Tag: Don Hineman
Former majority leader chairing moderate PAC’s efforts
Former House Majority Leader Don Hineman is leading a political action committee's efforts to hold the political center in the Legislature and elect moderate...
Sunday Reader: Car crashes plummet; Kobach’s coffee house visit
Good morning everyone:
Finally. The 2020 legislative session is now behind us. And even though it basically was over March 19 with a wrapup overnight...
Sunday Reader: Hineman draws challenger; Amazon deal
Good morning everyone:
It's been an extraordinary week in which all of our worlds have been turned upside down by the coronavirus, and there's no...
Hineman introduces alternative abortion amendment
Republican state Rep. Don Hineman on Tuesday morning introduced an alternative constitutional amendment on abortion that calls for putting the issue on the November...
New approach floated for moving abortion amendment
A new plan is emerging in the Kansas House for trying to break the impasse and pass the constitutional amendment on abortion.
House Speaker Ron...
UPDATED: Incentives for repopulating rural Kansas failing, report says
(Updated to reflect that no rural opportunity zone county had an population increase bigger than 2.5%)
Almost a decade ago, experts warned that using tax...
Sunday Reader: State’s payout to CGI; High marks for roads
Good morning everyone:
It seems like it was a week dominated by Medicaid, which could be a bellwether of the approaching legislative session.
The fault lines...
Ryckman removes Hineman from committee chairmanship
(Updated to correct majority leader sted minority)
House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. on Friday removed former House Majority Leader Don Hineman from his committee chairmanship.
Ryckman...
Hineman requests House-only interim committee on Medicaid expansion
Republican state Rep. Don Hineman on Friday asked legislative leadership to approve an interim committee made up only of House members to study Medicaid...
Hawkins, Highland jockey for House majority leader
With the House tilting more conservative after Tuesday's election, Republicans Dan Hawkins and Ron Highland are campaigning to unseat moderate Don Hineman as the chamber's...