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WEBSep 16, 2024 · Regents seeking $273 million in budget enhancements; Budget director urges agencies to limit spending. Brad Cooper -September 18, 2024 0. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday agreed to seek $273 million in budget enhancements for fiscal year 2026, including a $51 million down...
Kelly’s PAC announces endorsements | Sunflower State Journal
WEB4 hours ago · Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s PAC on Monday rolled out its endorsement for the Nov. 5 general election. The Middle of the Road PAC had about $935,000 in cash on hand as of July 25 after spending about $243,000 leading up to the primary. The endorsements in this story are only where there are …
Governor - Sunflower State Journal
WEBGovernor names new press secretary. Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday named Grace Hoge as her new press secretary. Hoge, who is now working as the communications coordinator, held various finance...
Legislature - Sunflower State Journal
WEBAug 5, 2024 · House speaker unveils interim special committee assignments. Brad Cooper - July 13, 2024 0. House Speaker Dan Hawkins has released his appointments to the seven special committees that will meet before the Legislature convenes next year.
Governor: State reverts to old emergency law - Sunflower State …
WEBJul 28, 2021 · Since COVID first swept into Kansas last spring, the Legislature has rewritten the state’s emergency management law a couple times to limit the governor’s powers in an emergency.
Ethics commission lodges complaint against state Senate candidate
WEB5 days ago · The state ethics commission on Wednesday decided to move forward with an ethics complaint against Democratic state Senate candidate Patrick Schmidt. The commission found probable cause to lodge a complaint against Schmidt, who is fresh from his primary victory over the top Democrat in the …
Democrats still fighting to intervene in convention of states ...
WEB5 days ago · 193. House and Senate Democrats are continuing to battle to intervene in a legal challenge to part of the state constitution that has kept the Legislature from asking Congress to call for a convention of states. Last month, a federal magistrate judge denied a request from the Democrats, who questioned whether …
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WEBFeb 10, 2018 · About. Brad Cooper worked as a reporter for 26 years, most recently for The Kansas City Star from 1997 through 2015. Brad left The Star after working for four years in the Kansas statehouse, writing about Gov. Sam Brownback’s transformation of state government. Starting his journalism career at The Associated Press …
UPDATED: Judge promises swift ruling on whether to delay new …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · (Updated to correct that KanCare open enrollment starts Nov. 1) A Shawnee County judge on Friday promised to rule "very quickly" on whether to stop the state from moving ahead with the new Medicaid program until a judicial review is completed of how the contracts were awarded. District Judge Thomas Luedke heard testimony for more than four hours Friday on whether he should temporarily halt the ...