Lawmakers urged not to break up 3rd District

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Susan Wagle hasn't been in office for months. Yet, words she spoke last summer as Senate president continue to reverberate as lawmakers hold public meetings...

Lawmakers: Mask order not a mandate at Capitol

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Republican leaders said Thursday that Gov. Laura Kelly's order requiring visitors to state buildings to wear masks is not an "authorized mandate" at the...

Samsel surrenders teaching license

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Republican state Rep. Mark Samsel has given up his substitute teaching license, saying he hopes it brings "peace and healing for all" after being...

UPDATED: Second round of redistricting town halls planned for fall

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(Updated to include comment from the Senate minority leader) House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. said Tuesday that more town hall meetings will be held this...

Democrats criticize remap town hall meetings

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Only hours after it was released, the new schedule of town hall meetings for Kansas redistricting was already coming under fire from Democrats. The complaints...

UPDATED: Howard passes away after illness

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(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...

Jennings announces plan not to seek reelection

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Republican state Rep. Russ Jennings, one of the last leading moderates in the Kansas House, announced Thursday morning that he would not run for...

New lawmaker picked in House District 48

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Democratic precinct leaders on Wednesday night elected a former school board member as the new representative from House District 48. Six precinct committee members chose...

Croft closes door on congressional bid

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Republican state Rep. Chris Croft this week quietly shut the door on running for Congress. The second-term lawmaker from Overland Park filed to run for...

Ag groups angry over legislative Beef Checkoff letter

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The state's most influential agriculture groups are angry over a letter signed by more than a third of the Kansas Legislature that called for...