Longtime educator challenges House speaker
The retiring president of the Olathe chapter of the National Education Association is mounting a challenge against House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr.
Kathy Meyer, a...
Sunday Reader: New ‘liberty’ PAC formed; Kansans driving less
Good morning everyone:
It is was an extraordinary, if not immensely tiring, week for one and all — and it was just one day.
Many of...
Republicans seek to stand out in U.S. Senate debate
Five Republican U.S. Senate candidates.
Five different approaches during Saturday morning's Facebook debate.
Former Johnson County Commissioner David Lindstrom campaigned against party politics, Kris Kobach and...
Kansas unemployment rate rockets upward in April
The unemployment rate in Kansas soared to its highest point in more than 40 years as it more than tripled in April as the...
Legislature puts limits on governor’s emergency powers
A marathon and sometimes rancorous day at the Kansas Legislature extended into early Friday morning, when lawmakers crafted a bill reining in the governor's...
Bid to tack Medicaid expansion onto cable bill falls short
As the 2020 legislative session nears an end, lawmakers made one last push to expand Medicaid by tacking it on to a bill focused...
Family Research Council backs Marshall in Senate race
Republican Congressman Roger Marshall moved to strengthen his conservative credentials Wednesday with an endorsement from the Family Research Council's political action committee.
"This is a...
A.G.: Legal authority for emergency declaration debatable
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Monday it was debatable whether Gov. Laura Kelly had the authority to issue a second emergency declaration to...
Sunday Reader: Schmidt & SCOTUS; New House 39 candidate
Good morning everyone:
Well, we are one day away from getting a haircut.
It will be a welcome relief to get rid of the mop that...
Reddi ends Senate campaign
(Developing: Will be updated)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Usha Reddi announced Thursday that she was suspending her campaign immediately.
“These unprecedented times of the coronavirus pandemic...
