Capitol appointments roundup
A number of appointments and hirings were announced on Tuesday. Here's a quick roundup of what happened.
Native American affairs
Gov. Laura Kelly today named Chris...
Sunday Reader: Driving drops 38%; Kelly’s judicial imprint
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The pace of the news last week stepped up a bit from the week before. Not so much of a snoozer as tension...
Broadband grants: A break down of projects
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thusday announced almost $50 million in grants for bringing faster internet service to needed parts of the state.
Overall, the governor...
Sunday Reader: K-Tag expansion delayed; Gadsden plate sales
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Found a little time last week to relive the 1980s at the Lover Boy, Styx and REO Speedwagon concert. It was almost...
Bill exempts municipal water slides from amusement rules
Municipal water slides would not be regulated as amusement rides under a bill moving through the Kansas state Senate.
A Senate committee removed city-owned water...
Higher ed battling back against rising electricity rates
The debate over the cost of electrical power in Kansas is escalating as the state’s universities seek to intervene in a utility rate case...
Republican governors spending less in Kansas than in ’14
Republican governors are spending almost half as much in Kansas as they did four years ago when they helped re-elect Gov. Sam Brownback.
Campaign finance...
Sunflower Sunday Reader: Attorney general weighs in on political signs; Justice’s new book project;...
Good day everyone:
Sorry we're running late today. We were out of town and there was a lot to pack into today's Sunday Reader.
Lots to...
Sunflower Sunday Reader: Female voters turn out in large numbers; Sierra Club agenda; Interstate...
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For most of you, politics is the last thing on your mind with the Chiefs about ready to play one of the...
Friday news roundup: Four things you need to know
Good morning everyone:
Lots of stuff happening around the Capitol even if we seem to be running in place with lawmakers now at an impasse...
