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...
Sunday Reader: Abortion case news; Big GOP fundraiser
Good morning everyone:
It's going to be a very special week — and not just because of the holiday. For the first time in Kansas...
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...
Could constitutional issues be avoided in KEMA case?
The Kansas Supreme Court could potentially throw out the entire legal dispute over the state's new emergency management law without addressing the overriding question...
Dancin’ in the dark: What happened at the Capitol overnight
Good morning everyone:
Here's a quick wrap of what you might have missed Friday night into Saturday morning as the Kansas Legislature headed into its...
Thirty-one Kansas cities bumped from ‘urban’ in Census report
The rural population in Kansas grew by more than 10% during the last decade after about 30 small cities lost their "urban" classification according...
Audit criticizes state animal inspection program
State regulators are not consistently pursuing penalties for substandard animal shelters, kennels and breeding facilities, a new audit report shows.
State auditors found that the...
Supreme Court reverses ruling declaring KEMA law unconstitutional
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Johnson County judge's ruling that declared as unconstitutional the state's new emergency management law, which gave...
UPDATED: Political world mourns Meyers’ passing
(Updated to reflect tweets from Congresswoman Sharice Davids; Gov. Laura Kelly; Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt;)
Social media wasn't part of the landscape when Jan Meyers...
