McGinn campaigns for Senate leadership post
Republican state Sen. Carolyn McGinn has launched a campaign for Senate majority leader
In a letter dated Oct. 8, the chair of the Senate Ways...
Mastroni passes away
Republican state Rep. Leonard Mastroni passed away early Wednesday after battling a health issue for several months. He was 71.
"Leonard has been a steady...
Blackmore picked to fill Vickrey’s House seat
Voters go to the polls in two weeks and Republican Clifford Blackmore is already a state lawmaker representing House District 6.
In what was essentially...
Legislative staffer tests positive for COVID-19
A staff member of the Kansas Legislature has tested positive for the coronavirus and is now self-quarantining at home.
Tom Day, the director of Legislative...
House Democrats make interim committee assignments
House Democrats on Monday announced their appointments to the new four interim committees created this year to study foster care, mental health, the state's...
Kansans for Life releases legislative endorsements
Editors' note: This is just the first in a series of endorsement posts. As we did two years ago for legislative races, we post...
Legislative leaders approve $25 million in supplemental spending
Leading lawmakers on Thursday approved $25 million in supplemental spending to replace a nearly obsolete fingerprint identification system and add money for business recruiting,...
Corbet recovering from tractor accident
Republican state Rep. Ken Corbet is recovering from injuries suffered in a tractor accident earlier this week.
Several sources confirmed that Corbet, 71, suffered multiple...
Legislature’s top tax expert retiring
The Legislature's top tax expert is retiring from the research department after 34 years.
Chris Courtwright, a veteran of three decades of debates over tax...
UPDATED: Senate passes emergency powers bill
(Updated to reflect new reporting with edits throughout)
A two-month battle over Gov. Laura Kelly's response to the coronavirus pandemic came to an end Thursday...
