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Hawkins rolls out committee leadership positions

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Newly nominated House Speaker Dan Hawkins announced his new committee chairs and vice chairs on Thursday afternoon with many new chairs replacing lawmakers who...

Miller lines up new chief of staff

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Newly elected House Minority Leader Vic Miller is turning to a pair of experienced Democratic hands to help oversee his transition and run the...

Lawmaker elected Farm Bureau president

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The Kansas Farm Bureau on Monday elected Republican state Rep. Joe Newland of Neodesha to serve as its new president. The election means that Newland...

UPDATED: Democrat plans to break tradition, run for House speaker

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(Updated with information about the political implications) In a rare move that departs from tradition, Democratic state Rep. Boog Highberger of Lawrence is planning to...

Suellentrop planning to leave Senate

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Former Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop of Wichita has revealed his plans to leave the state Senate after the first of the year. Suellentrop has...

Race for top House Democrat heats up

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Promising to set the stage for busting up the Republican supermajority in the House, state Rep. Brandon Woodard announced he's running to replace Rep....

BREAKING: Sawyer not running again for Democratic leader

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(Developing: Will update as warranted) State Rep. Tom Sawyer has decided not to seek another term as the top Democrat in the Kansas House. Sawyer, who...

Battle for House majority leader

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Lots of jockeying going on behind the scenes between state Reps. Chris Croft, Susan Humphries and Sean Tarwater looking for a leadership position in...

Hawkins launches campaign for speaker

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House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins has started his campaign to be the next House speaker, following Ron Ryckman Jr., who led the chamber for...

Auditors question COVID relief spending on short-lived grocery store

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State auditors are questioning how counties spent about $1.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding that's believed to have been wasteful or ill-advised such...