State Government

State tax receipts top estimate by $147M for quarter

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas collected $147 million more in taxes than anticipated during the first quarter of the fiscal year as income, sales and excise revenue exceeded expectations by a combined 6.1%, state officials reported. Fiscal analysts predicted revenue from corporate and business ...

Rep. Tracey Mann to skip candidate forum in Lawrence; spokesman scarce on details

Rep. Tracey Mann, a Republican serving Kansas’ 1st Congressional District, is not planning on attending a candidate forum in Lawrence on Saturday, but a spokesman for the congressman declined to answer questions about where Mann would be on that day. A spokesman for his Washington, D.C., ...

Kansas AG nominees clash in debate

OVERLAND PARK — Republican Kris Kobach and Democrat Chris Mann clashed Tuesday in a debate on their top priority as Kansas attorney general, their perspectives on capital punishment and even what they considered their opponents’ greatest attribute. Mann and Kobach were on stage for a ...