(Updated) Sunflower state legislation roundup: A look at more than 30...
(Updated to revise posture of expanded alcohol hours bill.)
When lawmakers return to work this Thursday, there's still a lot that needs to be done...
Masterson announces committee assignments
Incoming Senate President Ty Masterson on Friday announced new committee assignments for the upcoming session. They are as follows:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Chair: Dan Kerschen,...
Wagle talks about abortion amendment, modified tax bill, pressure to expand...
Senate President Susan Wagle said Sunday night that lawmakers won't respond to the state's Supreme Court ruling on abortion until next year.
In an appearance...
Estes hospitalized weeks before election
With the general election less than three weeks away, Republican state Sen. Bud Estes has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.
The Dodge City Daily...
Former House member passes away after illness
Former state Rep. Greg Lewis passed away on Monday morning after battling a brain tumor for a little more than a year.
Lewis' death was...
UPDATED: Howard passes away after illness
(Updated to include reaction from Congressan Ron Estes, former Gov. Jeff Colyer and House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer).
Republican state Rep. Ron Howard of Wichita...
Lawmaker’s wife passes away
Republican state Rep. Les Mason's wife, Kala, passed away Friday at home. She was 63.
The couple, married since 1976, were the former owners and...
Three banned from Capitol after unfurling banners condemning lawmakers
Well, if the goal was to get people talking, they succeeded.
A group of grass-roots activists unfurled mammoth-sized banners inside the Capitol rotunda Wednesday denouncing...
Convention of states: How many votes does it take to pass?
It's an issue that's been percolating behind the scenes for a couple years.
It’s been generally accepted that the Legislature needs a supermajority to ask...
Lawmaker signals compromise on school gun bill
A state lawmaker said Monday he’s willing to compromise on a controversial bill that’s intended to remove a barrier to school districts authorizing staff...
