Hawkins signals uphill climb for new congressional map
House Speaker Dan Hawkins signaled this week that the Legislature faces an uphill climb to draw new election districts for members of Congress in...
Miller wins seat in Kansas Senate
Democratic state Rep. Silas Miller of Wichita on Thursday night won a seat in the Kansas Senate to replace Democrat Mary Ware, who resigned...
Mysterious mailer targets Democratic senator for ‘preborn children’ tax deduction
A new mysterious mailer is highlighting Democratic state Sen. Patrick Schmidt's successful effort to provide a tax deduction for a fetus earlier this year.
The...
Candidate steps out of Wichita Senate race
The Democratic field seeking the state Senate seat that came open with Mary Ware's resignation has apparently been narrowed to two candidates.
Grant Overstake, described...
BREAKING: State senator announces resignation
Democratic state Sen. Mary Ware of Wichita on Thursday announced she's immediately resigning her seat in the state Senate after serving in the chamber...
House speaker reassigns committee leadership after special session drive falls short
(UPDATED to include a late addition of committee assignments Friday)
House Speaker Dan Hawkins dealt out new committee assignments Friday in the aftermath of a...
Speaker addresses special session effort: Disappointment an ‘understatement’
For the first time, House Speaker Dan Hawkins is more fully discussing his thoughts about the unsuccessful effort to drum up enough signatures in...
Lawmakers lending hand to Kobach in legal battle with governor
Leading lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to hire a lawyer to file a friend-of-the-court brief on the side of the attorney general, who is in...
UPDATED: No special session on redistricting
(Updated to include comments from other lawmakers)
It's over.
House Speaker Dan Hawkins announced late Tuesday that the battle to collect enough signatures to call a...
UPDATED Senate president says he has enough signatures to call special...
(Updated to include comments from U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes and House Speaker Dan Hawkins)
Senate President Ty Masterson said Monday...
