Lobbyists spend thousands in battle over adoption bill
Lobbyists funneled almost $40,000 into a pitched battled over a controversial faith-based adoption bill pitting religious freedom against the rights of LGBT parents.
Ranking among...
Committees to look at sports wagering, economic development incentives
Legislative leaders on Wednesday gave the go-head for separate committees to look at sports betting and the effectiveness of the state's economic development incentives.
The...
UPDATED: Wagle removes Bollier from leadership position
(Developing: Updated to reflect comments from Bollier, Niermann, voter composition of Senate District 7; edits throughout)
Senate President Susan Wagle on Wednesday removed fellow Republican...
Capps elected to serve out Weber’s term in 85th District
Republican precinct members in Wichita on Saturday morning elected Republican state House candidate Michael Capps to serve out the term of state Rep. Chuck...
Lobbyist spending hits lowest level since 2007
With no big money issues on the table, lobbyist spending at the Capitol this year dipped to its lowest point in a little more...
Will House primary races swing chamber’s balance of power?
Even as eyes across Kansas zero in on the Kansas governor’s race, dozens of other campaigns are playing out locally that could decide the...
Hawkins, Highland jockey for House majority leader
With the House tilting more conservative after Tuesday's election, Republicans Dan Hawkins and Ron Highland are campaigning to unseat moderate Don Hineman as the chamber's...
Lawmaker uses video to campaign for House leadership
Leadership races in the Kansas Legislature generally don't look anything like your typical retail campaign.
No television ads. No mailers. No aggressive social media campaign....
Finch, Hoffman seek House leadership slot
Republican legislators Blaine Finch and Kyle Hoffman are campaigning for speaker pro tem in the House.
Finch, an Ottawa lawyer, and Hoffman, a Coldwater rancher,...
Sawyer officially launches campaign for minority leadership
It's been widely speculated for weeks that Democratic state Rep. Tom Sawyer would challenge Jim Ward for minority leader.
Late Tuesday, Sawyer made it official...
