House eliminates ‘midnight rule’ for work

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The Kansas House on Thursday removed a rule that was intended to keep the chamber from working after midnight that was adopted after former...

UPDATED: Video of lawmaker’s altercation circulating

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(Updated to include comment from Brandon Johnson) A video emerged Thursday morning of an altercation between Democratic state Rep. Ford Carr and Wichita City Councilman...

Senate president’s State of the State response

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Senate President Ty Masterson offered up the Republican response to Gov. Laura Kelly's State of the State address, although it was prerecorded before Wednesday...

Woodard hires House Democratic staffers

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Incoming House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard on Wednesday announced the hiring of a new communications director for the Democratic caucus. Woodard has named Nicole Norvell...

Post-holiday lobbyist transactions

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Here are the latest lobbyist transactions from the secretary of state's office for the period from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. John Axtell, Campaign for...

Lawmaker proposes revisiting daylight saving time

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An incoming state senator is going to make another run at ending the nuisance of changing our clocks twice a year. Republican state Sen. Kenny...

Holiday lobbyist transactions

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Since we didn't have a Sunday Reader last week, here are the latest lobbyist registrations we have received from the secretary of state's office. Katrina...

Woodard hires new chief of staff

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Incoming House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard has hired a new chief of staff steeped in Democratic politics that includes work for U.S. Rep. Sharice...

AFP hires new deputy state director

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Americans for Prosperity has hired a new deputy state director to replace Jon Lueth, who has changed positions within the organization. AFP has hired Tanner...

Sykes announces Senate committee assignments

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Senate Minority Dinah Sykes on Thursday announced the Democratic Senate committee assignments for the upcoming legislative session. Here are the new committee assignments, starting with...