secretary of health and human services, serving until 2014, and was succeeded by Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, also a Democrat. Republican Sam Brownback was elected in 2010, severly cutting the state's income tax rate in what became known as the "Kansas experiment." Brownback's fiscal policies ...
2 primary, suggesting voters were highly motivated by the issue of abortion. Unofficial results Tuesday night from the Kansas Secretary of State's office showed more than 781,500 people voted on the amendment in the state. With 90% of the vote counted as of 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, "No" ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas appears likely to pay $1.9 million to attorneys who succeeded in getting the federal courts to strike down a state law requiring new voters to show papers documenting their U.S. citizenship when registering.
Starting in 2025, the governor’s salary will jump 57%, to $174,000. The attorney general will receive nearly $170,000, a 72% increase, and the salaries of the secretary of state, state treasurer and insurance commissioner will increase 87%, to almost $161...
Whitney Tempel, a spokeswoman for Secretary of State Scott Schwab, said the office didn’t immediately have a comment. Another law passed in 2021 also is being challenged in court. In March, the Kansas Court of Appeals reinstated the suit filed by Loud Light, the League of Women ...
One such post was made by state Sen Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, who is running for Secretary of State. “I’d hope this first-hand experience with violent illegal immigrants & repeat violent offenders–children shot at a parade–will help them see the urgent need to close our borders, st...
SPECIAL SESSION — MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023 STATE OF KANSAS ) ) SS CITY OF KANSAS CITY ) The Board of Public Utilities of Kansas City, Kansas (aka BPU. We, Us, Our) met in a Special Session on Monday, December 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM. The following Board Members were present: Rose ...
Kelly, a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, took office in 2019 after defeating Kobach, then the Kansas secretary of state, for her first term. Kobach narrowly won the attorney general’s race last year. An attorney general’s legal opinions are not binding on...
could not be forced to replace Chad Taylor on the ballot for U.S. Senate. He handled a voting rights lawsuit challenging Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s administration of the proof-of-citizenship voting law; and he remains in charge of one case challenging the state’s ban on gay ...