Tag: senate
Balloting for Court of Appeals selection
As we have started to make a custom here at Sunflower State Journal, here is the balloting from last week's nominating commission meeting to...
Sunday Reader: Filling statewide officeholder vacancies
Good morning everyone:
We started last week with heartbreaking news that Rep. Greg Lewis passed away in the early morning hours of Feb. 17 before...
UPDATED: GOP lawmakers rework Medicaid expansion bill
(Updated to include more reporting during the day with edits throughout).
A compromise proposal to expand Medicaid hit a roadblock Thursday when Republican lawmakers added...
UPDATED: Pilcher-Cook retiring from state Senate
(Updated to include more interviews and data about the future of the Senate 10 District race)
Longtime Republican state Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook on Friday announced...
Corson rolls out Senate race endorsements
Former Kansas Democratic Party Executive Director Ethan Corson is putting his foot on the gas in what may be one of the most watched...
Clayton announces Senate plans
In a widely anticipated decision, Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Clayton announced Friday morning she intends to run for the state Senate seat now held...
Former Mission mayor considers state Senate campaign
Former Mission Mayor Laura McConwell says she's considering running for the state Senate seat that will come open with Democrat Barbara Bollier running for...
Senate Medicaid plan advances but faces opposition
The slow legislative slog toward expanding Medicaid in Kansas started Wednesday when Senate Republicans for the first time offered up a plan to compete...
Sunday Reader: Senate 7 dance; ‘Absolute warrior’ passes
Good morning everyone:
An extraordinarily slow week, maybe the slowest since we started this little venture about 18 months ago.
Frankly, most everything that happened last...
Senate Medicaid plan starts falling into place
The Senate plan to expand Medicaid is starting to fall into place, giving supporters hope that 2020 will be the year the Legislature extends...
