Johnson County’s Ray Merrick emerged from a three-way race and became Kansas House speaker Monday. Meanwhile, a Wichita lawmaker, Susan Wagle, became the state’s first woman to preside over the Senate.
The red-hot immigration debate cooled in statehouses this year as lawmakers focused their attention on budgets, redistricting and, most significantly, the outcome …
A fiery election season is engulfing Kansas amid a Republican civil war that will likely decide the fate of Gov. Sam Brownback’s legacy.
A post-redistricting filing scramble by Kansas House candidates spawned legal challenges Thursday involving a gay rights group, the chamber’s majority leader and a Democratic hopeful who says the Republican secretary of state’s office lost his paperwork.
If Gov. Sam Brownback ever runs for president again, he will have a brand new set of talking points.
Cooper: Most KC-area lawmakers voted to put more money into schools
Cooper: Steps outside protocol
In the face of hundreds of protesters outside the Capitol on Wednesday, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback agreed to delay plans to move thousands of developmentally disabled into a managed-care health plan.
Kansas representative approved the proposal to establish an all-faiths chapel for a final vote on Thursday.
The tax debate in the Kansas Legislature is reaching a crescendo with as many as four plans emerging after almost three months …
Matters of religion and politics usually aren’t a healthy mix at the statehouse. But state Rep. Arlen Siegfreid’s proposal for adding an all-faiths chapel at the Capitol left even some civil libertarians speechless Wednesday.
Cooper: Olathe lawmaker proposes adding a place for prayer
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback wants your trust. He’s asking you to give up some of your most cherished tax credits and deductions. …
As Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback recently summarized, this year’s session of the Kansas Legislature is almost three sessions rolled into one. “We’ve …
TOPEKA | The withering of rural, western Kansas is good news for Johnson County.
TOPEKA | Dozens of union supporters were escorted from the balcony of the Kansas House on Thursday after shouting “Vote no!†during a vote on a labor issue.
TOPEKA | Kansas could lose up to $26 million in federal special education funds if a plan to cut spending is adopted by the state Legislature, according to lawmakers critical of the proposal.
TOPEKA | The problem facing Kansas lawmakers this year is the same as last year: millions of dollars in red ink.
TOPEKA | Johnson and Wyandotte counties acquired more statehouse clout Monday when the Kansas House gathered to choose its next leaders.
Ray Merrick, one of top Republican leaders of the Kansas House, will head to the state Senate to fill an open seat.
TOPEKA | The election’s ripples continue to shake up Kansas’ political power structure and threaten to reduce the metro area’s clout in the statehouse.
When you apply for a job, you highlight your accomplishments. But this campaign season, few incumbents seem to highlight their time in office.
BALDWIN CITY — The white haze from several large barbecue smokers hangs in the air as state Sen. Tom Holland shakes the hands of thousands of people at the annual Maple Leaf Festival.A…
BALDWIN CITY, KAN. | The white haze from several large barbecue smokers hangs in the air as state Sen. Tom Holland shakes the hands of thousands of people at last weekend’s Maple Leaf Festival.
The Kansas City area has benefited from an effective and thoughtful mix of moderate Republicans and Democrats in Topeka. They’ve served the area well through some very difficult times. Voters in Johnson and Wyandotte counties would do well …
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Holland claims that Republican opponent Sam Brownback’s plan for school finance would force an increase in property taxes.
A plan to create ‘shared responsibility’ for school funding in Kansas sparks complaints from Democrats, who try to link Siegfreid proposal to campaign for governor.
TOPEKA | The latest legislative thinking goes like this: The states with the most innovative tax codes will emerge from the economic downturn first and be in the best position to compete for jobs.
Columnist Rick Babson opines about Congressional candidate Sean Tevis.
TOPEKA | With a $13.6 billion budget and a 1-cent sales tax increase that helps pay for it on the way to the governor, Kansas lawmakers adjourned Tuesday, ending one of the more contentious sessions in memory.
TOPEKA | A coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans hijacked the Kansas House on Friday, gutting a budget proposal favored by House GOP leaders.
