LaTurner staffer joins secretary of state
Congressman Jake LaTurner's district representative is moving over to the secretary of state's office to become communications and policy director.
Whitney Tempel had worked as...
Brownback briefing on religious freedom around the globe
Last week, former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback gave some insight into what he's been up to as the ambassador-at-Large for international religious freedom.
He met...
UPDATED: Firm fights back against questions about grant spending
(Updated to reflect response from DCF and the release of the draft audit questioning the firm's expenses.)
The firm that runs a state literacy program...
Commerce secretary reports upswing in business recruiting
At a time when the economy has been sputtering because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kansas is seeing an increase in business recruitment, including a...
Bankers launch ad campaign over Marshall’s support for credit card bill
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...
Bill restoring local control of political signs advances; prevailing wage measure defeated
A bill restoring local governments' ability to regulate political signs before and just after an election cleared a legislative committee on Wednesday.
The House local...
Sunday Reader: Proposed ROZ changes; School bill costs
Good morning everyone:
We start this week wishing condolences to the family of state Sen. Bud Estes, who passed away early Saturday morning after a...
Sports wagering scrapes by in House
The Kansas House early Saturday morning narrowly passed a bill authorizing sports wagering, moving Kansas closer to becoming the 34th state where sports betting...
UPDATED: Kobach picks up votes in Johnson County, extends lead in governor’s race
(Updated: Recasts lead; inserts Kobach press conference; comment from Johnson County elections office; number of provisional ballots to be counted)
Secretary of State Kris Kobach...
Kansas GOP hires Grover as comms director
The Kansas Republican Party Monday morning announced that it had hired CJ Grover, an aide to former Congressman Kevin Yoder, as its new communications...
