Masterson announces more staff moves
Senate President Ty Masterson has made more personnel changes with his top staffer leaving to take a job with the attorney general's office.
Masterson is...
Masterson’s chief of staff departs
A longtime aide to Senate President Ty Masterson is leaving her position in the Senate to take a job with the attorney general.
Masterson announced...
Republicans pick new senator to replace Claeys
Republican state Rep. Scott Hill of Abilene has emerged as the winner of the Senate District 24 seat to replace former state Sen. J.R....
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...


















