UPDATED: Judge denies A.G.’s request to delay KEMA ruling
(Updated to include reaction from attorney general, Senate president).
Johnson County District Judge David Hauber on Tuesday refused to delay his order declaring the state's...
Sunday Reader: Opioid settlement; SMSD opposes ruling delay
Good morning everyone:
Kind of a so-so news week with a mix of sadness and new political developments that will define a couple of races...
Judge asked to delay order on emergency management law
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking a judge to delay an order declaring the state's new emergency management law unconstitutional and unenforceable.
Solicitor General...
Sunday Reader: Super PACs face complaint; Park visits fall
Good morning everyone:
We tried to get this week's wrapup out early since there's a lot there. These wraps just continue to get bigger and...
Proposed Cosmetology Board rule change under fire
On the surface, it seemed like a perfunctory request.
The state Cosmetology Board wanted to repeal one sentence in state regulations because it said it...
Schmidt opposes Biden administration response to LGBTQ case
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt is opposing the Biden administration's plans for applying new civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community following a historic...
Sunday Reader: Rural COVID surge feared; GOP straw poll
Good morning everyone:
Last week was marked by some sad news out of western Kansas when state Rep. Russ Jennings of Lakin announced he wouldn't...
A glimpse at 24 new highway projects
The Kansas Transportation Department is launching work on new major highway projects for the first time in about six years after the state ran...
A.G. to ask Supreme Court to revisit major abortion ruling
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Wednesday announced his plans to ask the state Supreme Court to revisit its landmark ruling that found the...
Kansas City, Kansas lobbyist retiring
Longtime Kansas City lobbyist Mike Taylor, a staunch advocate for the interests of local government, is retiring today.
Taylor had been with the Unified Government...
