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...

Finney replacement chosen in House 84

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Democratic precinct leaders have picked Ford Carr of Wichita to finish out the term of the late state Rep. Gail Finney. Carr, who was already...

Republican leaders pick Toplikar replacement

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Olathe Republican leaders on Tuesday night picked political consultant Matt Bingesser to replace retired state Rep. John Toplikar. Bingesser will serve out Toplikar's term in...

UPDATED: Rep. Gail Finney, a ‘warrior’ and ‘fighter,’ passes away at...

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(Updated to include more reaction from governor and lawmakers, recasts lead with edits throughout) Democratic state Rep. Gail Finney of Wichita, described as a 'warrior'...

UPDATED: Senate, House name special interim committees

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(Updated to reflect a new committee list submitted by the Senate to account for the correct proportional makeup of the committees. No new members...

Pyle pulled from interim committees after leaving GOP

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Senate President Ty Masterson on Tuesday removed Republican state Sen. Dennis Pyle from his interim committees after he dropped his Republican Party affiliation to...

Payroll administrator out at legislative services after plea agreement

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A payroll administrator for the Kansas Legislature is no longer in her job after it was reported that she had agreed to plead no...

Lawmaker enters into diversion for drunk-driving charge

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Republican state Rep. Susan Carlson of Clay Center has entered into a diversion agreement with Topeka prosecutors that will allow a drunk-driving charge to...