Former Republican senator seeking return to chamber
Former Republican state Sen. Tom Arpke of Salina is planning to run for the Senate seat that came open with Republican J.R. Claeys taking...
Senate Republicans, Democrats name special interim committee assignments
Senate Republican and Democratic leaders released their assignments for the 2025 special interim committees late Tuesday. Here's the House appointments released earlier in the...
UPDATED: House Republicans, Democrats name interim special committee appointments
(Updated: Adds a committee member to reflect an increase in the committee size denoted by an asterisk)
House Republican and Democratic leaders released their assignments...
Candidates lining up to replace Claeys in Senate
Candidates are starting to emerge for the Senate seat that came open Monday when Republican J.R. Claeys of Salina took a job with President...
Claeys takes job with Trump administration
Republican state Sen. J.R. Claeys has accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in President Donald Trump's administration.
In a letter to Senate...
UPDATED: Brunk prevails in race for House District 85
(UPDATED to include final vote tally as well as comments from speaker and Brunk)
Sedgwick County Republican precinct leaders on Wednesday night picked former state...
UPDATED: Penn named to position at USDA
(Updated to include comments Penn made about the job at a precinct committee meeting to pick his successor.)
President Donald Trump has appointed outgoing state...
Legislature curtails relocation incentive for rural Kansas after years of expansion
Over the years, a special state incentive created to entice people to move to rural Kansas has been expanded over and over again.
The incentive...
Former four-term lawmaker from Salina passes away at 81
Former four-term state Rep. Diana Dierks, a longtime real estate broker from Salina who was remembered as an advocate for education, died last weekend....
Former lawmaker to seek House seat
Former Republican state Rep. Steve Brunk of Wichita said Monday he intends to run for the House seat that will come open with Rep....
