Tag: coronavirus
State fiscal forecast improves dramatically
Kansas revenue forecasters on Friday offered up a brighter picture of the state's fiscal health, showing a dramatically smaller deficit than what was projected...
UPDATED: Finance Council rejects $400 unemployment benefit
(Updated with more complete reporting and edits throughout)
The State Finance Council on Thursday rejected Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to spend $63 million to fund...
UPDATED: State school board rejects delaying school year
(Updated to include more reporting with edits throughout)
The Kansas Board of Education on Wednesday set aside Gov. Laura Kelly's executive order delaying the opening...
Sunday Reader: Super PAC fundraising; A new TV ad record
Good morning everyone:
Last week was like a track meet with so much news happening. A congressman charged with voter fraud, school openings to be delayed,...
Legislative staffer tests positive for COVID-19
A staff member of the Kansas Legislature has tested positive for the coronavirus and is now self-quarantining at home.
Tom Day, the director of Legislative...
Republican Senate candidates rebuff mask mandates
The major Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday night rejected any proposal to mandate the wearing of masks as a way of...
Kelly announces support for emergency powers proposal
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday morning announced her support for a bipartisan plan that would settle differences with a Republican-controlled Legislature over how the...
Sunday Reader: Kobach ad flap, Pandemic politics
Good morning everyone:
We hope everyone is healthy this Sunday morning. A very busy political week with key Farm Bureau endorsements, U.S. Senate candidates David...
UPDATED: Governor rolls out plan for reopening Kansas economy
(Updated to include comments from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Senate President Susan Wagle and House Republican leadership)
Walking a tightrope between "non-negotiable public health...
Kelly predicts help seeking aid for budget deficit
Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday she expects the state's congressional delegation will warm to the idea of using federal dollars to help offset the...
