Tag: kansas
UPDATED: Colyer endorses LaTurner for Congress; Watkins calls it a ‘political...
(Updated to recast lede with new comments from LaTurner and Twitter posts from Watkins)
Former Gov. Jeff Colyer on Tuesday scrambled two Kansas political races...
Sunday Reader: Farm bankruptcies peak; Broadband access
Good morning everyone:
We are working this morning from our mobile office in St. Louis, where we took a short weekend trip with the wife....
‘Victory for the health of Kansas:’ Supreme Court upholds under-21 tobacco...
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Topeka law banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21 years old, preserving similar...
U.S. Senate hopeful backed by Missouri megadonor working against abortion law
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Jake LaTurner, who opposes abortion, is backed by a Missouri megadonor trying to defeat a new Missouri law banning the...
Moran rescued from Arizona mountain after injury
Republican U.S. Sen Jerry Moran injured his ankle on Thursday morning while hiking on Camelback Mountain in Arizona, according to various media reports.
Fox News...
Supreme Court presses school district plaintiffs on funding
Kansas Supreme Court justices on Thursday pressed the school district plaintiffs on just how much money it would take to constitutionally fund public education.
They...
Sunflower Sunday Reader: New lobbying numbers; Holscher’s mystery announcement; Sports wagering...
Happy Easter everyone:
Hope everyone is having a restful break before returning to the Capitol in a little more than a week.
Relatively speaking, it wasn't...
New assistant secretary named at wildlife department
Kansas wildlife Secretary Brad Loveless on Wednesday named an agency veteran as the new assistant secretary for wildlife, fisheries and boating
Loveless tapped Mike Miller,...
Legislature sends governor $500 million tax bill
The Senate on Thursday approved a tax bill giving up about $500 million in revenue over three years, sending it to Gov. Laura Kelly...
UPDATED: House passes $500 million tax bill
(Updated to reflect comments from the governor; adds cost to the state by reducing the state sales tax on food.)
The Republican-controlled Legislature barreled toward...
