Longtime moderate GOP leader passes away at 73

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Steve Cloud, once a driving moderate force in the Kansas Republican Party, died after a short illness Wednesday night. He was 73. The former three-term...

Election officials rule Pyle with enough signatures to run for governor

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(Updated to reflect that the deadline for filing an objection is Monday, not Sunday). Election officials on Thursday certified that state Sen. Dennis Pyle collected...

Proposed ethics settlement for JoCo neighborhood group derailed

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A deal that would have led to the dismissal of ethics complaints against a nonprofit group of Johnson County neighbors was scuttled Wednesday when...

Top House staffer departs for credit union association

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Chief of staff for outgoing House Speaker Pro Tem Blaine Finch is leaving the Capitol for the Heartland Credit Union Association. Michael Murray is joining...

Judge leans toward dismissing voter fraud lawsuit

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A Johnson County judge on Monday morning said he was leaning toward dismissing a lawsuit brought by a pair of election deniers who want...

Sunday Reader: Election lawsuits; KFL discusses amendment loss; Campaign workers unionize

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Good morning everyone: The week ended on a sorrowful note with the passing of Democratic state Rep. Gail Finney of Wichita, who was widely praised...

Bankers launch ad campaign over Marshall’s support for credit card bill

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As innocuous as the swipe of a credit card might appear, it's now at the center of an epic battle over how much merchants...

UPDATED: Civil service board overturns trooper’s firing

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(Updated to include comment from Highway Patrol) A former Kansas Highway Patrol trooper who claimed he was fired for supporting female employees who have accused...

House speaker spokesman moving to Insurance Department

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Eric Turek, the communications director for outgoing House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., is moving over to the Insurance Department where he will lead the...

Former GOP national committeewoman to run for state party chair

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Former Republican National Committeewoman Helen Van Etten announced Tuesday night that she would run for chair of the state Republican Party. "Kansas Republicans are excited,...