Brown names new GOP executive director
New Republican Party Chairman Mike Brown announced Friday night that he named Dakotah Parshall as the party's new executive director.
Parshall, a Tarkio, Missouri native,...
UPDATED: House panel approves pregnancy center tax break
(Updated to reflect that a Senate committee passed the bill on Thursday)
A House committee approved a major part of Kansans for Life’s legislative agenda...
Cities defeat efforts to restrict planning outside boundaries
Cities on Wednesday defeated legislative efforts to curb their ability to plan for development just outside their boundaries, an authority they said was important...
House panel limits cities ability to regulate vacant property
A House committee on Wednesday morning signed off on a compromise bill that will limit the ability of local governments to regulate vacant residential...
Commerce Department seeks to expand mega project incentives
The state Commerce Department is asking lawmakers to expand a lucrative tax incentive to land a new major economic development project on the heels...
UPDATED: Legislature revisits limits on health powers
(Updated to correct that Melissa Campbell testified for the bill)
Republican state Sen. Mark Steffen is making another run at removing the power of the...
Sunday Reader: Court rules on local mask mandate; Property tax cut
Good morning everyone:
Pickings are kind of slim this week, primarily because we devoted more time than usual to reporting on Friday and Saturday. But...
UPDATED: Brown elected state GOP chair
(Updated to add interview with Brown)
Republican upstart Mike Brown defeated longtime Republican activist Helen Van Etten to become the new chair of the state...
Kelly administration opposes proposed welfare change
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration came out on Tuesday against a House proposal that would broaden the work and job-training requirements for older Kansans to...
Sunday reader: Runoff elections stall; Medicaid expansion & foster care
Good morning everyone:
We are moving into our third week without a car after our not-so-little mishap of Jan. 23. A word of advice: Don't...
