UPDATED: Longtime Olathe mayor dies
(Updated to include comments from House speaker, governor, Kansas City mayor, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran)
Longtime Olathe Mayor Mike Copeland, who was the administrator of the...
UPDATED: Kansas Supreme Court rules right to abortion embedded in state Constitution
(Updated to recast lead; includes more widespread reaction and comments from Kansans for Life about plans for a constitutional amendment)
For the first time in...
Bankers name new top Capitol lobbyist
The Kansas Bankers Association has named a new executive to lead its lobbying efforts at the state Capitol.
The KBA on Thursday named Kelly VanZwoll...
Johnson County appraisals draw scrutiny as lawmakers explore ‘dark store’ theory
Johnson County’s real estate values came under an intense spotlight Wednesday at the Kansas Capitol as a leading hotel owner criticized the appraiser’s office...
Kansas GOP 3rd District Chair steps down
Jacob Swisher announced over the weekend that he was stepping down as 3rd District chairman of the Kansas Republican Party.
Swisher, who was elected to...
New PAC injects nearly $3 million into Kansas race for attorney general
A federal political action committee apparently related to the Republican Attorneys General Association is prepared to spend at least $3 million on the Kansas...
Public affairs consultant dies at 73 after long bout with cancer
Public affairs consultant and corporate lobbyist Ron Gaches, regarded as a strategic and trustworthy adviser, died Wednesday at 73 after a long battle with...
Schmidt supports lawsuit challenging election results
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Wednesday signed onto a brief with 16 other states in support of a lawsuit seeking to throw out...
Field for attorney general’s race starts to form
As soon as Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced plans to run for governor, candidates were already positioning to run for the state's top law...
Incentives for rural settlement face backlog
Kansas has a backlog of more than 800 people waiting for student loan subsidies that were intended to entice people to settle in rural...
