Tag: Troy Waymaster
Budget would cut governor out of COVID relief spending
Republican lawmakers are asserting their control over how the state spends new federal COVID-19 relief money, effectively cutting Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly out of...
UPDATED: Lawmaker anger toward Labor Department boils over
(Updated to include that new technology will be added to the state's unemployment system this weekend to prevent false claims.)
Lawmakers on Wednesday vented their...
Kelly introduces new budget, resurrects past ideas
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly introduced a new budget Wednesday that revives ideas that have already proven unpopular with a Republican Legislature.
Kelly's budget director, Adam Proffitt,...
Waymaster withdrawing from congressional race
Republican state Rep. Troy Waymaster is withdrawing from the 1st District Congressional race to run for reelection to the Kansas House.
In an interview late...
Legislature adjourns under cloud of uncertainty
The Kansas Legislature adjourned its regular session two weeks early Thursday evening under a shadow of uncertainty about whether it will return again this...
Sunday Reader: Understaffed Medicaid fraud unit and more
Good morning everyone:
We sincerely hope there is more on your mind today than politics. The Chiefs play their biggest game since 1970, so we...
KHP seeks $23 million to replace aging aircraft
For almost 60 years, the Kansas Highway Patrol has protected the public from the sky.
It's helped hunt down fugitives. It's helped search for missing...
Lawmakers, budget director tangle over Medicaid plan
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration on Wednesday opened up a line of attack against the Republican Senate plan for expanding Medicaid.
In what might have been...
Congressional candidate disputes consultant’s bill
As 1st Congressional District hopeful Bill Clifford gets his campaign off the ground, he is mired in a billing dispute with a political consultant.
Clifford's...
UPDATED: Finney County Commissioner announces congressional bid
Finney County Commissioner William Clifford announced his candidacy for Congress in the Kansas 1st District late Thursday morning.
Clifford joins a field that already includes former...
