Tag: Dan Hawkins
Ryckman launches bid for third term as speaker
Fresh off his successful reelection, Ron Ryckman Jr. officially launched a bid for an unprecedented third term as Kansas House speaker.
In a letter sent...
Pandemic politics: Who wins, who loses?
For many weeks, Kansas Democrats have been blowing the whistle on Republican candidates not wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each time a leading Republican...
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...
Moran launching new state PAC
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is launching a new state political action committee to help Republican efforts to hold onto their supermajorities in the Kansas...
ACLU: A political evolution in Kansas
When Micah Kubic took the helm of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas in 2015, it was a shell of what it is...
Kelly expects decision soon on second phase of reopening
Gov. Laura Kelly is expecting to decide as early as late Thursday whether the state will move into the second phase of her plan...
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...
Legislature adjourns under cloud of uncertainty
The Kansas Legislature adjourned its regular session two weeks early Thursday evening under a shadow of uncertainty about whether it will return again this...
Will an offset save proposed tax on digital goods?
An offsetting tax reduction may be needed to save a proposal by Gov. Laura Kelly's administration to tax digital goods.
"The first step, if it...
Abortion amendment will scare off businesses, Kelly says
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday warned that a proposed constitutional amendment reversing a state Supreme Court ruling on abortion will deter businesses from coming...
