Senate majority leader arrested Tuesday morning
(Developing: Will be updated)
Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, jail records show.
Suellentrop was...
Sunday Reader: Convention of States; Citizen grand juries
Good morning everyone:
You lost an hour of sleep last night and we lost an extra hour working on this week's roundup.
Well, it's Selection Sunday,...
Pence endorses Moran for reelection
Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran took another step Friday toward locking down his party's nomination for reelection next year when he landed the support...
Amtrak restoring daily Southwest Chief service
Amtrak plans to restore daily passenger rail service across Kansas after President Joe Biden signed the new $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill into law.
Amtrak...
Sunday Reader: Airbnb meets cars; Blessed bills
Good morning everyone:
Well, it's officially halftime for the 2021 Kansas legislative session. Unfortunately, no elaborate show with fireworks. Just more work. It ended with...
Statehouse digest: 7 things you need to know from Thursday
Good morning everyone:
Well, we've hit the midpoint of the Kansas legislative session after the House and Senate ran the table on an array of...
Lawmakers seek to stop preferential treatment of abortion
Lawmakers are moving to ensure that the governor could not keep abortion providers open if other businesses are ordered to close during a public...
Sunday Reader: Saving Southwest Chief; Kobach’s new nonprofit
Good morning everyone:
It's a sprint to Friday and turnaround, so this week should prove to be interesting. Guess I will find out if being...
Kobach decision to defend law threatens agency budget
As secretary of state, Kris Kobach decided to defend the state's voter proof-of-citzenship law knowing his office would bear the cost of legal fees...
Auditors estimate $600 million in unemployment fraud
Legislative auditors on Wednesday estimated that Kansas may have paid out about $600 million in fraudulent unemployment clains during 2020, immediately setting off a...
