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Making connections with government and elected officials will improve Kansas for everyone
I must be living in a bubble. Someone recently asked me, “What’s your jam?” and I wasn’t sure what they meant. According to The Free Dictionary, that phrase is slang for “something one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.” And even though I had never...
Kansas town’s library lease renewed after months of debate about LGBTQ content
ST. MARYS — The Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library’s lease is safe for another year, following community uproar and legal pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas. The Saint Marys City Commission voted to extend the lease, without restrictions,...
Republican, Democratic strategists offer look back on governor’s race
Former Gov. Sam Brownback’s record proved to be a troubling issue for Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt to overcome in his loss to Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly in the 2022 governor’s race. The Brownback era reemerged Tuesday in a forum at the Robert J....
Talks over protecting Dreamers pick up in Congress, but agreement still elusive
WASHINGTON — In a last-minute push, U.S. senators are working on a bipartisan agreement to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people who were brought to the United States as children. But the success of any major immigration deal appears unlikely, as a...
Kansas secretary of state searching — again — for a Sedgwick County election commissioner
TOPEKA — The revolving door at the Sedgwick County election office will compel Secretary of State Scott Schwab to hire the third person since 2021 to serve as election commissioner in Kansas’ second most populous county. State law mandates Schwab, a Republican...
Kansas House Republicans push message of GOP unity, plan on wielding veto override
TOPEKA — Kansas House Republicans outnumber Democrats by a large majority and are planning to fight Gov. Laura Kelly on legislation when they feel it’s necessary. House Democrats say they’ll use a strategy of brain over brawn. In the House, Republicans outnumber...
Kansas’ Dan Hawkins and Trump prove that political normalcy remains a distant dream
After a midterm election that many in Kansas and the country hoped was a return to normalcy, we’re faced with a deeply disconcerting fact. We don’t live in normal times. In Topeka, we saw the worst of bare-knuckle partisanship on Monday. Incoming House Speaker Dan...
Highberger backs off bid for speaker with caucus facing consequences
Democratic state Rep. Boog Highberger retreated Monday from his plan to depart from tradition and run for House speaker from the minority party while facing the possibility the new Republican speaker might punish the action. Highberger said his announcement that he...
Kansas House Democrats pick Vic Miller for minority leader
TOPEKA — Vic Miller told fellow House Democrats on Monday they can overcome their “numbers problem” by sticking together and being smarter than their Republican rivals. The caucus narrowly selected Miller, a Topeka Democrat, as the minority leader for the upcoming...
Lawmaker elected Farm Bureau president
The Kansas Farm Bureau on Monday elected Republican state Rep. Joe Newland of Neodesha to serve as its new president. The election means that Newland will have to leave the Legislature since the Farm Bureau’s bylaws prohibit a board member or...
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