Politics Aug 13 Count in Kansas governor’s race now turns to provisional ballots The counting of the last ballots in the tight and contentious Republican primary for Kansas governor will stretch out over the week and still might not settle the race.
Politics Aug 10 Kris Kobach steps away from duties in contested Kansas vote count Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach stepped aside from his duties as the state's top elections official Friday until his hotly contested primary challenge to Gov. Jeff Colyer is resolved, but rejected Colyer's accusations that the advice he has been…
Politics Aug 08 Kansas Democrats pick Sharice Davids, a Native American and gay nominee, for House race Sharice Davids shattered the mold for a congressional primary winner from ruby red Kansas on Wednesday, becoming the state's first Native American and gay nominee for Congress.
Politics Jul 20 Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez to rally Democrats in deep-red Kansas Two luminaries in the democratic socialist movement — one its national leader, the other its new star — are descending on solidly Republican Kansas on Friday, taking their liberal message to an unlikely area before next month's congressional primaries.
Politics Feb 05 New Kansas governor to require annual sexual harassment training In his first executive order since taking office last week, Gov. Jeff Colyer announced Monday that all employees and interns working for Kansas executive branch agencies will be required to undergo annual sexual harassment training.
Politics Jun 03 Political shift, hospital’s fears hand NRA defeat in Kansas Kansas lawmakers bucked the National Rifle Association by approving a measure meant to keep concealed guns out of hospitals.
Politics Jan 23 At Roe v. Wade anniversary, abortion opponents pin their hopes on Trump Abortion opponents expressed optimism Monday that Donald Trump's early months in office would advance their cause as hundreds converged on the Kansas Statehouse to mark the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Education May 28 Court ruling raises possibility Kansas schools will not open Kansas faces a threat that its public schools won't open for the next school year after the state Supreme Court rejected some education funding changes made by the Republican-dominated Legislature.
Politics Apr 16 New Kansas law would limit how welfare recipients can spend their benefits TOPEKA, Kan. -- A new Kansas law tells poor families that they can't use cash assistance from the state to attend concerts, get tattoos, see a psychic or buy lingerie. The list of don'ts runs to several dozen items.
Politics Oct 01 Democrats don’t need Kansas Senate nominee, court rules Kansas court ruled Wednesday that Democrats can go without a U.S. Senate candidate on the ballot after their nominee dropped out of the race against three-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, a blow to the GOP in the national battle over…