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...
Legislature curtails relocation incentive for rural Kansas after years of expansion
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
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....
Former lawmaker to seek House seat
Former Republican state Rep. Steve Brunk of Wichita said Monday he intends to run for the House seat that will come open with Rep....
BREAKING: Penn resigning from Legislature
Republican state Rep. Patrick Penn of Wichita is resigning from the Legislature, although his next step was not immediately known.
Penn sent a letter announcing...
Claeys leaving attorney general’s office, political consulting role
Republican state Sen. J.R. Claeys on Tuesday said he was leaving his position as a senior adviser to Attorney General Kris Kobach and stepping...
Interim committee approved to examine campaign contribution transparency
Leading lawmakers on Thursday approved an interim special committee to investigate campaign contribution transparency with a focus on a congressional report that suggested that...
Legislative leadership approves interim committees
A panel of leading lawmakers on Thursday approved eight special committees that will meet for 28 days before next year, including committees that will...

















