Tag: Dinah Sykes
Bollier chairing new PAC
The race ended months ago for Barbara Bollier, but her drive to make a difference in the state's political scene lives on.
The Democratic U.S....
Budget would cut governor out of COVID relief spending
Republican lawmakers are asserting their control over how the state spends new federalĀ COVID-19 relief money, effectively cutting Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly out of...
Senate passes transgender athletics bill
Kansas on Wednesday night moved toward joining a handful of states to pass a ban on transgender girls and women from participating in interscholastic...
UPDATED: Kelly ties Medicaid expansion to medical marijuana
(Updated to include comments from Masterson, Sykes and Longbine; also notes that a separate medical marijuana bill was double-referred; edits throughout).
Gov. Laura Kelly is...
BREAKING: Abortion amendment clears Kansas Legislature
(Developing: Will be updated)
Kansas could become the seventh state in the country to pass a constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion is not a...
Folsom facing another tough confirmation fight
Federal public defenderĀ Carl Folsom III appears to be headed for another difficult nomination fight for a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals.
A top...
Incoming Senate minority leader hires new chief of staff
Incoming Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes announced on Wednesday that she hired Cory Sheedy from the governor's office as her new chief of staff.
Sheedy...
Legislature chooses new leaders with historic elections
Lawmakers picked their new leadership teams Monday, electing Ron Ryckman Jr. to an unprecedented third term as speaker, Ty Masterson as the new Senate...
Francisco campaigning for minority leader
Veteran Democratic state Sen. Marci Francisco is entering the race to replace Anthony Hensley as the top Democrat in the Kansas Senate.
Francisco, who represents...
Sykes seeking Senate minority leader post
Democratic state Sen. Dinah Sykes is seeking to replace longtime state Sen. Anthony Hensley as the party's leader in the Senate.
In an email sent...