Republican consultant tries derailing Trump nominee
A Republican political consultant is opposing President Donald Trump's nomination of lawyer Ryan Kriegshauser to serve as the state's top federal prosecutor, saying the...
Sunday Reader: Election law ruling appealed; First analysis of A.G.’s race; Funding threatened
Good morning everyone:
It's great to get away, but it's much harder to come home. Had a great weekend at Point Reyes National Seashore and...
Sunday Reader: Former pizza baron alleges God impersonators; Kansan rejoins Trump team
Good morning everyone:
A lonely weekend here with Mrs. SSJ in St. Louis visiting friends. Just me and our dog, Auggie, hanging out for a...
Governor nominates Rolph replacement on Board of Regents
Gov. Laura Kelly has nominated a retired trial attorney from Wichita to replace Jon Rolph on the Kansas Board of Regents.
The governor's office has...
Sunday Reader: Outside legal gun helping A.G.; Student monitoring tool challenged
Good morning everyone:
Well, that ended up being quite a week. Quite busy given that we're in the middle of summer. On a positive side,...
Democratic Party executive director departs
The Kansas Democratic Party announced late Thursday afternoon that Andriy Bilyk is stepping aside as the party's executive director in August.
Bilyk will remain with...
State Finance Council approves $275,000 settlement in prison killing
The governor and leading lawmakers on Tuesday approved a mediated settlement of $275,000 in a lawsuit stemming from a fatal attack on an inmate...
Sunday Reader: Auditing the auditor; AG candidate announcement soon?
Good morning everyone:
A big landmark this week. We just passed 5,000 stories published since February 2018. Loosely speaking, that's about 714 stories a year,...
UPDATED: Cobb steps aside at Kansas Chamber
(Updated to include Cobb comment)
Alan Cobb, a pivotal player in Kansas politics for at least 30 years, is leaving his position as president and...
State retirement system reaches record level; officials credit strong economy
The state's retirement system ended the fiscal year with a record amount in its trust fund of about $29.4 billion, highlighted by a roughly...
