacate: Mental health...
Good morning everyone:
Just one more Sunday roundup before we take some time off with Mrs. SSJ for weeklong vacation where we will need to...
UPDATED: Lawmaker rebukes letter noticing rules violation
(Updated to include comment from leading House Republican)
Democratic state Rep. Ford Carr late Tuesday rebuked a formal letter from Republican leaders putting him on...
GOP official says panel should not reconsider controversial rule change, says process should play...
(Will be updated as warranted)
A key state GOP leader said Tuesday he didn't think the rules committee should reconsider a proposed rules change removing...
Sunday Reader: Thousands line for up property tax rebates; KU plate survives veto
(Updated to correct the proposed increase in the home value of the property tax freeze)
Good morning everyone:
Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend....
Brown to former state GOP chair: ‘Avoid me’
(Developing: Will be updated)
The sour relationship between Republican Party Chair Mike Brown and former Chair Mike Kuckelman took another turn for the worse this...
Sunday Reader: City population trends; a new plant for Panasonic; ethics staff change
Good morning everyone:
Kind of a ho-hum week even with all the anticipation over whether the governor would sign the education finance bill. For weeks,...
UPDATED: Brown directs committee to reconsider controversial rules change
(Updated to include more reaction and background with edits throughout)
Republican Party Chairman Mike Brown on Friday morning said he's directed the party's rules committee...
Seventy-eight counties lost population since ’20, new census estimates show
Seventy-eight Kansas counties have shrunk since 2020, a small improvement from the decennial census, new population estimates show.
New census numbers out this week show...
