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Sunday Reader: Coal plant purchase returns; Statehouse pay
Good morning everyone:
The Chiefs don't play until tonight, so you will have plenty of time to peruse this week's roundup of Kansas political news....
Ward takes first step to state Senate run
Longtime Democratic state Rep. Jim Ward has taken the first official step to running for the Kansas Senate.
Ward filed paperwork naming former Kansas Democratic...
UPDATED: Democrat lines up against Warren in District 28
(Updated to reflect that Jercha no longer works for Burns & McDonnell, comments from Jercha and Warren with edits throughout)
Democrats have a candidate lined...
Sunday reader: Ward for Senate?; Victory Fund in Kansas
Good morning everyone:
A relatively sedate week in Kansas politics. The biggest news on our end is we finally created a Facebook page.
It only took...
Controversial judge announces his retirement
District Judge Jeffry Jack, whose nomination to the Kansas Court of Appeals was derailed by his angry Twitter posts, is retiring.
The Labette County judge...
Sunday Reader: Koesten returns; Capps gets opponent
Good morning everyone:
This is the 82nd consecutive edition of our weekly Sunday roundup. Why is 82 notable? It's not necessarily. It's only that we...
Commerce adds bioscience director
Kansas Commerce Secretary David Toland announced Friday that the agency has created a new position that will focus on targeting the bioscience and technology...
New transparency comes to judicial selection
The panel that helps pick state Supreme Court justices will soon have to open the drapes into its deliberations when it vets candidates for...
Kelly names Medicaid expansion panel
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced the formation of a special panel to explore the impact of Medicaid expansion in other states.
The committee will...
Sunday Reader: Sykes may draw challenge; Bergeson fined
Good morning everyone, and happy Labor Day weekend:
Not a terribly busy week as we headed into the weekend that essentially marks the end of...