Republicans pick new senator to replace Claeys

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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

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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

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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

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(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

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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

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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

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(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

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(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

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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

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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....