Government in Kansas is based on the constitution of 1859, adopted just before Kansas attained statehood. An elected governor serves a term of four years. The legislature has a senate with 40 members and a house of representatives with 125 members. Kansas is represented in the U.S. Congress...
STATE REPRESENTATION:The Kansas Legislature is composed of two bodies like the United States Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Legislature is referred to as a bicameral body because it is made up of two houses. The Latin roots of the word bicameral, "bi" and "...
Log in ELECTION SEASON UNDERWAY Legislative seats in the State Senate and House of Representatives are up for election this year. You've probably noticed the campaigners in your local Independence Day parades and hopefully knocking doors in your neighborhood. ...
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...
Back in Kansas, the state Senate heard testimony for and against Medicaid expansion this week, and it will likely vote on the matter soon. But even if the measure passes, the legislature would still need to scrape together a two-thirds majority to overturn a likely Brownback veto. The govern...
Candidates spar on abortion in Kansas Senate raceBy ROXANA HEGEMAN
Pennsylvania: Primary Today — The nation’s only April primary is scheduled for today, and electorates in several key House races will choose nominees. Presidential turnout, as a gauge for voting enthusiasm, will be monitored, while both major party US Senate candidates — Sen. Bob Casey, Jr...
The governor's PAC endorsed three other candidates who won their contested Democratic legislative primaries: veteran state Sens. Marci Francisco, of Lawrence, and David Haley, of Kansas City, and Patrick Schmidt, a former Navy intelligence officer running in Topeka for an op...
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The state uses a “top two” primary system where candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot and the top two finishers advance to the general election. Murray, the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate who was first elected in 1992, is seeking a sixth term in offi...