Sunday Reader: Kelly & enhanced benefits; House 88 race
Good morning everyone:
We're back after our one-week break for our trip to North Carolina. It was refreshing, although we were forced to attend to...
UPDATED: Lawmakers will allow emergency order to lapse without meeting
(Updated to include comments from the governor, the governor's chief of staff and Republican House leadership)
Legislative leaders are going to let Gov. Laura Kelly's...
Political consultant beefs up staffing
The Singularis Group, the conservative political consulting firm in Overland Park led by Kris Van Meteren, is adding new staff.
The firm is adding a...
Sunday Reader: Campaign fundraising soars; SCOTUS adoption case
Good morning everyone:
We're moving into the heat of summer, and we're left with writing about a security fence around the governor's mansion. It's been...
Lawmakers take up more COVID relief spending
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration on Wednesday proposed a little more than $60 million in federal COVID-19 relief spending, including money for a vaccine lottery,...
Attorney general: Legal challenges to school law moot
Any constitutional challenge to a new state law that allows grievances brought against school districts for health orders issued during the pandemic is now...
Kansas approves first express toll lane in Midwest
Gov. Laura Kelly and leading lawmakers on Thursday approved Kansas' first express toll lane, breaking ground for relieving traffic congestion in the Midwest.
The state...
State approves settlement in fifth wrongful-conviction case
The state Finance Council on Thursday approved an $826,000 settlement in the case of a Wyandotte County man wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder in...
Evergy reports $445,000 in Kansas political spending
The state's biggest publicly owned utility reported more than $400,000 in political spending during the 2020 elections, sprinkling money across the political spectrum.
In a...
Sunday reader: CRT bills promised; KHP lawsuits settled
Good morning everyone:
It's the start of a week leading into a holiday so we can hope it's not too newsy.
We're going to lower your...
